Jane Birkin
Jane Birkin is known for Blow-Up (1966), Death on the Nile (1978), The Swimming Pool (1969).
Biography
Jane Mallory Birkin, OBE (December 14, 1946 – July 16, 2023) was a British-French actress, singer, and designer. She attained international fame and notability for her decade-long musical and romantic partnership with Serge Gainsbourg. In addition to her prolific career in French cinema, she appeared in several English-language films including Blowup (1966), Death on the Nile (1978), Evil Under the Sun (1982), and A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries (1998). She was the mother of photographer Kate Barry with her first husband composer John Barry; of actress and singer Charlotte Gainsbourg with Serge Gainsbourg; and of musician Lou Doillon with Jacques Doillon.
Questions about Jane Birkin
How many Jane Birkin films are in the catalogue?
The CineQuiz catalogue has 121 films with Jane Birkin, from 1965 to 2024.
What is the best rated Jane Birkin film?
The best rated Jane Birkin film in the catalogue is The Beaches of Agnès (2008), rated 7.7.
What was the first Jane Birkin film?
The first Jane Birkin film in the catalogue is The Knack... and How to Get It, from 1965.
Who has Jane Birkin worked with the most?
In the catalogue, Jane Birkin shares the most credits with Christian Fechner (3 films), Serge Gainsbourg (3 films) and Agnès Varda (2 films).
People data: TMDb.
- Awards
- Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres (2022) · Victory of honor (2021) · Honorary Lumière Award (2019) · The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette (2018) · Officer of the National Order of Merit (2015) · Knight of the National Order of Merit (2004) · Victoires de la Musique – Female artist of the year (1992) · Officer of the Order of the British Empire · Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres
- Nominations
- César Award for Best Actress (1987)
Known for
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7.3 Blow-Up
1966
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7.2 Death on the Nile
1978
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6.3 Melancoly Baby
1979
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7.0 The Swimming Pool
1969
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6.9 Evil Under the Sun
1982
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7.3 Twice Born
2012
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7.3 La Belle Noiseuse
1991
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6.0 The French Minister
2013
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4.8 La Pirate
1984
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6.0 Animal
1977
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7.7 The Beaches of Agnès
2008
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3.4 Burnt By A Scalding Passion
1976
Trivia
- Also works as
- singer · recording artist · screenwriter · film director · fashion model · director · model · musician
- Studied at
- École Jeannine Manuel · Miss Ironside's School
- Spouse
- John Barry
- Father
- David Leslie Birkin
- Mother
- Judy Campbell
- Siblings
- Andrew Birkin · Linda Mary Deborah Birkin
Trivia from Wikidata, licensed CC0.
Full filmography
135 films — 121 in the catalogue
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Pierre Koralnik : cinéaste et visionnaire
2024 · Elle-même (archives)
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Jane Birkin by Friends
2024
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6.5 L'Âge d'or de la pub
2023 · Self (archive footage)
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8.2 Les Enfoirés 2023 - Enfoirés un jour, toujours
2023
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8.0 Jane Birkin « Oh ! Pardon tu dormais... », le concert
2022 · Self : Singer
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Alain Souchon - One Day, One Fate
2022 · Self
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7.5 Jane Birkin et nous
2022 · Self
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Unis pour l'Ukraine
2022 · Self
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6.9 Jane by Charlotte
2022 · Self
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7.2 La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
2022 · Self (archive footage)
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Undressing a Legacy
2021 · Self (archive footage)
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9.0 Gainsbourg, toute une vie
2021
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7.0 Live @ Echoes with Jehnny Beth
2020 · Self
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7.2 Paolo Conte, Come Away with Me
2020 · Self
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Le festival des festivals
2020 · Self
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Agnes V. by Jane B.
2020 · Self
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Numéro un - Demis Roussos
2020 · Self
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Les Secrets de la belle endormie
2020 · Self
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Fifty Years Later
2019 · Self
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7.3 Jane Birkin, simple icône
2019 · Self - Singer (archive footage)
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6.7 Alain Delon, l'ombre au tableau
2019 · Self (archive footage)
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Les années Bouvard : le rire et l’impertinence
2019 · Self (archive footage)
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9.0 Jane Birkin - Alcaline le Concert
2017 · Self
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8.0 Taratata fête ses 25 ans 100% live au Zénith
2017 · Self
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7.0 À la recherche de... Pierre Richard
2017 · Self - Actress, singer (archive footage)
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5.9 Vadim Mister Cool
2016 · Self (archive footage)
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6.6 The Railroad Lady
2016 · Élise
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10.0 Whoever Was Using This Bed
2016 · The Caller (voice)
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8.0 Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui
2014
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5.6 Bleu Catacombes
2014 · Lili Rousseau
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Du sang sur la neige
2013 · Self
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6.0
The French Minister
2013 · Molly Hutchinson
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2.0 The Gillian Hills Trilogy
2013
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6.5 Nobody's Daughter Haewon
2013 · Self
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7.3
Twice Born
2012 · Psicologa
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6.2 If You Die, I'll Kill You
2011 · Louise
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Souvenirs of Serge
2011 · Narrator / Self (archive footage)
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5.5 Thelma, Louise et Chantal
2010 · Nelly
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4.1 Gainsbourg and His Girls
2010 · Self - Singer (voice)
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5.9 Around a Small Mountain
2009 · Kate
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7.7
The Beaches of Agnès
2008 · Self/La croupière
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Bunker
2008
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Turn Me On
2007 · Self - Host
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5.3 Boxes
2007 · Anna
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5.1 In Mom's Head
2007 · Jane
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8.0 Pierre Richard, l'art du déséquilibre
2005 · Self
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10.0 French Beauty
2005 · Self
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5.5 Thank You, Doctor Rey
2003 · Pénélope
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5.5 The Very Merry Widows
2003 · Renée
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Jane Birkin... Mother of All Babes
2003 · Self
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7.0 Romy Schneider, étrange étrangère
2002 · Self
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7.7 Michel Audiard et le mystère du triangle des Bermudes
2002 · Self (archive footage)
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8.0 Jane Birkin - Arabesque
2002 · Self
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6.3 A Hell of a Day
2001 · Jane
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4.5 This Is My Body
2001 · Louise Vernet
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9.5 De Serge Gainsbourg à Gainsbarre 1958-1991
2000 · Self
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5.2 The Last September
2000 · Francie Montmorency
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Beck en Concert
2000 · Self
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6.1 Cinderella
2000 · Mab
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6.1 A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries
1998 · Mrs. Fortescue
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7.0 Same Old Song
1997 · Jane
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6.0 Les Enfoirés 1997 - Le Zénith des Enfoirés
1997
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6.0 Les Enfoirés 1996 - La Soirée des Enfoirés
1996
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6.1 Black for Remembrance
1995 · Caroline
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6.6 Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
1995 · Nikos' Former Love (voice)
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6.1 One Hundred and One Nights
1995 · The Woman Who Says Stingy
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6.5 Les Enfoirés 1994 - Les Enfoirés au Grand Rex
1994
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6.9 La Belle Noiseuse: Divertimento
1992 · Liz
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7.0 Lest We Forget
1991 · Self - Narrator (segment "Pour Maria Nonna Santa Clara, Philippines")
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6.0 Red Fox
1991 · Violet Harrison
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7.3
La Belle Noiseuse
1991 · Liz
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8.0 Jane Birkin au Casino de Paris
1991 · Self
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7.2 Daddy Nostalgia
1990 · Caroline
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5.9 L'Ex-femme de ma vie
1989 · Frankie
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Mer de Chine: Le pays pour mémoire
1988 · Joy
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6.4 Kung-Fu Master!
1988 · Mary-Jane
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6.8 Jane B. by Agnès V.
1988 · Self / Calamity Jane / Claude Jade / Joan Arc
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6.1 Keep Your Right Up
1987 · Cicada
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8.0 Jane Birkin au Bataclan
1987 · Self - Chant
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4.3 Comédie !
1987 · Elle
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6.0 The Woman of My Life
1986 · Laura
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5.2 Beethoven's Nephew
1985 · Johanna
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4.5 Dust
1985 · Magda
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8.5 Leave All Fair
1985 · Marie Taylor, Katherine Mansfield
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5.8 Love on the Ground
1984 · Emily
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4.8
La Pirate
1984 · Alma
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4.8 The Bodyguard
1984 · Barbara Penning
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Dorothée : Le Show
1983 · Jane
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6.2 L'Ami de Vincent
1983 · Marie-Pierre
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5.1 Move Along, There Is Nothing to See!
1983 · Hélène Duvernet
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4.7 Nestor Burma, détective de choc
1982 · Hélène Chatelain
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6.9
Evil Under the Sun
1982 · Christine Redfern
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8.3 The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'
1982 · Self / Christine Redfern
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5.5 Famous T & A
1982 · archive footage
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7.0 The Prodigal Daughter
1981 · Anne
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7.0 Electric Blue 006
1981 · Self (archive footage)
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5.5 Egon Schiele - Exzesse
1980 · Wally Neuziel
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6.3
Melancoly Baby
1979 · Olga
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6.0 Honey
1979 · Inés
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4.5 Make Room for Tomorrow
1979 · Peggy
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8.0 Death on the Tagus
1979 · Self
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7.2
Death on the Nile
1978 · Louise Bourget
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6.0
Animal
1977 · La vedette féminine
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3.4
Burnt By A Scalding Passion
1976 · Virginia Vismara
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4.9 The Devil in the Heart
1976 · Linda
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5.8 I Love You, I Don't
1976 · Johnny
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6.1 Seven Deaths by Prescription
1975 · Mme Jane Berg
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3.3 Catherine & Co.
1975 · Catherine
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6.1 The Wild Goose Chase
1975 · Janet
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3.9 Sérieux comme le plaisir
1975 · Ariane Berg
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6.1 I'm Losing My Temper
1974 · Jackie Logan
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5.5 How to Make Good When One Is a Jerk and a Crybaby
1974 · Jane
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6.1 Love at the Top
1974 · Marie-Paule Allard
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4.8 Private Screening
1973 · Kate / Hélène
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5.5 Dark Places
1973 · Alta
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5.5 Seven Deaths in the Cat's Eye
1973 · Corringa
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4.6 Don Juan or If Don Juan Were a Woman
1973 · Clara
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3.5 Seduction Squad
1972 · Christine
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7.0 Melody
1971 · Melody Nelson
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4.0 Romance of a Horsethief
1971 · Naomi
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6.5 Too Small My Friend
1971 · Christine Mars / Christine Devone
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3.8 The Rage of War
1971 · Milja
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4.4 Cannabis
1970 · Jane Swenson
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5.3 Alba pagana
1970 · Flora Finlake
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4.9 Sex-Power
1970 · Jane
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4.9 Katmandu
1969 · Jane
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5.7 Slogan
1969 · Evelyne Nicholson
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7.0
The Swimming Pool
1969 · Penelope
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5.2 Wonderwall
1969 · Penny Lane
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Poor Cherry
1967 · Judy
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7.3
Blow-Up
1966 · The Blonde
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5.3 Kaleidoscope
1966 · Exquisite Thing
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4.9 The Idol
1966 · Art Student
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6.0 The Knack... and How to Get It
1965 · Girl on Motorbike (uncredited)
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7.0 Oh pardon ! Tu dormais...
1992
Series and TV shows
5 titles
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7.4
5.8
7.5
5.7
People data: TMDb.
Cast
