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Jane Birkin

Jane Birkin

Actor, also writer · Died July 16, 2023, aged 76 · London, England, UK

Jane Mallory Birkin, OBE (December 14, 1946 – July 16, 2023) was a British-French actress, singer, and designer. She attained international fame and notability for her decade-long musical and romantic partnership with Serge Gainsbourg. In addition to her prolific career in French cinema, she appeared in several English-language films including Blowup (1966), Death on the Nile (1978), Evil Under the Sun (1982), and A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries (1998). She was the mother of photographer Kate Barry with her first husband composer John Barry; of actress and singer Charlotte Gainsbourg with Serge Gainsbourg; and of musician Lou Doillon with Jacques Doillon.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 14, 1946
Died
July 16, 2023 (aged 76)
From
London, England, UK
Works as
Actor, also writer
Titles
42 on MovieCove · 105 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 31% in 30 days

What are Jane Birkin's films like?

Across their 38 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama14 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy13 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 86th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Documentary3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 88th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 30th percentile
: browse their Horror movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
30%
Self
21%
Power
14%
Morality
14%
Society
8%
Survival
7%
Ideas
5%
Romantic love11 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds10 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception7 titles, browse their movies with this themeIsolation6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGreed4 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 38 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 20 · Serious 8 · Dark 10

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 16 · Stylized 13 · Heightened 9

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 10 · Charged 22 · Intense 6

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 16 · Shifting 19 · Whiplash 3

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 20 · Some laughs 10 · Funny 8

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 25 · Even-paced 11 · Relentless 2

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 18 · Engaged 16 · Full focus 4

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 19 · Affecting 9 · Heavy 10

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 17 · Open-ended 9 · Ambiguous 12

Roles they play

24 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 8 of 24 analyzed roles.

Hero
8 of 24
Ally
7 of 24
Shapeshifter
4 of 24
Herald
2 of 24
Mentor
2 of 24
Threshold guardian
1 of 24
Show the 24 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
21
Melancholic
14
Warm
11
Contemplative
10
Absurd
10
Other
27

How their films linger

Bittersweet15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 7 with a twist

  • Happy10
  • Bittersweet11
  • Tragic7
  • Ambiguous10

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Jane Birkin's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 20 of their 42 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jane Birkin's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

105 credits, 42 with a MovieCove page; 78 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Pierre Koralnik : cinéaste et visionnaire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Elle-même (archives)

  • Jane Birkin by Friends(2024)

    Actor

  • Les Enfoirés 2023 - Enfoirés un jour, toujours (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Actor

  • Jane Birkin « Oh ! Pardon tu dormais... », le concert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Author · as Self : Singer

  • Gainsbourg, toute une vie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

  • Pretend It's a City(2021)

    Show 7 episodes · Songs

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • The Railroad Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Élise

  • Whoever Was Using This Bed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as The Caller (voice)

  • Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Actor

  • Bleu Catacombes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Lili Rousseau

  • The French Minister(2013)

    as Molly Hutchinson

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Gillian Hills Trilogy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Actor

  • Les Saisons meurtrières (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 4 episodes · as Lily Rousseau

  • Twice Born(2012)

    as Psicologa

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • If You Die, I'll Kill You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Louise

  • Souvenirs of Serge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director · as Narrator / Self (archive footage)

  • Thelma, Louise et Chantal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Nelly

  • Around a Small Mountain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Kate

  • Bunker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • Valkirias (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Composer

  • Boxes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director · Screenplay · as Anna

  • In Mom's Head (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Jane

  • Les Aventuriers des mers du Sud (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 2 episodes · as Fanny Stevenson

  • Thank You, Doctor Rey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Pénélope

  • Mariées mais pas trop(2003)

    as Renée

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • A Hell of a Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Jane

  • This Is My Body (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Louise Vernet

  • The Last September (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Francie Montmorency

  • Cinderella(2000)

    as Mab

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries(1998)

    as Mrs. Fortescue

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Same Old Song(1997)

    as Jane

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Les Enfoirés 1997 - Le Zénith des Enfoirés (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Actor

  • Les Enfoirés 1996 - La Soirée des Enfoirés (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Actor

  • Black for Remembrance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Caroline

  • Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Nikos' Former Love (voice)

  • One Hundred and One Nights(1995)

    as The Woman Who Says Stingy

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Les Enfoirés 1994 - Les Enfoirés au Grand Rex (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Actor

  • Oh pardon ! Tu dormais... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director · Writer

  • Later... with Jools Holland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • La Belle Noiseuse: Divertimento (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Liz

  • Lest We Forget (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Director · as Self - Narrator (segment "Pour Maria Nonna Santa Clara, Philippines")

  • Red Fox (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Violet Harrison

  • La belle noiseuse(1991)

    as Liz

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Daddy Nostalgia(1990)

    as Caroline

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • The 15 Year Old Girl(1989)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • L'Ex-femme de ma vie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Frankie

  • Mer de Chine: Le pays pour mémoire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Joy

  • Kung-Fu Master!(1988)

    Story · as Mary-Jane

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Keep Your Right Up (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Cicada

  • Comédie ! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Elle

  • The Woman of My Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Laura

  • Beethoven's Nephew (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Johanna

  • Dust (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Magda

  • Leave All Fair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Marie Taylor, Katherine Mansfield

  • Cinecittà Cinecittà (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 5 episodes · as Jane Birkin

  • Love on the Ground(1984)

    as Emily

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • The Pirate(1984)

    as Alma

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Bodyguard (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Barbara Penning

  • Dorothée : Le Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Jane

  • A Friend of Vincent(1983)

    as Marie-Pierre

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Move Along, There Is Nothing to See! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Hélène Duvernet

  • Nestor Burma, détective de choc(1982)

    as Hélène Chatelain

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Evil Under the Sun(1982)

    as Christine Redfern

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Famous T & A (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as archive footage

  • The Prodigal Daughter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Anne

  • Egon Schiele: Excess and Punishment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Wally Neuziel

  • Melancoly Baby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Olga

  • Honey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Inés

  • Make Room for Tomorrow(1979)

    as Peggy

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Death on the Nile(1978)

    as Louise Bourget

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Animal(1977)

    as La vedette féminine

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Burnt by a Scalding Passion(1976)

    as Virginia Vismara

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The Devil in the Heart(1976)

    as Linda

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Je t'aime moi non plus(1976)

    as Johnny

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • 7 morts sur ordonnance(1975)

    as Mme Jane Berg

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Catherine & Co.(1975)

    as Catherine

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • La Course à l'échalote(1975)

    as Janet

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Serious as Pleasure(1975)

    as Ariane Berg

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Bons baisers de... Tarzan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 3 episodes · as Jeanne / Jane

  • I'm Losing My Temper(1974)

    as Jackie Logan

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • How to Make Good When One Is a Jerk and a Crybaby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Jane

  • Love at the Top(1974)

    as Marie-Paule Allard

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Private Screening (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Kate / Hélène

  • Dark Places(1974)

    as Alta

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Seven Deaths in the Cats Eyes(1973)

    as Corringa

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Don Juan, or If Don Juan Were a Woman(1973)

    as Clara

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Trop jolies pour être honnêtes(1972)

    as Christine

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Melody (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Melody Nelson

  • Romance of a Horsethief (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Naomi

  • Too Small My Friend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Christine Mars / Christine Devone

  • The Rage of War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Milja

  • The Mafia Wants Blood(1970)

    as Jane Swenson

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • May Morning(1970)

    as Flora Finlake

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Sex-Power (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Jane

  • Katmandu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Jane

  • Slogan(1969)

    as Evelyne Nicholson

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Swimming Pool(1969)

    as Penelope

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Wonderwall(1968)

    as Penny Lane

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Poor Cherry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Judy

  • Blow-Up(1966)

    as The Blonde

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Kaleidoscope(1966)

    as Exquisite Thing

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Idol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Art Student

  • The Knack... and How to Get It(1965)

    as Girl on Motorbike (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Armchair Mystery Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 1 episode · as Anthea Langridge

  • Armchair Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 1 episode · as Babs · as Judy

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 105 titles from 1956 to 2024; peak year 1982.

Biggest box office

Death on the Nile (1978)

$15M worldwide

Highest rated

La belle noiseuse (1991)

Midcredits 92nd

Film career

19562024

Peak 1982 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 9 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting99 of 105: 96 only acting, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score45thDirecting4 of 105: 1 only directing, 3 with another roleWriting4 of 105: 1 only writing, 3 with another roleMusic1 of 105: 1 only music, 0 with another roleOther crew2 of 105: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

105 titles, 4 with more than one role — acting and directing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1950s1 · acting1960s10 · acting1970s28 · acting1980s22 · 21 acting · 2 crew1990s15 · 13 acting · 2 crew2000s12 · 11 acting · 2 crew2010s11 · 11 acting · 1 crew2020s6 · 4 acting · 2 crew

Billing

usually 3rd · top billed in 21% of 29 roles
65707585

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Jane Birkin's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 45th percentile, the median of the 40 of 41 with a score; across their 38 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 51st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 38

Approval · how many liked their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 38

Reach · how many have seen their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 38

Midcredits score across 41 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th12
  • Below 25th11

Shape of the crowd

14 of their 41 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Universally Panned2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser14
  • Broadly Agreed8
  • Mixed13

Most divisive · actor

Cinderella (2000)

80th percentile spread · 26% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

La belle noiseuse (1991)

Midcredits 92nd · 77% liked

Reviewers score the acting 71/100 in their films, across 26 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 44. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Jane Birkin's work okay for kids?

Across up to 9 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films and violence & gore lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles18–52 · median 33 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity9 titles17–75 · median 55 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 23 · mildMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles32–42 · median 34 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles13–51 · median 29 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Jane Birkin work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jane Birkin's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Serge Gainsbourg shares the most, 8.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers