Caroline Paulus
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{{short description|French actress, fashion model and singer (born 1959)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Caroline von Paulus
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1959|03|01}}
| birth_place = Villeneuve-sur-Lot, France
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| occupation = {{hlist|Actress|fashion model|singer}}
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| partner = Serge Gainsbourg
({{abbr|c.|cohabited}} 1980; {{abbr|d.|died}} 1991)
| children = 1
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Caroline von Paulus (born 1 March 1959){{cite web |title=Les Inrocks – Gainsbourg et Bambou: Le vieil homme et la mère |url=http://www.lesinrocks.com/2001/04/13/musique/gainsbourg-et-bambou-le-vieil-homme-et-la-mere-11218951/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141023201952/http://www.lesinrocks.com/2001/04/13/musique/gainsbourg-et-bambou-le-vieil-homme-et-la-mere-11218951/ |archive-date=23 October 2014 |accessdate=27 March 2015 |work=Les Inrocks}} is a French actress, fashion model and singer, better known by her stage name Bambou. She was the partner of the French singer Serge Gainsbourg from 1981 until his death in 1991. Their son Lucien 'Lulu' Gainsbourg was born in 1986.{{cn|date=May 2021}}
Biography
Paulus started her career in 1979 with the film called Enfant secret, L. Other films and TV series that she appeared in were L'Homme sandwich, La Fin de la nuit, and 74 km avec elle.
Her father was a nephew of German World War II General Friedrich Paulus{{dubious|date=August 2017}} and born in Vietnam.{{dubious|date=August 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://www.purepeople.com/article/bambou-la-derniere-compagne-de-gainsbourg-devoile-ses-blessures-de-famille_a66795/1|title=Bambou, la dernière compagne de Gainsbourg, dévoile ses blessures de famille|publisher=Pure People – Vogue|date=28 October 2010 |accessdate=7 January 2012}}{{unreliable source|date=August 2017}}
Paulus met Gainsbourg in 1980 at L'Elysée Montmartre in Paris and was the subject of his photobook Bambou et les poupées.{{cn|date=May 2021}}
In popular culture
Paulus was a fixture in the music and fashion scene during much of the 1980s. She was portrayed by actress Mylène Jampanoï in the film Gainsbourg (Vie héroïque).
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0902801|Bambou}}
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Category:French film actresses
Category:French people of German descent
Category:French people of Vietnamese descent
Category:People from Villeneuve-sur-Lot
Category:Actresses from Nouvelle-Aquitaine