Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1934-09-28
Day of Death
2025-12-28
Place of Birth
Paris, France
Brigitte Bardot
Biography
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. Bardot 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.
Filmography (119)
Bardot
2025
Les Scandaleuses
2024
Godard Cinema
2023
Brigitte Bardot confidentiel
2022
Brigitte Bardot, the rebel
2022
Belmondo: The Incorrigible
2022
Fantômas: A Thoroughly Modern Villain
2022
Deneuve, la reine Catherine
2022
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
2022
Jean-Louis Trintignant - Mystérieux et insaisissable
2022
Mythos Côte d'Azur - Liebe, Luxus, Leidenschaft
2021
Jacques Tati, tombé de la lune
2021
Trintignant by Trintignant
2021
Morceaux de Cannes
2021
