The world lost actress, singer, and model Jane Birkin on July 16, 2023 when she passed away at age 76. Many folks nowadays may only know the name because of the popular Hermes designer leather bag, but this British-born beauty had a long career of extraordinary nudity that solidified her place in the Skin Hall of Fame.
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Despite reportedly being bullied about her looks growing up, Jane personified swingin’ sixties sexiness with her nude debut in Michelangelo Antonioni’s Blow Up. She’d strip down again the following year for the French film Slogan, introducing her to Sergei Gainsbourg who she’d become passionately involved with for 12 years and continue to work with long after their romantic relationship dissolved.
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During her time on the silver screen, Jane would show all three of her breathtaking Bs in many French classics including Cannabis (1969), Projectionprivée (1973), Ms. Don Juan (1973), Love at the Top (1974), and I Love You, I Don’t (1976).
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The camera truly loved her, and she was still appearing naked in film well into the 1980s with starring roles in La pirate (1984) and Comédie! (1987)
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Skin fans are also well acquainted with Jane and Sergei’s daughter, Charlotte Gainsbourg, who inherited her mother’s talent for taking it off.
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Jane also released at least 20 albums and used her decades of fame to help fight against female oppression and animal cruelty. But she’ll forever be remembered for being a legend of skin-ema!
