Charlotte Gainsbourg biography
Charlotte Gainsbourg is a French and British actress and singer (born 1971), born on 21 July 1971 in Marylebone.
Charlotte Gainsbourg's screen career began in 1984 with Paroles et Musique, playing Charlotte Marker.
Charlotte Gainsbourg has appeared in 81 films and 5 television or streaming titles.
The most recent films are Women on Trial (2026), Alpha Gang (2026), Only What We Carry (2026).
Charlotte Gainsbourg is best known for Nymphomaniac.
Honours include Bodil Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role (2 times), Victoires de la Musique , Female artist of the year and César Award for Best Female Revelation.
- Born
- 21 July 1971 (age 55)
- Birthplace
- Marylebone
- Work
- Actor, Singer, Film screenwriter, Erotic photography model, Film director
- Film industries
- Hollywood and beyond
- Years active
- 1984 to present
- Known for
- Nymphomaniac
- Awards
- Bodil Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role (2 times)
- Victoires de la Musique , Female artist of the year
- César Award for Best Female Revelation
- César Award for Best Supporting Actress
- Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress
Charlotte Gainsbourg filmography
81 films and 5 television or streaming titles, newest first.
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Women on Trial | Gisèle Halimi | ||
| 2026 | Alpha Gang | English | ||
| 2026 | Only What We Carry | Josephine Chabrol | ||
| 2025 | The Phoenician Scheme | 1st Wife | ||
| 2024 | Meet the Leroys | French | ||
| 2024 | We, the Leroys | Sandrine Leroy | ||
| 2023 | Life for Real | Roxane | ||
| 2022 | The Pale Blue Eye | Patsy | ||
| 2022 | The Passengers of the Night | Elisabeth | ||
| 2022 | The Almond and the Seahorse | Toni | ||
| 2021 | Jane by Charlotte | French | ||
| 2021 | The Accusation | Claire Farel | ||
| 2021 | Sundown | Alice Bennett | ||
| 2020 | Suzanna Andler | Suzanna Andler | ||
| 2019 | Haut les filles | French | ||
| 2019 | My Dog Stupid | Cécile Mohen | ||
| 2019 | Lux Æterna | Charlotte | ||
| 2018 | I Think We're Alone Now | Violet | ||
| 2018 | The House that Jack Built | Claire/Joe | ||
| 2017 | The Snowman | Rakel Fauke | ||
| 2017 | Ismael's Ghosts | Sylvia | ||
| 2017 | Promise at Dawn | Nina Kacew | ||
| 2017 | Ils sont partout | French | ||
| 2016 | Independence Day: Resurgence | Dr. Catherine Marceaux | ||
| 2016 | Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer | English |
Show all 81 films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Dark Crimes | Kasia | ||
| 2016 | The Jews | Mathilde Bensoussan | ||
| 2016 | Norman | Alex Green | ||
| 2015 | Every Thing Will Be Fine | Kate | ||
| 2014 | 3 Hearts | French | ||
| 2014 | Nymphomaniac Director's Cut | |||
| 2014 | His Wife | Tamil | ||
| 2014 | Samba | Alice | ||
| 2014 | Misunderstood | Mother | ||
| 2014 | Jacky in the Kingdom of Women | French | ||
| 2014 | Three Hearts | Sylvie Berger | ||
| 2014 | Son épouse | Catherine de Rosa | ||
| 2014 | Jacky in Women's Kingdom | La colonelle | ||
| 2013 | Nymphomaniac | Joe | ||
| 2013 | Nymphomaniac: Volume II | English | ||
| 2013 | Nymphomaniac: Volume I | English | ||
| 2012 | Do Not Disturb | Lilly | ||
| 2012 | Confession of a Child of the Century | Brigitte | ||
| 2011 | Melancholia | Claire | ||
| 2010 | The Tree | Dawn | ||
| 2009 | Antichrist | She | ||
| 2009 | Persécution | Sonia | ||
| 2008 | The City of Your Final Destination | Arden Langdon | ||
| 2007 | I'm Not There | Claire Clark | ||
| 2006 | Nuovomondo | Lucy Reed | ||
| 2006 | The Science of Sleep | Stéphanie | ||
| 2006 | I Do | Emma | ||
| 2005 | Lemming | Bénédicte Getty | ||
| 2005 | L'un reste, l'autre part | Judith | ||
| 2004 | Happily Ever After | Gabrielle | ||
| 2003 | 21 Grams | Mary Rivers | ||
| 2002 | La merveilleuse odyssée de l'idiot Toboggan | Voice | ||
| 2001 | My Wife Is an Actress | Charlotte | ||
| 2001 | Félix et Lola | Lola | ||
| 2000 | Passionnément | Alice Almeida | ||
| 1999 | The Intruder | Catherine Girard | ||
| 1999 | Season's Beatings | Milla Robin | ||
| 1996 | Love, etc | Marie | ||
| 1996 | Jane Eyre | Jane Eyre | ||
| 1996 | Anna Oz | Anna Oz | ||
| 1994 | Grosse Fatigue | French | ||
| 1993 | The Cement Garden | Julie | ||
| 1992 | Amoureuse | Marie | ||
| 1991 | Merci la vie | Camille Pelleveau | ||
| 1991 | In the Eyes of the World | |||
| 1991 | Against Oblivion | French | ||
| 1991 | Aux yeux du monde | Juliette Mangin | ||
| 1990 | The Sun Also Shines at Night | Matilda | ||
| 1988 | The Little Thief | Janine Castang | ||
| 1988 | Kung Fu Master | Lucy | ||
| 1988 | Jane B. par Agnès V | Jane Birkin's daughter | ||
| 1986 | Charlotte for Ever | Charlotte | ||
| 1985 | La tentation d'Isabelle | The child | ||
| 1985 | An Impudent Girl | Charlotte Castang | ||
| 1984 | Love Songs | English | ||
| 1984 | Paroles et Musique | Charlotte Marker |
Television and streaming
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Étoile | Geneviève Lavigne | 8 episodes | |
| 2023 | Alphonse | Margot | 6 episodes | |
| 2022 | In Therapy | Claire Brunet | 6 episodes | |
| 2000 | Nuremberg | Marie Claude Vaillant-Couturier | Miniseries | |
| 2000 | Les Misérables | Fantine | Miniseries |