Actor and singer Jane Birkin, who made France her home and charmed the country with her English grace, natural style and social activism, has died at age 76.
Posted: Jul 16, 2023 2:36 PM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago
Birkin was also synonymous with a Hermes bag that bore her name. Created by the Paris fashion house in 1984 in her honour, the Birkin bag became one of the world's most exclusive luxury items, with a stratospheric price tag and years-long waiting list to buy it.In her adopted France, Birkin was also celebrated for her political activism and campaigning for Amnesty International, Myanmar's pro-democracy movement, the fight against AIDS and other causes.
She joined five monks on a march through the Cannes Film Festival in 2008 to demand that Myanmar let foreign aid workers into the country to help cyclone victims. French media reported that Birkin was found dead at her Paris home. The French Culture Ministry tweeted that Birkin died Sunday. It hailed her as a "timeless Francophone icon."Culture Minister Rima Abdul Malak called Birkin "the most French British person" and "the emblem for a whole epoch who never went out of fashion.""She was a poet, a singer, an artist," said Marie-Jo Bonnet. "She gave the best of herself and that's marvellous.
She also had a daughter, Kate, with James Bond composer John Barry. Kate Barry died in 2013 at age 46. Birkin had her third daughter, singer and model Lou Doillon, with French director Jacques Doillon.Birkin suffered from health issues in recent years that kept her from performing and her public appearances became sparse.
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