PARIS (AP) – Actress and singer Jane Birkin, 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.
The London-born star was widely admired for her fashion style and known for her musical and romantic relationship with French singer Serge Gainsbourg.
French singer and songwriter Serge Gainsbourg and his partner British singer and actress Jane Birkin in the courtyard of the French National College of Fine Arts, in Paris. (Photo by Jacques Haillot/Apis/Sygma/Sygma via Getty Images)
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.
She was also celebrated in France for her political…
