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Birth Name: Lucy Gordon

Born: 22 May 1980 Died: 20 May 2009

Country of origin: United Kingdom

Height: 5' 7"

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Description: Lucy Gordon (22 May 1980 – 20 May 2009) was an English actress and model. She was born in Oxford, England where she went to Oxford High School. After acquiring nine GCSEs she went on to become 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, it was announced on May 21 2009 that she had been found hanging in her flat in Paris on Lucy Gordon (22 May 1980 – 20 May 2009) was an English actress and model. She was born in Oxford, England where she went to Oxford High School. After acquiring nine GCSEs she went on to become 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, it was announced on May 21 2009 that she had been found hanging in her flat in Paris on 20 May 2009 after committing suicide.

Gordon was born in Oxford, England to Richard and Susan Gordon in 1980. She went to Oxford High School whose alumni included Dame Maggie Smith. 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 and she was bilingual. She moved to Paris after living in New York for several years.

While in the fourth form of Oxford High School she was "spotted" by a 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.

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. 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."

Gordon was found hanging in her Paris flat, on 20 May 2009, two days before her 29th birthday. A French police official said Gordon appeared to have committed suicide by hanging. According to tabloid sources she left two suicide notes before hanging herself in the Paris flat, one detailing her last wishes regarding her estate on one piece of paper and a letter for her parents on another.

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 that "There is no question of foul play. Lucy committed suicide." He spoke after several reports in the press speculating that there may have been foul play.

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