Singer, actress and 1960s icon Marianne Faithfull has died at the age of 78. As a singer, Faithfull was best known for her 1964 debut single “As Tears Go By,” and her acclaimed 1979 album, “Broken English.

Marianne Faithfull, whose 1960s turn as a swinging London pop star was succeeded by a striking punk-era artistic rebirth, died Thursday. She was 78.

Faithfull, who famously dated Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger in the 1960s, was nominated for a Grammy for her celebrated seventh album, "Broken English." Marianne Faithfull, the Grammy-nominated singer and actress known for hits like “As Tears Go By” and “This Little Bird,