Fashion icon Jane Birkin, the singer and actress famous for inspiring the Birkin bag and her relationship with Serge Gainsbourg, has died at 76.
, who charmed France with her English grace, style and accented French and made the country her home, has died at age 76, according to France's Culture Ministry and French media.and known for her musical and romantic relationship with French singer Serge Gainsbourg. Their songs notably included the steamy"Je t'aime moi non plus," with Birkin's ethereal, British-accented singing voice interlacing with his gruff baritone.
Birkin was also celebrated in France for her political activism. In 2022, she joined other French stars in chopping off hair in support of Iranian women protesting oppressive modesty laws. Charlotte Gainsbourg, Birkin's daughter with Gainsbourg, cut off a lock of her mother's hair to honor Mahsa Amini, who died after being arrested by morality police.The French Culture Ministry tweeted that Birkin died Sunday. It hailed her as a"timeless Francophone icon.
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