Charlotte Gainsbourg
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Charlotte Lucy Gainsbourg (born 21 July 1971) is an Anglo-French
actress and singer. After releasing an album with her father at the age of fifteen, more than twenty years passed before she released two albums as an adult (5:55
and IRM
) to commercial and critical success. Gainsbourg has also appeared in many films, including several directed by Lars von Trier
, and has received both a César Award
and the Cannes Film Festival Best Actress Award
. She is the daughter of English
actress Jane Birkin
and French
singer-songwriter Serge Gainsbourg
.
to Jane Birkin
and Serge Gainsbourg
and was raised in Paris
. Her maternal grandmother was actress Judy Campbell
and her uncle is the screenwriter Andrew Birkin, who directed her in The Cement Garden
. She attended École Active Bilingue Jeannine Manuel
in Paris.
Gainsbourg's longtime partner is French-Israeli actor/director Yvan Attal
, with whom she has three children, Ben (born on 12 June 1997), Alice (born on 8 November 2002) and Joe (born on 16 July 2011).
On 5 September 2007, Gainsbourg was rushed to a Paris hospital where she underwent surgery for a cerebral hemorrhage. She had been experiencing headaches since a minor waterskiing accident in the United States several weeks prior.
's daughter in the film Paroles et musique (1984). In 1986, Gainsbourg won a César Award
for "Most Promising Actress" for L'effrontée, and, in 2000, she won "Best Supporting Actress" for the film La Bûche.
In 1993, Gainsbourg made her English speaking debut in The Cement Garden
, 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, Gainsbourg starred as the title character
in Jane Eyre
, a film adaption of Charlotte Brontë
's 1847 novel.
In 2006, Gainsbourg appeared alongside Gael García Bernal
in Michel Gondry
's La Science des rêves (The Science of Sleep). In 2007, she appeared as Claire in the Todd Haynes
-directed Bob Dylan
biopic I'm Not There
, 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
.
Gainsbourg has finished filming an French/Australian production, The Tree scheduled for a 2010 release. Her next project will be the Lars von Trier
science fiction disaster film, Melancholia. In late December she will begin filming an adaptation of Alfred de Musset
's La Confession d'un Enfant du Siècle. She will star alongside the British musician Pete Doherty
.
, which was produced by her father.
In 2000, Gainsbourg was featured on the Madonna
album Music
on the track "What It Feels Like For A Girl
". There is a lengthy spoken intro by Gainsbourg, taken from the film The Cement Garden
, which inspired the title of the song. The track was further remixed for the single version of this song in 2001, with Gainsbourg's The Cement Garden speech repeated during the song.
In 2004, she sang a duet with French pop star Étienne Daho
on his single "If".
In 2006, Gainsbourg released her second album 5:55
to critical acclaim and commercial success, reaching the top spot on the French charts and achieving platinum status in the country. In the UK, the album was moderately successful, reaching #78 (The single "The Songs That We Sing
" only made #129).
In late 2009, Gainsbourg released her third studio album, IRM
, which was produced by Beck
. One of the influential factors in the album's creative process was her time spent filming Antichrist
. Gainsbourg's head injury in 2007 influenced the title of the album "IRM", an abbreviation for the French translation of "magnetic resonance imaging". While receiving a brain scan, she began to think about music. "When I was inside that machine," she said, "it was an escape to think about music. It's rhythm. It was very chaotic."
Her song "Heaven Can Wait" was chosen as the Starbucks
iTunes
Pick of the Week on 2 March 2010.
Her song "Trick Pony" appeared at the beginning of the Grey's Anatomy
episode "Perfect Little Accident" (Season 6, Episode 16 / airdate: 25 February 2010). "Trick Pony" is also featured in the FIFA 11
soundtrack.
Nationality
Nationality is membership of a nation or sovereign state, usually determined by their citizenship, but sometimes by ethnicity or place of residence, or based on their sense of national identity....
actress and singer. After releasing an album with her father at the age of fifteen, more than twenty years passed before she released two albums as an adult (5:55
5:55
- Bonus tracks :On some releases one or two bonus tracks were added, for details see release history.-Personnel:* Charlotte Gainsbourg – vocals* Jean-Benoît Dunckel – piano, organ, synthesizer, glockenspiel, vibraphone, backing vocals, synth drums...
and IRM
IRM (album)
-Bonus tracks:-Reception:The album currently has a Metacritic score of 80/100 based on 21 professional reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".-Charts:-Release history:-Sunset Sound EP:...
) to commercial and critical success. Gainsbourg has also appeared in many films, including several directed by Lars von Trier
Lars von Trier
Lars von Trier is a Danish film director and screenwriter. He is closely associated with the Dogme 95 collective, although his own films have taken a variety of different approaches, and have frequently received strongly divided critical opinion....
, and has received both a César Award
César Award
The César Award is the national film award of France, first given out in 1975. The nominations are selected by the members of the Académie des arts et techniques du cinéma....
and the Cannes Film Festival Best Actress Award
Best Actress Award (Cannes Film Festival)
The Best Actress Award is an award presented at the Cannes Film Festival. It is chosen by the jury from the 'official section' of films at the festival. It was first awarded in 1946.-Award Winners:-External links:* * ....
. She is the daughter of English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
actress Jane Birkin
Jane Birkin
Jane Mallory Birkin, OBE is an English-born actress and singer who lives in France. In recent years she has written her own album, directed a film and become an outspoken proponent of democracy in Burma.- Early life :...
and French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
singer-songwriter Serge Gainsbourg
Serge Gainsbourg
Serge Gainsbourg, born Lucien Ginsburg was a French singer-songwriter, actor and director. Gainsbourg's extremely varied musical style and individuality make him difficult to categorize...
.
Personal life
Gainsbourg was born in LondonLondon
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
to Jane Birkin
Jane Birkin
Jane Mallory Birkin, OBE is an English-born actress and singer who lives in France. In recent years she has written her own album, directed a film and become an outspoken proponent of democracy in Burma.- Early life :...
and Serge Gainsbourg
Serge Gainsbourg
Serge Gainsbourg, born Lucien Ginsburg was a French singer-songwriter, actor and director. Gainsbourg's extremely varied musical style and individuality make him difficult to categorize...
and was raised in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
. Her maternal grandmother was actress Judy Campbell
Judy Campbell
Judy Campbell was an English light comedy actress and occasional playwright, Noël Coward's muse. Her daughter is the actor and singer Jane Birkin, her son the screenwriter and director Andrew Birkin, and among her grandchildren are the actresses Charlotte Gainsbourg and Lou Doillon, the poet Anno...
and her uncle is the screenwriter Andrew Birkin, who directed her in The Cement Garden
The Cement Garden (film)
The Cement Garden is a 1993 British drama film directed by Andrew Birkin, based on the novel of the same name. It was entered into the 43rd Berlin International Film Festival where Birkin won the Silver Bear for Best Director.-Plot:...
. She attended École Active Bilingue Jeannine Manuel
École Active Bilingue Jeannine Manuel
The École Active Bilingue Jeannine Manuel is an elite private day school in Paris, France. It was founded in 1955 by Jeannine Manuel, and also has a separate boarding school campus in Lille. EABJM is known for its rigorous bilingual curriculum...
in Paris.
Gainsbourg's longtime partner is French-Israeli actor/director Yvan Attal
Yvan Attal
Yvan Attal is an Israeli-born French actor and director.-Background:Born in Tel-Aviv to French-Algerian Jewish parents, he grew up in the outskirts of Paris. His acting debut was in Éric Rochant's Un monde sans pitié , which earned him a César Award for Most Promising Actor...
, with whom she has three children, Ben (born on 12 June 1997), Alice (born on 8 November 2002) and Joe (born on 16 July 2011).
On 5 September 2007, Gainsbourg was rushed to a Paris hospital where she underwent surgery for a cerebral hemorrhage. She had been experiencing headaches since a minor waterskiing accident in the United States several weeks prior.
Acting
Gainsbourg made her motion picture debut playing Catherine DeneuveCatherine Deneuve
Catherine Deneuve is a French actress. She gained recognition for her portrayal of aloof and mysterious beauties in films such as Repulsion and Belle de jour . Deneuve was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress in 1993 for her performance in Indochine; she also won César Awards for that...
's daughter in the film Paroles et musique (1984). In 1986, Gainsbourg won a César Award
César Award
The César Award is the national film award of France, first given out in 1975. The nominations are selected by the members of the Académie des arts et techniques du cinéma....
for "Most Promising Actress" for L'effrontée, and, in 2000, she won "Best Supporting Actress" for the film La Bûche.
In 1993, Gainsbourg made her English speaking debut in The Cement Garden
The Cement Garden (film)
The Cement Garden is a 1993 British drama film directed by Andrew Birkin, based on the novel of the same name. It was entered into the 43rd Berlin International Film Festival where Birkin won the Silver Bear for Best Director.-Plot:...
, written and directed by her uncle, Andrew Birkin. She made her stage debut in 1994 in David Mamet
David Mamet
David Alan Mamet is an American playwright, essayist, screenwriter and film director.Best known as a playwright, Mamet won a Pulitzer Prize and received a Tony nomination for Glengarry Glen Ross . He also received a Tony nomination for Speed-the-Plow . As a screenwriter, he received Oscar...
's Oleanna
Oleanna (play)
Oleanna is a two-character play by David Mamet, about the power struggle between a university professor and one of his female students, who accuses him of sexual exploitation and, by doing so, spoils his chances of being accorded tenure...
at the Théâtre de la Gaîté-Montparnasse
Théâtre de la Gaîté-Montparnasse
The Théâtre de la Gaîté-Montparnasse is a venue situated at 26, rue de la Gaîté, in the Montparnasse quarter of Paris, in the 14th arrondissement...
. In 1996, Gainsbourg starred as the title character
Jane Eyre (character)
Jane Eyre is the heroine of Charlotte Brontë's 1847 novel of the same name.-Appearance:Jane Eyre is described as plain, with an elfin look. She sees herself as "poor, obscure, plain and little". Mr. Rochester once compliments Jane's "hazel eyes and hazel hair", but she tells the reader about Mr...
in Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre (1996 film)
Jane Eyre is a 1996 film adaptation of Charlotte Brontë's 1847 novel of the same name. This Hollywood version, directed by Franco Zeffirelli, is similar to the original novel, although it compresses and eliminates most of the plot in the last quarter of the book to make it fit into a 2-hour...
, a film adaption of Charlotte Brontë
Charlotte Brontë
Charlotte Brontë was an English novelist and poet, the eldest of the three Brontë sisters who survived into adulthood, whose novels are English literature standards...
's 1847 novel.
In 2006, Gainsbourg appeared alongside Gael García Bernal
Gael García Bernal
Gael García Bernal is a Mexican film actor and director.-Early life:García Bernal was born in Guadalajara, Mexico, the son of Patricia Bernal, an actress and former model, and José Ángel García, an actor and director. His stepfather is Sergio Yazbek, whom his mother married when García Bernal was...
in Michel Gondry
Michel Gondry
Michel Gondry is an Academy Award winning filmmaker, whose works include being a commercial director, music video director, and a screenwriter. He is noted for his inventive visual style and manipulation of mise en scène. - Life and career :...
's La Science des rêves (The Science of Sleep). In 2007, she appeared as Claire in the Todd Haynes
Todd Haynes
Todd Haynes is an American independent film director and screenwriter. He is best known for his feature films Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story, Poison, Velvet Goldmine, Safe, and the Academy Award-nominated Far from Heaven and I'm Not There.- Style and themes :The writes that "Haynes is...
-directed Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, musician, poet, film director and painter. He has been a major and profoundly influential figure in popular music and culture for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler and a seemingly...
biopic I'm Not There
I'm Not There
I'm Not There is a 2007 biographical musical film directed by Todd Haynes, inspired by iconic American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan. Six actors depict different facets of Dylan's life and public persona: Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Marcus Carl Franklin, Richard Gere, Heath Ledger, and Ben Whishaw...
, also contributing a cover of the Dylan song "Just Like a Woman
Just Like a Woman (song)
"Just Like a Woman" is a song written by Bob Dylan and first released on his 1966 album, Blonde on Blonde . It was also released as a single in the U.S. during August 1966 and peaked at #33 on the Billboard Hot 100...
" to the film soundtrack
I'm Not There (soundtrack)
The soundtrack album for the Bob Dylan biopic I'm Not There was released as a double CD on October 30, 2007. It features only one recording by Dylan himself—his previously unreleased recording of the title song "I'm Not There" recorded during The Basement Tapes' sessions in 1967—plus...
.
In 2009, she won the award for Best Actress
Best Actress Award (Cannes Film Festival)
The Best Actress Award is an award presented at the Cannes Film Festival. It is chosen by the jury from the 'official section' of films at the festival. It was first awarded in 1946.-Award Winners:-External links:* * ....
at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival
2009 Cannes Film Festival
The 62nd annual Cannes Film Festival was held from May 13 to May 24, 2009. French actress Isabelle Huppert was the President of the Jury. It was announced on March 19, 2009, that Pixar's film Up would open the festival...
for the film Antichrist
Antichrist (film)
Antichrist is a 2009 arthouse-horror film written and directed by Lars von Trier, starring Willem Dafoe and Charlotte Gainsbourg. It follows horror film conventions and tells the story of a couple who, after the death of their child, retreat to a cabin in the woods where the man experiences strange...
.
Gainsbourg has finished filming an French/Australian production, The Tree scheduled for a 2010 release. Her next project will be the Lars von Trier
Lars von Trier
Lars von Trier is a Danish film director and screenwriter. He is closely associated with the Dogme 95 collective, although his own films have taken a variety of different approaches, and have frequently received strongly divided critical opinion....
science fiction disaster film, Melancholia. In late December she will begin filming an adaptation of Alfred de Musset
Alfred de Musset
Alfred Louis Charles de Musset-Pathay was a French dramatist, poet, and novelist.Along with his poetry, he is known for writing La Confession d'un enfant du siècle from 1836.-Biography:Musset was born on 11 December 1810 in Paris...
's La Confession d'un Enfant du Siècle. She will star alongside the British musician Pete Doherty
Pete Doherty
Peter Doherty is an English musician, writer, actor, poet and artist. He is best known musically for being co-frontman of The Libertines, which he reformed with Carl Barât in 2010. His other musical project is indie band Babyshambles...
.
Music
Gainsbourg made her musical debut with her father on the song "Lemon Incest" in 1984. Two years later, she released her debut album Charlotte for EverCharlotte For Ever
Charlotte for Ever is the debut album by French musician and actress Charlotte Gainsbourg, released in 1986. All songs except #8 were written by her father, Serge Gainsbourg. In parts of the world, the album was released under the controversial title "Lemon Incest"...
, which was produced by her father.
In 2000, Gainsbourg was featured on the Madonna
Madonna (entertainer)
Madonna is an American singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance. After performing in the music groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she released her debut album in 1983...
album Music
Music (Madonna album)
Music is the eighth studio album by American singer-songwriter Madonna, released on September 19, 2000 by Maverick Records and distributed by Warner Bros. Records...
on the track "What It Feels Like For A Girl
What It Feels Like for a Girl
"What It Feels Like for a Girl" is a song by American singer-songwriter Madonna. It was the third and final single released from her eighth studio album Music on April 17, 2001 by Maverick Records. The video mix of the song is a trance song, while the album version is a more demure pop and...
". There is a lengthy spoken intro by Gainsbourg, taken from the film The Cement Garden
The Cement Garden (film)
The Cement Garden is a 1993 British drama film directed by Andrew Birkin, based on the novel of the same name. It was entered into the 43rd Berlin International Film Festival where Birkin won the Silver Bear for Best Director.-Plot:...
, which inspired the title of the song. The track was further remixed for the single version of this song in 2001, with Gainsbourg's The Cement Garden speech repeated during the song.
In 2004, she sang a duet with French pop star Étienne Daho
Étienne Daho
Étienne Daho is a French singer, songwriter and record producer who has released a number of synth-driven and rock-surf influenced pop hit singles since 1981.- Career :...
on his single "If".
In 2006, Gainsbourg released her second album 5:55
5:55
- Bonus tracks :On some releases one or two bonus tracks were added, for details see release history.-Personnel:* Charlotte Gainsbourg – vocals* Jean-Benoît Dunckel – piano, organ, synthesizer, glockenspiel, vibraphone, backing vocals, synth drums...
to critical acclaim and commercial success, reaching the top spot on the French charts and achieving platinum status in the country. In the UK, the album was moderately successful, reaching #78 (The single "The Songs That We Sing
The Songs That We Sing
"The Songs That We Sing" is the first single from the album 5:55 by Charlotte Gainsbourg.-Critical reception:Rolling Stone placed "The Songs That We Sing" at #78 on its 100 Best Songs of 2007 list.-Chart performance:...
" only made #129).
In late 2009, Gainsbourg released her third studio album, IRM
IRM (album)
-Bonus tracks:-Reception:The album currently has a Metacritic score of 80/100 based on 21 professional reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".-Charts:-Release history:-Sunset Sound EP:...
, which was produced by Beck
Beck
Beck Hansen is an American musician, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, known by the stage name Beck...
. One of the influential factors in the album's creative process was her time spent filming Antichrist
Antichrist (film)
Antichrist is a 2009 arthouse-horror film written and directed by Lars von Trier, starring Willem Dafoe and Charlotte Gainsbourg. It follows horror film conventions and tells the story of a couple who, after the death of their child, retreat to a cabin in the woods where the man experiences strange...
. Gainsbourg's head injury in 2007 influenced the title of the album "IRM", an abbreviation for the French translation of "magnetic resonance imaging". While receiving a brain scan, she began to think about music. "When I was inside that machine," she said, "it was an escape to think about music. It's rhythm. It was very chaotic."
Her song "Heaven Can Wait" was chosen as the Starbucks
Starbucks
Starbucks Corporation is an international coffee and coffeehouse chain based in Seattle, Washington. Starbucks is the largest coffeehouse company in the world, with 17,009 stores in 55 countries, including over 11,000 in the United States, over 1,000 in Canada, over 700 in the United Kingdom, and...
iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
Pick of the Week on 2 March 2010.
Her song "Trick Pony" appeared at the beginning of the Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy is an American medical drama television series created by Shonda Rhimes. The series premiered on March 27, 2005 on ABC; since then, seven seasons have aired. The series follows the lives of interns, residents and their mentors in the fictional Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital in...
episode "Perfect Little Accident" (Season 6, Episode 16 / airdate: 25 February 2010). "Trick Pony" is also featured in the FIFA 11
FIFA 11
FIFA 11 is the 18th title in Electronic Arts' FIFA series of football video games. Developed by EA Canada, it was published by Electronic Arts worldwide under the EA Sports label...
soundtrack.
Film
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Paroles et musique | Charlotte Marker | |
| 1985 | La tentation d'Isabelle | L'enfant | |
| L'Effrontée L'Effrontée L'Effrontée is a 1985 French film directed by Claude Miller. It stars Charlotte Gainsbourg, who won the César Award for Most Promising Actress, and Bernadette Lafont, who won the César Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role... |
Charlotte Castang | César Award for Most Promising Actress César Award for Most Promising Actress The following is the list of winners of the César Award for Most Promising Actress . Since its inception in 1983, the award is given as part of the French film industry's annual César Awards.... |
|
| 1986 | Charlotte for Ever Charlotte for Ever (film) Charlotte for Ever is a 1986 feature film directed by Serge Gainsbourg, starring himself, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Roland Bertin and Roland Dubillard.- Plot :... |
Charlotte | |
| 1988 | La Petit Amour Kung-Fu Master (film) Kung-Fu Master is a 1988 French drama film directed by Agnès Varda. It was entered into the 38th Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Jane Birkin as Mary-Jane* Mathieu Demy as Julien* Charlotte Gainsbourg as Lucy* Lou Doillon as Lou... |
Lucy | aka Kung-fu master! |
| Jane B. par Agnès V. | La fille de J. | Agnès Varda Agnès Varda Agnès Varda is a French film director and professor at the European Graduate School. Her movies, photographs, and art installations focus on documentary realism, feminist issues, and social commentary — with a distinct experimental style.... film |
|
| The Little Thief The Little Thief The Little Thief is a 1988 French drama directed by Claude Miller. It is based upon an unfinished script by François Truffaut. Truffaut died before being able to direct the film himself.-Plot:... |
Janine Castang | aka La petite voleuse | |
| 1990 | Il sole anche di notte The Sun Also Shines at Night The Sun Also Shines at Night is an Italian film directed by Paolo and Vittorio Taviani in 1990. It was screened out of competition at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Julian Sands - Sergio Giuramondo* Charlotte Gainsbourg - Matilda... |
Matilda | |
| 1991 | Merci la vie Merci la vie Merci la vie is a 1991 French film written and directed by Bertrand Blier. It won the César Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, and was nominated for Best Film, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best Director, Best Writing and Best Editing.... |
Camille Pelleveau | |
| Aux yeux du monde | Juliette Mangin | Éric Rochant Éric Rochant Éric Rochant, born February 24, 1961, is a French film director and a screenwriter.- Filmography :* 1984 - Comme les doigts de la main* 1985 - French Lovers* 1987 - Présence féminine* 1989 - Un monde sans pitié... film |
|
| 1992 | Amoureuse | Marie | aka The Lover |
| 1993 | The Cement Garden The Cement Garden (film) The Cement Garden is a 1993 British drama film directed by Andrew Birkin, based on the novel of the same name. It was entered into the 43rd Berlin International Film Festival where Birkin won the Silver Bear for Best Director.-Plot:... |
Julie | |
| 1994 | Grosse Fatigue Grosse Fatigue Grosse Fatigue is a 1994 French comedy film directed by Michel Blanc. It was entered into the 1994 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Michel Blanc - Michel Blanc / Patrick Olivier* Carole Bouquet - Carole Bouquet* Philippe Noiret - Philippe Noiret... |
Herself | aka Dead Tired |
| 1996 | Jane Eyre Jane Eyre (1996 film) Jane Eyre is a 1996 film adaptation of Charlotte Brontë's 1847 novel of the same name. This Hollywood version, directed by Franco Zeffirelli, is similar to the original novel, although it compresses and eliminates most of the plot in the last quarter of the book to make it fit into a 2-hour... |
Jane Eyre | |
| Anna Oz | Anna Oz | Éric Rochant Éric Rochant Éric Rochant, born February 24, 1961, is a French film director and a screenwriter.- Filmography :* 1984 - Comme les doigts de la main* 1985 - French Lovers* 1987 - Présence féminine* 1989 - Un monde sans pitié... film |
|
| Love, etc. | Marie | Marion Vernoux film | |
| 1999 | The Intruder | Catherine Girard | |
| La Bûche | Milla Robin | aka Season's Beatings | |
| 2000 | Passionnément | Alice Almeida | aka Passionately |
| 2001 | Félix et Lola | Lola | Patrice Leconte Patrice Leconte Patrice Leconte is a French film director, actor, comic strip writer, and screenwriter.-Biography:... film |
| My Wife Is an Actress | Charlotte | aka Ma Femme est une actrice | |
| 2002 | La merveilleuse odyssée de l'idiot Toboggan | Voice | |
| 2003 | 21 Grams 21 Grams 21 Grams is a 2003 American drama film directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu and written by Guillermo Arriaga. It stars Sean Penn, Naomi Watts, Danny Huston, and Benicio del Toro.... |
Mary Rivers | |
| 2004 | Une star internationale | Herself | Short film |
| Ils Se Marièrent et Eurent Beaucoup d'Enfants Ils Se Marièrent et Eurent Beaucoup d'Enfants Happily Ever After, known in French as Ils se marièrent et eurent beaucoup d'enfants , is a 2004 French film. The film is written and directed by Yvan Attal, produced by Claude Berri, and starring Charlotte Gainsbourg and Yvan Attal.It was released in English in North America... |
Gabrielle | aka ...And They Lived Happily Ever After | |
| 2005 | L'un reste, l'autre part | Judith | aka One Stays, the Other Leaves |
| Lemming Lemming (film) Lemming is a psychological thriller film, directed by Dominik Moll and starring André Dussollier, Charlotte Rampling, Charlotte Gainsbourg and Laurent Lucas. It was entered into the 2005 Cannes Film Festival.-Synopsis:... |
Bénédicte Getty | ||
| 2006 | Nuovomondo Nuovomondo Nuovomondo literally, new world is a 2006 drama based around a family's migration from Italy to New York during the beginning of the 20th Century. The film is set in both Italy and The United States. The film is written and directed by Emanuele Crialese... |
Lucy Reed | aka The Golden Door |
| Prête-moi ta main Prête-moi ta main I Do or Rent a Wife , is a 2006 French romantic comedy directed by Eric Lartigau, based on an original idea by Alain Chabat. The film stars Charlotte Gainsbourg, Alain Chabat and Bernadette Lafont... |
Emma | aka I Do/Rent a Wife | |
| La Science des rêves | Stéphanie | aka The Science of Sleep | |
| 2007 | I'm Not There I'm Not There I'm Not There is a 2007 biographical musical film directed by Todd Haynes, inspired by iconic American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan. Six actors depict different facets of Dylan's life and public persona: Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Marcus Carl Franklin, Richard Gere, Heath Ledger, and Ben Whishaw... |
Claire | |
| 2008 | The City of Your Final Destination The City of Your Final Destination The City of Your Final Destination is a novel by American writer Peter Cameron. Most of the story takes place in a small town in Uruguay. However, the Uruguay of the novel bears little relation to the geography or culture of the real country... |
Arden Langdon | |
| 2009 | Antichrist Antichrist (film) Antichrist is a 2009 arthouse-horror film written and directed by Lars von Trier, starring Willem Dafoe and Charlotte Gainsbourg. It follows horror film conventions and tells the story of a couple who, after the death of their child, retreat to a cabin in the woods where the man experiences strange... |
She | Cannes Film Festival Best Actress Award Best Actress Award (Cannes Film Festival) The Best Actress Award is an award presented at the Cannes Film Festival. It is chosen by the jury from the 'official section' of films at the festival. It was first awarded in 1946.-Award Winners:-External links:* * .... Bodil Award for Best Actress Bodil Awards The Bodil Awards are the major Danish film awards given by Denmark's National Association of Film Critics . The awards are presented annually at a ceremony in the Imperial Cinema in Copenhagen. Established in 1948, it is one of the oldest film awards in Europe... Nominated-Scream Award for Best Actress Scream Awards The Scream Awards is an award show dedicated to the horror, sci-fi, and fantasy genres of feature films. Originally only having Scream Queen and Heroic Performance awards for actors, the personnel awards have expanded to include actors and actresses of all three recognized genres. In addition,... Nominated-Chlotrudis Award for Best Actress Chlotrudis Award for Best Actress The Chlotrudis Award for Best Actress is an award given by the Chlotrudis Society for Independent Film to the actress or actresses whose winning performance is voted by participating members. The Chlotrudis Awards is an annual ceremony where the best of the previous year's independent and... Nominated-Robert Festival for Best Actress Robert Award The Robert statue is a Danish film prize awarded each year by the Film Academy of Denmark. It is the Danish equivalent of the American Oscars. The award, voted only by academy members, is acknowledgement by Danish industry colleagues of a person's or film's outstanding contributions during the... Sant Jordi Award for Best Foreign Actress |
| Persécution Persécution Persécution is a 2009 romantic-drama film directed by Patrice Chéreau. It stars Romain Duris, Charlotte Gainsbourg and Jean-Hugues Anglade. It premiered on 5 September 2009 at the 66th Venice International Film Festival where it was nominated for the Golden Lion.-Plot:Daniel, 35, is haunted by a... |
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| Les Misérables | Fantine Fantine Fantine is a character in Victor Hugo's 1862 novel Les Misérables.- Backstory :"Fantine was one of those beings which are brought forth from the heart of the people... She was called Fantine because she had never been known by any other name...""All four were ravishingly beautiful. As to Fantine,... |
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Discography
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications Music recording sales certification Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,... (sales thresholds) |
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| FRA Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique The Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique is the inter-professional organization which protects the interests of the French record industry... |
AUT Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the... |
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GER Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie... |
NLD Netherlands The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders... |
SWE Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... |
SWI Swiss Music Charts The Swiss Music Charts are Switzerland's main music sales charts. The charts are a record of the highest-selling singles and albums in various genres in Switzerland.The Swiss Charts include:* Singles Top 75... |
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US Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
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| 1986 | Charlotte for Ever Charlotte For Ever Charlotte for Ever is the debut album by French musician and actress Charlotte Gainsbourg, released in 1986. All songs except #8 were written by her father, Serge Gainsbourg. In parts of the world, the album was released under the controversial title "Lemon Incest"...
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| 2006 | 5:55 5:55 - Bonus tracks :On some releases one or two bonus tracks were added, for details see release history.-Personnel:* Charlotte Gainsbourg – vocals* Jean-Benoît Dunckel – piano, organ, synthesizer, glockenspiel, vibraphone, backing vocals, synth drums... Because Music Because Music is an independent record label with headquarters in Paris and London. Because Music was founded in 2006 and has acts on its roster such as Mercury Music Prize nominated Metronomy and electronic duo Justice. Along with actress and songwriter Charlotte Gainsbourg and husband and wife... /Atlantic Atlantic Records Atlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz... /Vice |
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Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique The Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique is the inter-professional organization which protects the interests of the French record industry... : Platinum |
| 2009 | IRM IRM (album) -Bonus tracks:-Reception:The album currently has a Metacritic score of 80/100 based on 21 professional reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".-Charts:-Release history:-Sunset Sound EP:... Elektra Records Elektra Records is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group. In 2004, it was consolidated into WMG's Atlantic Records Group. After five years of dormancy, the label was revived by Atlantic in 2009.... |
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| 2011 | Stage Whisper Stage Whisper Stage Whisper is an upcoming double album by Charlotte Gainsbourg, scheduled to be released on December 5th, 2011.-Track listing:Studio album# "Terrible Angels" # "Paradisco"# "All The Rain"# "White Telephone" # "Anna"... |
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External links
- Official website
- Review of 5:55 on Subculture Magazine
- Interview with Jean-Paul Enthoven, L'OfficielL'OfficielL'Officiel is a French fashion magazine. It has been published in Paris since 1921 and targets upper-income, educated women aged 25 to 49. As of 2006, it had a circulation of 101,719. A men's edition of L'Officiel and eleven foreign editions are also published...
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