Lucy Gordon (actress) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Lucy Gordon
Gordon at the 2007 premiere of Spider-Man 3
Born	(1980-05-22)22 May 1980 Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Died	20 May 2009(2009-05-20) (aged 28) Paris, France
Occupation	Actress model
Years active	1995–2009

Lucy Gordon (22 May 1980 – 20 May 2009) was an English actress and model. She became a face of CoverGirl in 1997 before starting an acting career. Her first film was Perfume in 2001 before going on to have small roles in Spider-Man 3, Serendipity and The Four Feathers. Gordon had played the actress and singer Jane Birkin in the film Gainsbourg, a biopic of singer-songwriter Serge Gainsbourg. Before the film was released, she died in her flat in Paris on 20 May 2009.

Early life

Gordon was born in Oxford. She went to Oxford High School where she passed nine GCSEs in 1997. She moved to Paris after living in New York for several years.

Career

While in the fourth form of Oxford High School she was noticed by a talent-spotter from a modelling agency as she and her mother visited a Clothes Show Live exhibition. She went on to appear as one of the faces of CoverGirl and soon after she moved into acting. She was signed to Select modelling agency in London and had appeared in the covers of Italian Glamour and Elle.

Gordon made her film debut in the 2001 as the character Sarah in Perfume. She appeared alongside Heath Ledger in the 2002 film The Four Feathers. She appeared as the reporter Jennifer Dugan in the 2007 film Spider-Man 3.

Gordon played the actress and singer Jane Birkin in a film biopic of singer-songwriter Serge Gainsbourg. The film, entitled Serge Gainsbourg, vie héroïque was presented at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival and was released in early 2010. Gordon's father, Richard Gordon said that she had loved playing her latest role in this film about Gainsbourg. The director Joann Sfar and the producers of the film Marc du Pontavice and Didier Lupfer released a statement that the film "owes a lot to the generosity, gentleness and immense talent of Lucy Gordon."

Death

On 20 May 2009, Gordon was found dead in the Paris flat she shared with her partner just two days short of her 29th birthday. She left two notes, one detailing her last wishes regarding her estate, the other a letter for her parents.

Filmography

Film

Television

See also

In Spanish: Lucy Gordon para niños