
Person
Brigitte Bardot
Acting
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Sep 28, 1934
- Died
- Dec 28, 2025
- From
- Paris, France
Brigitte Anne-Marie Bardot (September 28, 1934 – December 28, 2025) was a French actress, singer, model and animal rights activist. In her early life, Bardot was an aspiring ballet dancer. She started her acting career in 1952 and, after appearing in 16 films, became world-famous due to her role in her then-husband Roger Vadim's controversial film And God Created Woman. She later starred in Jean-Luc Godard's 1963 cult film, Contempt. She was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actress for her role in Louis Malle's 1965 film, Viva Maria!. She caught the attention of French intellectuals. She was the subject of Simone de Beauvoir's 1959 essay, The Lolita Syndrome, which described Bardot as a \"locomotive of women's history\" and built upon existentialist themes to declare her the first and most liberated woman of post-war France.\n\nBardot retired from the entertainment industry in 1973. During her career in show business Bardot starred in 47 films, performed in numerous musical shows, and recorded 80 songs. She was awarded the Légion d'honneur in 1985 but refused to receive it. After her retirement, Bardot established herself as an animal rights activist, but her longstanding support for the far-right and for discrimination against minorities in France showed a constant disdain for human rights instead."
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The Twelve Tasks of Asterix

Contempt

Masculin Féminin

...And God Created Woman

The Truth

Spirits of the Dead

The Annuity

Testament of Orpheus

Viva Maria!

Shalako

Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

Along the Coast

Love Is My Profession

Helen of Troy

The Legend of Frenchie King

Crazy for Love

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