Charlotte Gainsbourg

Actor, Writer, Composer

Birthdate: Jul 21, 1971

Birthplace: London, England, UK

Charlotte Gainsbourg was born in London, England in 1971. She is an Anglo-French actress and singer. The daughter of English singer and actress Jane Birkin and French songwriter, singer and actor Serge Gainsbourg, she was raised in Paris. Charlotte made her motion picture debut in 1984. In 1986, Charlotte won a César Award for "Most Promising Actress", and, in 2000, she won "Best Supporting Actress" for the film The Log (1999). In 1993, Charlotte made her English speaking debut in The Cement Garden (1993), written and directed by her uncle, Andrew Birkin. She made her stage debut in 1994 in David Mamet's Oleanna at the Théâtre de la Gaîté-Montparnasse. In 1996, Charlotte starred as the title character in Jane Eyre (1996), a film adaption of Charlotte Brontë's 1847 novel. In 2006, Charlotte appeared alongside Gael García Bernal in Michel Gondry's The Science of Sleep (2006). In 2007, she appeared as Claire in the Todd Haynes directed Bob Dylan biopic I'm Not There (2007), also contributing a cover of the Dylan song "Just Like a Woman" to the film soundtrack. In 2009, she won the award for Best Actress at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival for the film Antichrist (2009). Charlotte starred in the French/Australian production, The Tree (2010), released in 2010, and in Lars von Trier's science fiction disaster film, Melancholia (2011).

Known For

Nymphomaniac: Vol. II
Nymphomaniac: Vol. II

(2013)

Antichrist
Antichrist

(2009)

Melancholia
Melancholia

(2011)

Nymphomaniac: Vol. I
Nymphomaniac: Vol. I

(2013)

Charlotte Gainsbourg Movies

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  • 2025 |

    The Phoenician Scheme

    as1st Wife
  • 2024 |
    Meet the Leroys
  • 2023 |
    Life for Real
  • 2022 |
    The Pale Blue Eye
  • 2022 |
    The Passengers of the Night
  • 2022 |

    The Almond and the Seahorse

    asToni
  • 2022 |

    Lux Æterna

  • 2022 |

    Jane by Charlotte

    asSelf
  • 2022 |

    Sundown

  • 2021 |
    Suzanna Andler
  • 2021 |
    The Accusation
  • 2019 |
    Cinéma par Yvan Attal
  • 2019 |
    Mister Police
  • 2019 |
    My Dog Stupid
  • 2019 |

    The Intruder

  • 2018 |
    I Think We're Alone Now
  • 2018 |

    Ismael’s Ghosts

  • 2017 |
    Promise at Dawn
  • 2017 |

    The Snowman

  • 2017 |

    Norman

    asAlexandra (Alex) Green
  • 2016 |
    Dark Crimes
  • 2015 |
    Every Thing Will Be Fine
  • 2014 |
    Samba
  • 2014 |
    3 Hearts
  • 2014 |
    His Wife
  • 2014 |
    Jacky in the Kingdom of Women
  • 2014 |
    Misunderstood
  • 2013 |
    Nymphomaniac: Vol. II
  • 2013 |
    Nymphomaniac: Vol. I
  • 2012 |
    Confession of a Child of the Century
  • 2012 |
    Do Not Disturb
  • 2012 |
    Gainsbourg by Gainsbourg: An Intimate Self Portrailt
  • 2011 |
    Melancholia
  • 2011 |

    Melancholia

    asClaire
  • 2010 |
    The Tree
  • 2009 |
    The City of Your Final Destination
  • 2009 |
    Persécution
  • 2009 |
    Antichrist
  • 2006 |
    Golden Door
  • 2006 |
    I Do: How to Get Married and Stay Single
  • 2006 |
    The Science of Sleep
  • 2005 |
    Lemming
  • 2005 |
    One Stays, the Other Leaves
  • 2004 |
    Happily Ever After
  • 2003 |
    21 Grams
  • 2001 |
    My Wife Is an Actress
  • 2001 |
    Felix and Lola
  • 2000 |
    Passionnément
  • 1999 |
    The Log
  • 1996 |
    Anna Oz
  • 1996 |
    Love, etc.
  • 1996 |
    Jane Eyre
  • 1994 |
    Dead Tired
  • 1993 |
    The Cement Garden
  • 1992 |
    Lover
  • 1991 |
    In the Eyes of the World
  • 1991 |
    Merci La Vie
  • 1990 |
    Night Sun
  • 1988 |
    Kung-Fu Master!
  • 1988 |
    The Little Thief
  • 1986 |
    Charlotte for Ever
  • 1985 |
    L'effrontée
  • 1985 |
    La tentation d'Isabelle
  • 1984 |
    Paroles et musique

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