Actress Jane Birkin is dead

t-online Actress Jane Birkin is dead Article by Charlotte Koep • 1 hour ago breaking news Actress and singer Jane Birkin has died at the age of 76. The French newspaper "Le Parisien" reports on the details. Jane Birkin was a successful actress and singer who has been in front of the camera since the 1960s. She has now passed away at the age of 76. This is reported by the French newspaper "Le Parisien". Birkin was found dead at her home in Paris on Sunday. Before her death, she was struggling with health problems, which is why she had to cancel some of her concerts. "I have always been a great optimist and I realize that I still need a little time to be able to be back on stage and with you guys," she announced in a statement last May. In 2021 she had to cancel performances after suffering a minor stroke. "I'm back on my feet and I'm fine," she said in an interview with "Le Parisien". During her decades-long career she worked as an actress, singer, director and screenwriter. At the age of 17 she took part in her first projects in front of the camera. She is known for the films "Blow Up", "Evil Under the Sun" and "Death on the Nile". Her well-known songs include "Je t'aime ... moi non plus", which she recorded with her partner at the time, Serge Gainsbourg, in 1976. Jane Birkin is survived by three daughters by three different men. She was once married to the late film composer John Barry. The marriage was divorced after three years. There have been no reactions from the family to Birkin's death so far.