Editing Jane Birkin (section)

=== Later performances and recordings ===
[[File:Jane Birkin07.JPG|thumb|upright=0.8|Birkin in 1985]]
[[File:Jane Birkin Cannes 2001.jpg|thumb|upright=0.8|Birkin at the 2001 [[Cannes Film Festival]]]]
Birkin renewed her professional partnership with Gainsbourg, who had continued to write music for her after their breakup and recorded several albums with him, from ''[[Baby Alone in Babylone]]'' (1983), their first collaboration after their separation in 1980, to ''[[Amours des feintes]]'' (1990), the last he wrote before his death from a heart attack in March 1991. Birkin said in 2011 that Gainsbourg had been someone who "drank a vast amount. It started out being funny and then it got monotonous, (but) our friendship went on until his dying day."<ref name="Obituary Jane Birkin"/>

Of ''Baby Alone in Babylone'' Birkin has said: "This was the album of the break-up when everything changed. All of a sudden, Serge got me to sing of his wounds and his feminine side. It was very unsettling to sing about the wounds that you have triggered." While recording the album, she sang as high as she could and said she had become "tired of singing as the little girl who excites gentlemen in trains". She also chose "Les Dessous chics" as "a portrait of Serge." She said: "It represents the modesty of feelings, made up outrageously in blood red. Les Dessous chics means keeping one's true feelings deep inside, as fragile as a silk stocking."<ref name=":1" /> ''Lost Song'' (1987) was also written by Gainsbourg.

Birkin starred in two films directed by [[Jacques Doillon]]: as Anne in ''La fille prodigue'' (The Prodigal Daughter, 1981) and as Alma in ''[[La pirate]]'' (1984, nominated for a César Award). She said ''The Prodigal Daughter'' (1981) was the first time her performance had been well received and "It touched [her] deeply to be taken seriously". Before working with Doillon she did not know about his work and said: "No one had ever offered me a part like that or asked me to have a nervous breakdown". She cited this film as her favorite, saying: "[[Michel Piccoli|Piccoli]] and I were really good. If I die, I would like the film to be shown on television, even at midnight." When it was screened at Cannes it caused a scandal, which led to an invitation for Birkin from [[Patrice Chéreau]] to star on stage in ''[[La Fausse suivante]]'' by [[Marivaux]] at [[Nanterre]]. Recalling her experience on the stage, she said: "That was my first stage experience, which finally gave me the courage to sing at the [[Bataclan (theatre)|Bataclan]]."<ref name=":1" />

She worked with director Herbert Vesely on ''[[Egon Schiele Exzess und Bestrafung]]'' in 1980, appearing as the mistress of Austrian artist [[Egon Schiele]], played by [[Mathieu Carrière]]. She appeared in the [[Agatha Christie]] films ''[[Death on the Nile (1978 film)|Death on the Nile]]'' (1978) and ''[[Evil Under the Sun (1982 film)|Evil Under the Sun]]'' (1982). [[Jacques Rivette]] collaborated with her in ''Love on the Ground'' (1983) and ''[[La Belle Noiseuse]]'' (1991, nominated [[César Awards|Césars]] best supporting actress). In 1985, she co-starred with [[John Gielgud]] in ''[[Leave All Fair]]'' (1985). She won Female Artist of the Year in the 1992 [[Victoires de la Musique]].<ref name="ALLMUSIC" />

In 1995 Birkin played one of the lead roles in the [[Euripides]] tragedy ''[[The Trojan Women]]'' at the National Theatre in London.<ref name="Obituary Jane Birkin"/> She appeared in [[Merchant Ivory Productions|Merchant Ivory]]'s ''[[A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries (film)|A Soldier's Daughter Never Cries]]'' (1998) (which also used her song "Di Doo Dah") and in ''[[Merci Docteur Rey]]'' (2002). The end title song for ''[[Le Divorce]]'' (2003) featured her singing "L'Anamour", composed by Gainsbourg.<ref>{{cite web|work=AllMusic|title=Le Divorce [Original Score]|access-date=23 September 2017|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/le-divorce-mw0000041422|author=Phares, Heather}}</ref> In 2006, she played [[Electra|the title role]] in ''[[Elektra (opera)|Elektra]]'', directed by Philippe Calvario in France.<ref name="ALLMUSIC" />

Birkin recorded the song "Beauty" on French producer [[Hector Zazou]]'s album ''Strong Currents'' (2003).<ref name="ALLMUSIC" /> The album brought together a number of well-known soloists and featured her alongside [[Laurie Anderson]], [[Irene Grandi]] and Melanie Gabriel, among others. On this album Birkin and Melanie Gabriel covered songs by [[Nina Hynes]]. Birkin undertook world tours in which she performed Gainsbourg's songs and recorded more albums, including ''Lolita Go Home'', ''Rendez-vous'' (2004), an album of duets with, among others, [[Francoise Hardy]] and [[Bryan Ferry]], ''Fictions'' (2006) and ''Enfants d'hiver'' (2008).<ref name="Obituary Jane Birkin"/>

[[File:2017.04.19. Jane Birkin Warsaw Poland Fot Mariusz Kubik.JPG|thumb|left|Birkin performing in [[Warsaw]] in 2017]]
The cover art of ''[[Have You Fed the Fish?]]'' (2002) by singer-songwriter [[Badly Drawn Boy]] featured her image. The album included backing vocals by her daughter, [[Charlotte Gainsbourg]].<ref name="ALLMUSIC" /> In 2006 Birkin recorded and released the album ''Fictions'',<ref name=cnn /> and in 2010, recorded a duet, "Marie," with Brazilian singer [[Sérgio Dias]], which appeared on ''We Are the Lilies'', an album by Dias and French band Tahiti Boy and the Palmtree Family featured contributions from [[Iggy Pop]] and others.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/15049-we-are-the-lilies/|work=Pitchfork|title=We are the Lilies|access-date=23 September 2017|author=Kelly, Zach|date=2 February 2011}}</ref>

In 2016 Birkin appeared in an advertising campaign for [[Yves Saint Laurent (brand)|Yves Saint Laurent]] shot by [[Hedi Slimane]] which featured various female musicians, including [[Marianne Faithfull]], [[Courtney Love]], and [[Joni Mitchell]].<ref name=vogue>{{cite web|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/jane-birkin-saint-laurent-campaign|work=Vogue|title=Jane Birkin Returns to Fashion With Saint Laurent|author=Yotka, Steff|date=29 March 2016|access-date=24 September 2017}}</ref> The same year, she had the lead role in ''[[La femme et le TGV]]'', a short film directed by Swiss filmmaker [[Timo von Gunten]].<ref name=indie>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiewire.com/2017/02/jane-birkin-oscar-nominated-short-la-femme-et-le-tgv-1201784037/|work=Indiewire|title=Jane Birkin's Comeback: Why She Chose Oscar-Nominated Short 'La Femme et le TGV' As Her Final Film|author=Dry, Jude|date=2 February 2017|access-date=23 September 2017}}</ref> The film was nominated for an [[Academy Award]] for [[Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film|Best Live Action Short Film]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Merry|first1=Stephanie|title=Oscar nominations 2017: Complete list of nominees; 'La La Land's' 14 ties record|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2017/01/24/oscar-nominations-2017-complete-coverage/|access-date=25 January 2017|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=24 January 2017}}</ref> In a 2017 interview, Birkin stated that ''La femme et le TGV'' would be her final acting performance and that she had no plans to return to acting.<ref name=indie />

On 24 March 2017, Birkin released ''Birkin/Gainsbourg: Le Symphonique'', a collection of songs Gainsbourg had written for her during and after their relationship, reworked with full orchestral arrangements.<ref name=mclean /> In September 2017, she performed live in [[Brussels]] to promote the album.<ref name=mclean />