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Lou Doillon, born on September 4, 1982 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France, is a model, singer and film actor. As of 2026, Lou Doillon is 44 years old. Listed accolades include Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres and Victoires de la Musique – Female artist of the year (2013). The listed height is 175 cm.
My Take
Lou Doillon is one of those rare people who could have coasted entirely on her lineage — daughter of Jane Birkin and director Jacques Doillon, half-sibling of Charlotte Gainsbourg — and nobody would have said a word. Instead she built something genuinely her own. I first got drawn in by her effortless, slightly undone model presence, that tall Parisian slouch that somehow reads as elegantly disheveled, and then she turned around and put out Places (2012), a debut album that felt like late-night confessional folk filtered through French cool. Winning the Victoires de la Musique for Female Artist of the Year in 2013 was well earned — her voice has this unadorned intimacy that gets under your skin without trying. The Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres on top of all that just confirms what you already sensed: she's the real thing, not a famous last name in a nice coat.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Lou Doillon
- Name (Japanese)
- ルー・ドワイヨン
- Reading
- るー・どわいよん
- Born
- September 4, 1982 (age 44)
- Origin
- Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France
- Height
- 175 cm
- Occupation
- model / singer / film actor / recording artist / composer
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Dog
2. Background
Awards & achievements
- Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres
- 2013 Victoires de la Musique – Female artist of the year
3. Links
- Official sitehttps://loudoillon.fr/
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/loudoillon/
- Xhttps://x.com/mlleloudoillon
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lou%20Doillon
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%89%E3%83%AF%E3%82%A4%E3%83%A8%E3%83%B3
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q268940
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Lou Doillon born?
Born September 4, 1982 (age 44).
Where is Lou Doillon from?
Lou Doillon is from Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France.
What does Lou Doillon do?
Lou Doillon works as model, singer, film actor, recording artist, composer.
How tall is Lou Doillon?
Lou Doillon is 175 cm.
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