
Brigitte Bardot
Born: 1934-09-28
Place of Birth: Paris, France
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. During the 1990s, she became controversial due to her criticism of immigration, Islamization and Islam in France, and has been fined five times for "inciting racial hatred".
Known For

Spirits of the Dead

Dear Brigitte

Shalako

Viva Maria!

La Parisienne

...And God Created Woman

A Very Private Affair

Contempt

French Beauty

Paparazzi

Bardot

Rum Runners

Night of Love

Helen of Troy

Spécial Bardot

The Novices

Masculin Féminin

Forbidden Temptations

Les Scandaleuses

The Truth

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

Brigitte Bardot, rebel with a cause

De Serge Gainsbourg à Gainsbarre 1958-1991

Please, Not Now!

Hollywood: No Sex, Please!

The Legend of Frenchie King

Brunes et Blondes

A Woman Like Satan

Love Is My Profession

Bardot Amoureuse

Manina, the Lighthouse-Keeper's Daughter

Coming Apart

Don Juan or If Don Juan Were a Woman

The Vixen

Testament of Orpheus

The Bear and the Doll

Agent 38-24-36

The Light Across the Street

Hollywood Invasion

Come Dance with Me!

Royal Affairs in Versailles

School for Love

Doctor at Sea

Babette Goes to War

Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit

Famous Love Affairs

Nero's Mistress

The Night Heaven Fell

Famous T & A

Two Weeks in September

The Grand Manoeuvre

That Naughty Girl

Spanish Western

Crazy for Love

Love on a Pillow

The Edifying and Joyous Story of Colinot

Lafayette: The Lost Hero

The Love Goddesses

Act of Love

Electric Blue 006

Les Dents longues

Gainsbourg and His Girls

La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président

Trintignant by Trintignant

Caroline and the Rebels

Brigitte Bardot, la vérité de BB

Plucking the Daisy

It Happened All Night

Liam Gallagher: Knebworth 22

Lino Ventura, la part intime

Vadim Mister Cool

Notre Dame de la Croisette

Her Bridal Night

Bardot et Godard

Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess

Bardot, The Misunderstanding

Once Upon a Time… Contempt

Sant'Anna dos Pescadores

A Night at the Opera

Along the Coast

The Emperor's New Clothes

Brigitte Bardot: Divine B.B.

His Father's Portrait

Doris Day: It's Magic

Mag Bodard, un destin

Le mystère Bardot

Marie Soleil

Electric Blue 22

Matalon Directs Bardot
