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Lucy Gordon (22 May 1980 – 20 May 2009) was an
British
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 Serge Gainsbourg, vie
héroïque; a biopic of singer-songwriter Serge
Gainsbourg. Before the film was released, she was found hanged
in her flat in Paris on 20 May 2009 after committing suicide.[1]
Biography
Early
life
Gordon was born in Oxford,
United Kingdom
to Richard and Susan Gordon in 1980; she has a younger sister,
Kate.[1]
She went to Oxford High School. She
passed nine GCSEs in
1997. She stated in an interview in 1997 that she was continuing
her studies for history, biology and French A-levels.
She spent some of her childhood in France particularly during the
Summer holidays. Lucy was bilingual in French and English.[2]
She moved to Paris after living in New York for several years.[3]
Career
While in the fourth form of Oxford High School she was "spotted"
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.[2]
She was signed to Select modeling 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 starred as the reporter Jennifer Dugan in the 2007 film Spider-Man
3.
Gordon had played the actress and singer Jane Birkin on a biopic of
singer-songwriter Serge Gainsbourg before her death. The
film, entitled Serge Gainsbourg, vie
héroïque was presented at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival and
is due to be released in early 2010. Gordon's father, Richard
Gordon said that she had loved playing her latest role in this film
about Gainsbourg.[4] 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."[1]
Death
French cinematographer Jérôme Alméras[5] found
Gordon hanged in their Paris flat on 20 May 2009.[1][6] A
French police official said Gordon appeared to have committed suicide by hanging.[7] One
police officer was quoted as calling the scene in the flat
"absolutely horrific". Tabloid
newspapers have reported that she left two suicide notes before
hanging herself in the Paris flat; one detailing her last wishes
regarding her estate, the other a letter for her parents.[2]
A neighbour is said to have heard the couple having an argument
before Alméras fell asleep. Michel Haddi, who recently photographed
Gordon for the Italian edition of Vanity Fair, said she had
revealed to him that she was in love with Alméras. Another New York
friend said: "She packed up all her things and moved to Paris a few
months ago. She trusted everyone. She was very sweet and kind."[8] Friends
of Gordon have suggested she was "deeply affected" by a friend’s
recent suicide.[9]
Her father, Richard Gordon, said a post-mortem examination
proved she had died from hanging and that no other marks were found
on her body. He said, "There is no question of foul play. Lucy
committed suicide."[2]
Gordon wrote her will on 19 May 2009. She split her estate
between Almeras, her friends, her parents and her sister.[10]
Filmography
References
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| Persondata |
| NAME |
Gordon, Lucy |
| ALTERNATIVE
NAMES |
|
| SHORT
DESCRIPTION |
English actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH |
1980-05-22 |
| PLACE OF
BIRTH |
Oxford, England |
| DATE OF DEATH |
2009-05-20 |
| PLACE OF
DEATH |
Paris, France |
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