Editing Charlotte Gainsbourg (section)

== Career ==
=== Acting ===
[[File:Charlotte Gainsbourg Césars.jpg|left|thumb|upright|Gainsbourg at the [[25th César Awards]] in 2000]]Gainsbourg grew up on film sets, as both of her parents were involved in the film industry. She stated that her mother had pushed her into acting, believing that she wanted to be an actress and encouraging her to make her motion picture debut playing [[Catherine Deneuve]]'s daughter in the film ''[[Paroles et Musique]]'' (1984).<ref>{{cite web|last=Orr|first=Deborah|title=Charlotte Gainsbourg: 'My parents put me second. But I like to think of them in Paris having fun, not thinking too much'|website=[[Independent.co.uk]]|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/charlotte-gainsbourg-my-parents-put-me-second-but-i-like-to-think-of-them-in-paris-having-fun-not-thinking-too-much-1748096.html|access-date=21 September 2015|date=17 July 2009|archive-date=10 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150510124847/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/charlotte-gainsbourg-my-parents-put-me-second-but-i-like-to-think-of-them-in-paris-having-fun-not-thinking-too-much-1748096.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 1986, Gainsbourg won a [[César Award]] for "Most Promising Actress" for ''[[An Impudent Girl]]''. That same year Gainsbourg appeared in the film ''[[Charlotte for Ever (film)|Charlotte for Ever]]'' about a man who develops incestuous desires for his teenage daughter after his wife dies. Written and directed by Gainsbourg's father [[Serge Gainsbourg]], who also took the role of Gainsbourg's father on screen, the film heightened the controversy that had resulted from Gainsbourg's debut single ''[[Lemon Incest]]'', which had similar themes and also was created and sung with her father [[Serge Gainsbourg|Serge]], causing press speculation that the material was autobiographical.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Gorman|first1=Francine|title=Serge Gainsbourg's 20 most scandalous moments|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2011/feb/28/serge-gainsbourg-20-scandalous-moments|access-date=21 September 2015|newspaper=The Guardian|date=28 February 2011|archive-date=10 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151010235245/http://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2011/feb/28/serge-gainsbourg-20-scandalous-moments|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="vulture-nymphomaniac">{{cite web|last1=Swanson|first1=Carl|title=Lars's Real Girl: Charlotte Gainsbourg on Nymphomaniac and Working with von Trier|date=13 March 2014|url=https://www.vulture.com/2014/03/charlotte-gainsbourg-on-nymphomaniac-lars-von-trier.html|access-date=21 September 2015|archive-date=1 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151101193104/http://www.vulture.com/2014/03/charlotte-gainsbourg-on-nymphomaniac-lars-von-trier.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 1988, she appeared together with her mother in a set of films ''[[Kung Fu Master (film)|Kung Fu Master]]'' and the [[docudrama|documentary drama]] ''Jane B. by Agnes V.'', both directed by [[Agnès Varda]]. In 1993, Gainsbourg made her English-speaking debut in ''[[The Cement Garden (film)|The Cement Garden]]'', written and directed by her uncle, [[Andrew Birkin]]. Her stage debut was in 1994, in [[David Mamet]]'s ''[[Oleanna (play)|Oleanna]]'' at the [[Théâtre de la Gaîté-Montparnasse]]. In 1996, Gainsbourg starred as the [[Jane Eyre (character)|title character]] in ''[[Jane Eyre (1996 film)|Jane Eyre]]'', a film adaption of [[Charlotte Brontë]]'s 1847 novel. In 2000, she won the [[César Award]] for "Best Supporting Actress" for the film ''[[La Bûche]]''.

In 2003, Gainsbourg starred in ''[[21 Grams]]'', with [[Naomi Watts]], [[Sean Penn]] and [[Benicio del Toro]]. In 2006, Gainsbourg appeared alongside [[Gael García Bernal]] in [[Michel Gondry]]'s ''[[The Science of Sleep]]''. In 2007, she appeared as Claire in the [[Todd Haynes]]-directed [[Bob Dylan]] [[biographical film]] ''[[I'm Not There]]'', also contributing a [[cover version]] of the Dylan song "[[Just Like a Woman (song)|Just Like a Woman]]" to the [[I'm Not There (soundtrack)|film soundtrack]]. In 2009, she won the award for [[Best Actress Award (Cannes Film Festival)|Best Actress]] at the [[2009 Cannes Film Festival]] for the film ''[[Antichrist (film)|Antichrist]]''.<ref name="festival-cannes.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/10893001/year/2009.html |title=Festival de Cannes: Antichrist |access-date=9 May 2009 |work=festival-cannes.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090704231647/http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/10893001/year/2009.html |archive-date=4 July 2009 }}</ref> Gainsbourg starred in the French/Australian production ''[[The Tree (2010 film)|The Tree]]'', released in 2010, and in [[Lars von Trier]]'s science fiction disaster film ''[[Melancholia (2011 film)|Melancholia]]''.<ref>[https://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=27390 Latest on von Trier's Melancholia] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924115941/http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=27390 |date=24 September 2015 }} Empire online. 25 March 2010</ref> She was on the jury for the [[62nd Berlin International Film Festival]] in February 2012.<ref name="BerlinJury">{{cite web |url=http://www.berlinale.de/en/presse/pressemitteilungen/alle/Alle-Detail_11861.html |title=Berlinale 2012: International Jury |date=19 December 2011 |access-date=21 December 2011 |work=berlinale.de |archive-date=18 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120118192826/http://www.berlinale.de/en/presse/pressemitteilungen/alle/Alle-Detail_11861.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In May 2012, ''[[Confession of a Child of the Century]]'' premiered, in which she starred alongside the British musician [[Pete Doherty]].<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/film-role-for-peter-doherty-2154999.html Film role for Peter Doherty] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130824063235/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/film-role-for-peter-doherty-2154999.html |date=24 August 2013 }} ''The Independent''. 9 December 2010</ref>

Gainsbourg worked with von Trier once again on his 2013 film ''[[Nymphomaniac (film)|Nymphomaniac]]'', in which she played the title role. The 5½-hour film depicts the life of a sex addict from youth to middle age. Regarding her reservations about the part, Gainsbourg commented, "The sex scenes weren't so hard. For me, it was all the masochistic scenes. Those were embarrassing and, yes, a little humiliating."<ref name="porn">{{cite news|title=Lars Von Trier's Nymphomaniac arouses debate as a 'really bad porn movie'|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/dec/05/lars-von-trier-nymphomaniac-stellan-skarsgard|access-date=15 December 2013|newspaper=The Guardian|date=5 December 2013|author=Xan Brooks|archive-date=13 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213230613/http://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/dec/05/lars-von-trier-nymphomaniac-stellan-skarsgard|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:Charlotte Gainsbourg Cannes 2014.jpg|thumb|150px|Gainsbourg in 2014]]
In 2014, she starred in ''[[Three Hearts (film)|Three Hearts]]'' and [[Éric Toledano and Olivier Nakache]]'s film ''[[Samba (2014 film)|Samba]]'', for which she was nominated for a [[Lumière Award for Best Actress]]. She then played Dr. Catherine Marceaux in ''[[Independence Day: Resurgence]]'', sequel of the 1996 film ''[[Independence Day (1996 film)|Independence Day]]''. In 2017, she starred alongside [[Michael Fassbender]] and [[Rebecca Ferguson]] in the [[crime thriller]] film ''[[The Snowman (2017 film)|The Snowman]]''. In 2020, she had a cameo role playing herself in the first episode of the fourth season of ''[[Call My Agent!]]''.

=== Music ===
[[File:Charlotte Gainsbourg at Webster Hall (April 2010).jpg|thumb|upright|Gainsbourg at [[Webster Hall]], New York City, April 2010]]

Gainsbourg made her musical debut on the controversial song "[[Lemon Incest]]" in 1984.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/celebrity/article1849617.ece | work=The Times | location=London | title=Charlottes web | first=Lydia | last=Slater | date=3 June 2007 | access-date=28 April 2010 | archive-date=17 May 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110517110931/http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/celebrity/article1849617.ece | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="vulture-nymphomaniac"/> Sung by Gainsbourg and her father [[Serge Gainsbourg|Serge]], the lyrics implied a pedophiliac relationship between a father and daughter and led people to believe that the material was autobiographical.<ref>{{cite news|last1=O'Hagan|first1=Sean|title=Charlotte Gainsbourg: 'I had no idea how scared I was of dying'|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2010/jan/10/charlotte-gainsbourg-interview-beck|access-date=20 September 2015|newspaper=The Guardian|date=10 January 2010|archive-date=12 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180112190829/https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2010/jan/10/charlotte-gainsbourg-interview-beck|url-status=live}}</ref> Gainsbourg, who was 13 at the time of the song's release, later stated that she had just begun boarding school and was therefore unaware of the controversy regarding the song until she was much older.

In 1986, she released her debut album ''[[Charlotte for Ever]]'', which was produced by her father. In 2000, Gainsbourg was featured on the [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]] album ''[[Music (Madonna album)|Music]]'' on the track "[[What It Feels Like for a Girl]]". The lengthy spoken introduction by Gainsbourg is taken from the film ''[[The Cement Garden (film)|The Cement Garden]]'', which inspired the title of the song. The track was further remixed for a single version in 2001, with Gainsbourg's ''The Cement Garden'' speech repeated during the song.

In 2000, Gainsbourg was featured on the [[Soundwalk Collective]] with [[Patti Smith]] album ''Peradam'' on the track "The Four Cardinal Times".<ref>{{cite web|title=Peradam – Soundwalk Collective|url=https://soundwalkcollective.bandcamp.com/album/peradam|publisher=Bandcamp|access-date=4 September 2020|archive-date=31 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200831153758/https://soundwalkcollective.bandcamp.com/album/peradam|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2004, she sang a duet with French pop star [[Étienne Daho]] on his single "If". In 2006, Gainsbourg released her second album ''[[5:55]]'' to critical acclaim and commercial success, reaching the top spot on the French charts and achieving platinum status in that country. In the UK, the album was moderately successful, reaching No. 78. (The single "[[The Songs That We Sing]]" only achieved No. 129.) Gainsbourg attributed the twenty-year break between her debut album and ''[[5:55]]'' to her father's death and her reluctance to explore a musical career without him.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Adams|first1=Sam|title=Charlotte Gainsbourg|website=[[The A.V. Club]]|date=3 November 2009 |url=https://www.avclub.com/article/charlotte-gainsbourg-34886|access-date=21 September 2015}}</ref>

In late 2009, Gainsbourg released her third studio album, ''[[IRM (album)|IRM]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicactu.com/actualite-musique/111148/une-fin-d-annee-sous-le-signe-de-charlotte-gainsbourg/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090725111327/http://www.musicactu.com/actualite-musique/111148/une-fin-d-annee-sous-le-signe-de-charlotte-gainsbourg/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 July 2009 |title=Une fin d'année sous le signe de Charlotte Gainsbourg |date=29 July 2009 }}</ref> which was produced by [[Beck]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/article/beck%20to%20appear%20on%20charlotte%20gainsbourg%20album_1087044| title=Beck to Appear on Charlotte Gainsbour Album| publisher=Contact Music| date=19 November 2008| access-date=29 November 2008| archive-date=17 June 2009| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090617054523/http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/article/beck%20to%20appear%20on%20charlotte%20gainsbourg%20album_1087044| url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/news/beck/41142 |title=Beck collaborates with Charlotte Gainsbourg on new album |work=NME |location=UK |date=18 November 2008 |access-date=20 February 2020 |archive-date=21 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821173315/http://www.nme.com/news/beck/41142 |url-status=live }}</ref> One of the influential factors in the album's creative process was her time spent filming ''[[Antichrist (film)|Antichrist]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://thequietus.com/articles/03158-charlotte-gainsbourg-interview-antichrist-5-55-irm-2| title=From the Darkness of Shadows: Charlotte Gainsbourg Interviewed| magazine=The Quietus|date =4 November 2009}}</ref> Gainsbourg's head injury in 2007 influenced the title of the album "IRM", an abbreviation for the French translation of [[magnetic resonance imaging]] (MRI). During her brain scan, she began to think about music. "When I was inside that machine," she said, "it was an escape to think about music. It's rhythm. It was very chaotic."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://drewtewksbury.com/2010/02/07/charlotte-gainsbourgs-skull-sessions/ |title=Charlotte Gainsbourg's Skull Sessions |work=L.A. Weekly |date=7 February 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101026122103/http://drewtewksbury.com/2010/02/07/charlotte-gainsbourgs-skull-sessions/ |archive-date=26 October 2010 }}</ref>

Her song "Heaven Can Wait" was chosen as the [[Starbucks]] [[iTunes]] Pick of the Week on 2 March 2010.<ref>[http://www.mark-heringer.com/2010/03/charlotte-gainsbourg-featuring-beck.html Charlotte Gainsbourg (featuring Beck) – Heaven Can Wait] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100430074937/http://www.mark-heringer.com/2010/03/charlotte-gainsbourg-featuring-beck.html |date=30 April 2010 }}. www.mark-heringer.com (2 March 2010). Retrieved on 24 August 2011.</ref> Her song "Trick Pony" appeared at the beginning of the ''[[Grey's Anatomy]]'' episode "Perfect Little Accident" (Season 6, Episode 16/airdate: 25 February 2010), is featured on the ''[[FIFA 11]]'' soundtrack,<ref>[http://www.thegreysanatomywiki.com/page/6.16+Perfect+Little+Accident 6.16 Perfect Little Accident – Grey's Anatomy] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100606085721/http://www.thegreysanatomywiki.com/page/6.16+Perfect+Little+Accident |date=6 June 2010 }} Thegreysanatomywiki.com. Retrieved on 24 August 2011.</ref> was used in the 2012 Teleflora Super Bowl advertisement featuring [[supermodel]] [[Adriana Lima]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Commercial Watch: Bon Iver, Art Brut, Roxy Music, M83, Kanye West + more|url=http://musicforants.com/blog/commercial-watch-bon-iver-art-brut-roxy-music-kanye-m83-more/|work=Music for kids who can't read good|access-date=21 December 2013|author=Taylor|date=15 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224113330/http://musicforants.com/blog/commercial-watch-bon-iver-art-brut-roxy-music-kanye-m83-more/|archive-date=24 December 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> and can be heard in episode 2 ("Wild Thing") of the [[Amazon Prime Video]] television series ''[[My Lady Jane]]'' (2024).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/my-lady-jane-soundrack-songs-guide/|title=My Lady Jane Soundtrack Guide: Every Song & When They Play|first=Kat|last=Mondor|date=28 June 2024|website=ScreenRant}}</ref>

In 2011, Gainsbourg released the double album ''Stage Whisper'', a collection of unreleased songs from ''IRM'' and live tracks.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2011/12/charlotte-gainsbourg-stage-whisper.html| title=Charlotte Gainsbourg: Stage Whisper| magazine=Paste Magazine |date=12 December 2011}}</ref> In 2013, Gainsbourg released a [[cover version]] of the song "[[Hey Joe]]", recorded with Beck, for the soundtrack of the film ''Nymphomaniac'', in which she was the lead actress. Her music influenced artists such as [[Tove Lo]], who cited the simplicity and quirky lyrical content of Charlotte's ''[[IRM (album)|IRM]]'' as the main inspiration behind her career in music and said that it "opened a new world" for her as regards sound,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/53335-listen-charlotte-gainsbourgs-beck-produced-hey-joe-cover-from-the-nymphomaniac-soundtrack/|title=Listen: Charlotte Gainsbourg's Beck-Produced "Hey Joe" Coverfrom the Nymphomaniac Soundtrack|website=Pitchfork|date=13 December 2013|access-date=20 February 2020|archive-date=31 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200131011752/https://pitchfork.com/news/53335-listen-charlotte-gainsbourgs-beck-produced-hey-joe-cover-from-the-nymphomaniac-soundtrack/|url-status=live}}</ref> and she performed a bilingual cover of "[[Maiden's Prayer#In popular media|The Maiden's Prayer]]" in French and English as the opening tune for the Anglo-French crime thriller television serial ''[[The Tunnel (TV series)|The Tunnel]]''. 

Since 2014, Gainsbourg has been supporting the [[Hear the World Foundation]] as [[Goodwill ambassador|ambassador]]. In her role she advocates for equal opportunities and a better quality of life for people with [[hearing loss]]. She was featured in the Hear the World Calendar 2014, the proceeds of which were to benefit the foundation's projects.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.hear-the-world.com/en/about-us/ambassadors.html| title = Hear the World Celebrity Ambassadors| website = Hear the World Foundation| access-date = 17 February 2016| archive-date = 9 June 2016| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160609090918/http://www.hear-the-world.com/en/about-us/ambassadors.html| url-status = live}}</ref>

Gainsbourg worked for four years, mainly in New York,<ref name="veconomist">{{cite news|author=E.W.|title=In "Rest", Charlotte Gainsbourg explores the sharp edges of grief|url=https://www.economist.com/blogs/prospero/2017/10/plain-sight|newspaper=[[The Economist]]|date=12 October 2017|access-date=15 October 2017|archive-date=27 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180327190902/https://www.economist.com/blogs/prospero/2017/10/plain-sight|url-status=live}}</ref> with producer [[Sebastian Akchoté]] (known as SebastiAn) on her fifth studio album, titled ''[[Rest (Charlotte Gainsbourg album)|Rest]]''. ''Rest'' is a portrayal of her feelings after the deaths of her father Serge Gainsbourg and her half-sister [[Kate Barry (photographer)|Kate Barry]], with the theme of [[alcohol addiction]]. About the album, she said, "The album took a different direction. I wanted to express [my grief] not only with sadness but with anger."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.economist.com/blogs/prospero/2017/10/plain-sight|title=In "Rest", Charlotte Gainsbourg explores the sharp edges of grief|newspaper=The Economist|date=12 October 2017|access-date=15 October 2017|archive-date=27 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180327190902/https://www.economist.com/blogs/prospero/2017/10/plain-sight|url-status=live}}</ref> The lyrics are in English and French.<ref name="veconomist" /> In September 2017, music videos for the singles "Rest" and "Deadly Valentine" were released, both are directed by Gainsbourg herself.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2017/09/charlotte-gainsbourg-rest-video/|title=Video: Charlotte Gainsbourg – "Rest"|date=25 September 2017|website=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|access-date=15 October 2017|archive-date=28 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200128012950/https://www.spin.com/2017/09/charlotte-gainsbourg-rest-video/|url-status=live}}</ref> The music videos feature her children.<ref name="veconomist" /> The album was released on 17 November 2017.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2017/09/charlotte-gainsbourg-music-rest-stage-fright|title=Charlotte Gainsbourg Has Learned How to Cope with Stage Fright|first=Lisa|last=Robinson|date=21 September 2017|magazine=Vanity Fair|access-date=27 October 2021}}</ref> A companion EP for ''Rest'' was released the following year, titled ''Take 2''.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Dazed|date=8 December 2018|title=Charlotte Gainsbourg announces a new EP, Take 2|url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/42521/1/charlotte-gainsbourg-announces-new-ep-take-2-kanye-west-sebastian|access-date=18 September 2021|website=Dazed|language=en|archive-date=18 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210918051900/https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/42521/1/charlotte-gainsbourg-announces-new-ep-take-2-kanye-west-sebastian|url-status=live}}</ref> Gainsbourg additionally featured on Akchoté's second studio album ''Thirst'' in November 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ismael Ruiz|first=Matthew|date=5 September 2019|title=SebastiAn Enlists Syd, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Sparks, and More for New Album Thirst|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/sebastian-enlists-syd-charlotte-gainsbourg-sparks-and-more-for-new-album-thirst/|access-date=27 October 2021|website=Pitchfork|publisher=Condé Nast|language=en-US|archive-date=9 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190909010235/https://pitchfork.com/news/sebastian-enlists-syd-charlotte-gainsbourg-sparks-and-more-for-new-album-thirst/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Throughout late November 2020, Gainsbourg posted images to social media of her in the recording studio with Irish-Scottish music producer Salvador Navarrete, known better by his stage name [[Sega Bodega]]. Navarrete described the sessions as "sounding beautiful".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Imgur|title=Sega Bodega x Charlotte Gainsbourg – late Nov 2020|url=https://imgur.com/a/Za8h7HW|access-date=18 September 2021|website=Imgur|language=en|archive-date=18 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210918051850/https://imgur.com/a/Za8h7HW|url-status=live}}</ref> It was unveiled in September 2021 that Gainsbourg would appear on Navarrete's second studio album, ''[[Romeo (album)|Romeo]]'', which was released on 12 November 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|date=29 September 2021|title=Sega Bodega announces new album 'Romeo', shares single 'Angel On My Shoulder'|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/sega-bodega-announces-new-album-romeo-shares-single-angel-on-my-shoulder-3058431|access-date=30 September 2021|website=NME|language=en-GB|archive-date=2 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220202155352/https://www.nme.com/news/music/sega-bodega-announces-new-album-romeo-shares-single-angel-on-my-shoulder-3058431|url-status=live}}</ref> It is expected that more music between the two will be released.