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Charlotte Gainsbourg

French and British actress and singer (born 1971)
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Summary

Charlotte Gainsbourg was born on July 21, 1971[1], in Marylebone[2]. She has worked as an actor[3], singer[4], film screenwriter[5], erotic photography model[6], and film director[7]. She ranks in the top 0.27% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (31,193 views/month, #2,722 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Place of birth: London[9]
  • Father: Serge Gainsbourg[10]
  • Mother: Jane Birkin[11]
  • Child: Ben Attal[12], Alice Attal[13], Jo Attal[14]
  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom[15], France[16]
  • Occupation: film actor[17], musician[18]
  • Educated at: École Jeannine Manuel[19]
  • Notable work: Nymphomaniac[20]
  • Award received: Bodil Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role[21], Victoires de la Musique – Female artist of the year[22], César Award for Best Female Revelation[23], César Award for Best Supporting Actress[24], Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress[25], Officer of Arts and Letters[26], César Award[27], Robert Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role[28], Ordre des Arts et des Lettres[29], Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎[30]
  • Religion or worldview: Judaism[31], Christianity[32]
  • Sex or gender: female[33]
  • Genre: alternative rock[34], indie pop[35]
  • Record label: Atlantic Records[36], Phonogram International B.V.[37]
  • Discography: Charlotte Gainsbourg discography[38]
  • Commons category: Charlotte Gainsbourg[39]
  • Unmarried partner: Yvan Attal[40]
  • Family name: Gainsbourg[41]
  • Given name: Charlotte[42], Lucy[43]
  • Official website: http://www.charlotte-gainsbourg.com/[44]
  • Instrument: voice[45], piano[46]
  • Participant in: 2021 Cannes Film Festival[47]
  • Nominated for: César Award for Best Actress[48]

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[49]

  • Country: FR[50]

  • Began / founded: 1971-07-21[51]

  • Genre(s): indie pop[52]

  • Community tags: french, indie pop[53]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 6efa29c6-9995-48e0-9eaf-3809464a39a7[54]

Why It Matters

Charlotte Gainsbourg has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55] She is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]

FAQs

Where was Charlotte Gainsbourg born?

Charlotte Gainsbourg's place of birth was Marylebone[2].

Who were Charlotte Gainsbourg's parents?

Charlotte Gainsbourg's father was Serge Gainsbourg[10]. Charlotte Gainsbourg's mother was Jane Birkin[11].

What did Charlotte Gainsbourg do for work?

Charlotte Gainsbourg worked as an actor[3], singer[4], film screenwriter[5], erotic photography model[6], and film director[7].

Where did Charlotte Gainsbourg go to school?

Charlotte Gainsbourg was educated at École Jeannine Manuel[19].

What awards did Charlotte Gainsbourg receive?

Honors received include Bodil Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role[21], Victoires de la Musique – Female artist of the year[22], and César Award for Best Female Revelation[23].

Related Entities

21 Grams Antichrist Atlantic Records France I'm Not There Independence Day: Resurgence Jane Birkin Melancholia Nymphomaniac Serge Gainsbourg The Snowman United Kingdom Yvan Attal

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . seventh-row.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . The Peerage. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . The Peerage. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [16] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  11. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . Deutsche Synchronkartei. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [4] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [7] ↑ . seventh-row.com. seventh-row.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [35] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . bodilprisen.dk. bodilprisen.dk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . culture.gouv.fr. Retrieved . culture.gouv.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [29] ↑ . culture.gouv.fr. culture.gouv.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [40] ↑ . culturieuse.blog. culturieuse.blog. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  42. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [45] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  45. [46] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  46. [47] ↑ . seventh-row.com. seventh-row.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  47. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [49] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [50] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [51] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [52] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [53] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [54] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [55] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [56] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · ならちゃん · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 63
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  2. 5w ago · Kwayst · 2026-09-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 7w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  4. 10w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  5. 13w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  6. 14w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  7. 15w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14583 → charlotte-gainsbourg
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  8. 19w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-06-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Babelio author id → 84839
    Whosampled artist id → Charlotte-Gainsbourg, Charlotte-Lucy-Gainsbourg
    Filmarks id → people/23175
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  9. 19w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-06-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of birth → +1971-07-21T00:00:00Z
    Letterboxd director id → charlotte-gainsbourg
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  10. 20w ago · Trivialist · 2026-05-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → actor, singer, film screenwriter +4
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  11. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → actor, singer, film screenwriter +4
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  12. 22w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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