Celebrated French br Icon and Activist, Jane Birkin , Dies at 76.br Associated Press reports that actor and singer br Jane Birkin has died at the age of 76.br The London-born star was known for her br musical and romantic partnership with br famed French singer Serge Gainsbourg.br The London-born star was known for her br musical and romantic partnership with br famed French singer Serge Gainsbourg.br After making France her home, Birkin was br widely celebrated for her activism, which br included the fight against AIDS and other causes.br You can always do something. br You can say, ‘I am not OK with that.’, Jane Birkin, via Associated Press.br Her advocacy work included campaigning br for Amnesty International, a pro-democracy br movement in Myanmar. .br Her advocacy work included campaigning br for Amnesty International, a pro-democracy br movement in Myanmar. .br In 2008, Birkin joined five monks at the Cannes Film br Festival to advocate for Myanmar allowing foreign aid br workers to enter the country and help cyclone victims.br AP reports that she joined other stars br in France, who cut off locks of hair in br support of protestors in Iran in 2022.br Jane Birkin was a French icon br because she was the incarnation br of freedom, sang the most br beautiful words of our language, Emmanuel Macron, President of France, via Associated Press.br Jane Birkin was a French icon br because she was the incarnation br of freedom, sang the most br beautiful words of our language, Emmanuel Macron, President of France, via Associated Press.br AP reports that fans lined br the streets outside Birkin's Paris br home to mourn her death.br In recent years, Birkin reportedly suffered from br a number of health issues that prevented her br from performing or making public appearances.