Caroline von Paulus (born 1 March 1959) 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 Serge Gainsbourg (; born Lucien Ginsburg; 2 April 1928 – 2 March 1991) was a French singer-songwriter, actor, composer, and director. Regarded as one of the most important figures in French pop, he was renowned for often provocative rel ...

from 1981 until his death in 1991. Their son Lucien 'Lulu' Gainsbourg was born in 1986.

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

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General Friedrich Paulus and born in

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. Paulus met Gainsbourg in 1980 at L'Elysée Montmartre in Paris and was the subject of his photobook ''Bambou et les poupées''.

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 Mylène Jampanoï (; born Lena Jam-Panoï; 12 July 1980) is a French actress, model, and visual artist. Her first leading role was in the drama film '' The Chinese Botanist's Daughters'' (2006). She subsequently garnered international attention ...

in the film '' Gainsbourg (Vie héroïque)''.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Paulus, Caroline 1959 births Living people French female models French film actresses French people of German descent French people of Vietnamese descent People from Villeneuve-sur-Lot Actresses from Nouvelle-Aquitaine Serge Gainsbourg French women singers 20th-century French actresses French television actresses