At the beginning of her creative career, Birkin was unsure of herself and asked her cousin, who was a director, if she could become an actress. He replied that it all depended on whether the camera would fall in love with her.
Soon it became clear that the camera indeed fell in love with Jane:
allowed her to successfully portray both seductive women and ordinary girls.
She appeared on screen naked multiple times, even at the age of 45, and was nominated for the French cinema academy’s «Cesar» award for Best Actress several times.