Brigitte Bardot

About

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...

Known for

The Twelve Tasks of AsterixMovie • 1976Masculin FémininMovie • 1966ContemptMovie • 1963...And God Created WomanMovie • 1956Helen of TroyMovie • 1956ShalakoMovie • 1968The TruthMovie • 1960Spirits of the DeadMovie • 1968Viva Maria!Movie • 1965The AnnuityMovie • 1972Final Cut: Ladies and GentlemenMovie • 2012A Very Private AffairMovie • 1962Testament of OrpheusMovie • 1960The Legend of Frenchie KingMovie • 1971Joe Strummer: The Future Is UnwrittenMovie • 2007Royal Affairs in VersaillesMovie • 1953Love Is My ProfessionMovie • 1958Don Juan or If Don Juan Were a WomanMovie • 1973Manina, the Lighthouse-Keeper's DaughterMovie • 1952Come Dance with Me!Movie • 1959La ParisienneMovie • 1957Love on a PillowMovie • 1962The VixenMovie • 1969The Night Heaven FellMovie • 1958