Charlotte Gainsbourg

'Charlotte Gainsbourg' (qv) was born in London, England in 1971. She is an Anglo-French actress and singer. The daughter of English singer and actress 'Jane Birkin' (qv) and French songwriter, singer and actor 'Serge Gainsbourg' (qv), 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 _La bûche (1999)_ (qv). In 1993, Charlotte made her English speaking debut in _The Cement Garden (1993)_ (qv), written and directed by her uncle, 'Andrew Birkin' (qv). She made her stage debut in 1994 in 'David Mamet' (qv)'s Oleanna at the Théâtre de la Gaîté-Montparnasse. In 1996, Charlotte starred as the title character in _Jane Eyre (1996)_ (qv), a film adaption of 'Charlotte Brontë' (qv)'s 1847 novel. In 2006, Charlotte appeared alongside 'Gael García Bernal' (qv) in 'Michel Gondry' (qv)'s _The Science of Sleep (2006)_ (qv). In 2007, she appeared as Claire in the 'Todd Haynes' (qv) directed 'Bob Dylan' (qv) biopic _I'm Not There (2007)_ (qv), 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)_ (qv). Charlotte starred in the French/Australian production, _The Tree (2010)_ (qv), released in 2010, and in 'Lars von Trier' (qv)'s science fiction disaster film, _Melancholia (2011)_ (qv).::Lily S.