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Brigitte Bardot
Actor

Brigitte Bardot

28 Sep 1934Born
28 Dec 2025Died
91Age at death
77Credits

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.

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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."

Known for

Filmography

  1. TBACulture Club: Greatest HitsFilm: Brigitte Bardot
  2. 2025BardotFilm: Narrator (voice)
  3. 2022Brigitte Bardot confidentielFilm
  4. 2022Belmondo: The IncorrigibleFilm
  5. 2022Fantômas: A Thoroughly Modern VillainFilm
  6. 2022Jean-Louis Trintignant - Mystérieux et insaisissableFilm
  7. 2021Mythos Côte d'Azur - Liebe, Luxus, LeidenschaftFilm
  8. 2021Jacques Tati, tombé de la luneFilm
  9. 2021Morceaux de CannesFilm
  10. 2021Gainsbourg, toute une vieFilm
  11. 2021Hossein, Ronet, Trintignant : Confidences de trois acteurs inoubliablesFilm
  12. 2019Oh Les Filles!Film
  13. 2018Hollywood: No Sex, Please!Film
  14. 2018She's FrenchFilm
  15. 2017Coming ApartFilm: (archive footage)
  16. 2017The Summer of LoveFilm
  17. 2016Bernadette Lafont: And God Created the Free WomanFilm
  18. 2014Soul Boys of the Western WorldFilm
  19. 2014The truth about Brigitte BardotFilm: Brigitte Bardot
  20. 2013Bardot, The MisunderstandingFilm
  21. 2012Final Cut: Ladies and GentlemenFilm: (archive footage)
  22. 2011Bert Stern - Original MadmanFilm
  23. 2009Brigitte Bardot: The Icon of FranceFilm
  24. 2009Hollywood sul TevereFilm
  25. 2007Joe Strummer: The Future Is UnwrittenFilm
  26. 1998French LoveFilm
  27. 1982Famous T & AFilm: Jeanne (archive footage)
  28. 1976The Twelve Tasks of AsterixFilm: Vénus
  29. 1973The Edifying and Joyous Story of ColinotFilm: Arabelle
  30. 1973Don Juan or If Don Juan Were a WomanFilm: Jeanne
  31. 1972The AnnuityFilm: Archive
  32. 1971The Legend of Frenchie KingFilm: Louise 'Frenchie King' Miller
  33. 1971Rum RunnersFilm: Linda Larue
  34. 1970The NovicesFilm: Agnès
  35. 1970The Bear and the DollFilm: Felicia
  36. 1969The VixenFilm: Clara
  37. 1968ShalakoFilm: Countess Irina Lazaar
  38. 1968Spirits of the DeadFilm: Giuseppina (segment "William Wilson")
  39. 1967Mondo HollywoodFilm
  40. 1967Two Weeks in SeptemberFilm: Cecile
  41. 1966Masculin FémininFilm: Brigitte Bardot (uncredited)
  42. 1965Viva Maria!Film: Maria I
  43. 1965Dear BrigitteFilm: Brigitte Bardot
  44. 1964Marie SoleilFilm
  45. 1964Agent 38-24-36Film: Penelope 'Penny' Lightfeather
  46. 1963ContemptFilm: Camille Javal
  47. 1962Love on a PillowFilm: Geneviève Le Theil
  48. 1962A Very Private AffairFilm: Jill
  49. 1961Famous Love AffairsFilm: Agnès Bernauer
  50. 1961Please, Not Now!Film: Sophie
  51. 1960The TruthFilm: Dominique Marceau
  52. 1960It Happened All NightFilm: Brigitte Bardot
  53. 1960Testament of OrpheusFilm: Elle-même (non crédité)
  54. 1959Come Dance with Me!Film: Virginie Dandieu
  55. 1959Babette Goes to WarFilm: Babette
  56. 1958A Woman Like SatanFilm: Eva Marchand
  57. 1958Love Is My ProfessionFilm: Yvette Maudet
  58. 1958The Night Heaven FellFilm: Ursula Desfontaines
  59. 1957La ParisienneFilm: Brigitte Laurier
  60. 1956...And God Created WomanFilm: Juliette Hardy
  61. 1956Her Bridal NightFilm: Chouchou
  62. 1956Nero's MistressFilm: Poppea
  63. 1956Plucking the DaisyFilm: Agnès Dumont
  64. 1956That Naughty GirlFilm: Brigitte Latour
  65. 1956Helen of TroyFilm: Andraste
  66. 1955The Light Across the StreetFilm: Olivia Marceau
  67. 1955The Grand ManoeuvreFilm: Lucie
  68. 1955Doctor at SeaFilm: Helene Colbert
  69. 1955School for LoveFilm: Sophie Dimater
  70. 1955Caroline and the RebelsFilm: Pilar d'Aranda
  71. 1954Night of LoveFilm: Anna
  72. 1953Act of LoveFilm: Mimi
  73. 1953Royal Affairs in VersaillesFilm: Miss de Rosille
  74. 1953His Father's PortraitFilm: Dominique Dupond-Durand, la demi-sœur de Paul
  75. 1953Les Dents longuesFilm: la femme du témoin au mariage (uncredited)
  76. 1952Manina, the Lighthouse-Keeper's DaughterFilm: Manina
  77. 1952Crazy for LoveFilm: Javotte Lemoine, fille d'Augustine, cousine d'Hippolyte

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