Brigitte Bardot
Biography
Brigitte Anne-Marie Bardot (born 28 September 1934) is a French former fashion model, actress and singer, 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
Acting
1963
asCamille Javal
1966
asBrigitte Bardot (uncredited)
1982
asJeanne (archive footage)
1965
asMaria I
1956
asJuliette Hardy
1968
asGiuseppina (segment "William Wilson")
1956
asAndraste
1960
asSelf (uncredited)
1960
asDominique Marceau
1970
asFelicia
1952
asManina
1971
asLouise 'Frenchie King' Miller
1961
asSophie
2012
as(archive footage)
1968
asCountess Irina Lazaar
1962
asGeneviève Le Theil
1959
asVirginie Dandieu
1958
asYvette Maudet
1958
asUrsula Desfontaines
1956
asAgnès Dumont
1956
asBrigitte Latour
1955
asLucie
1962
asJill
1955
asHélène Colbert
1954
asMiss de Rosille
1957
asBrigitte Laurier
1956
asPoppea
1960
asBrigitte Bardot
1958
asSelf (archive footage)
2013
as
1967
asCecile
1973
asJeanne
1970
asAgnès
1955
asPilar d'Aranda
1969
asClara
2012
asSelf
1959
asBabette
1971
asLinda Larue
2017
as(archive footage)
1958
asEva Marchand
2004
asHerself
2021
asSelf (archive footage)
1952
asJavotte Lemoine, fille d'Augustine, cousine d'Hippolyte
2015
asSelf (archive footage)
2014
asBrigitte Bardot
1998
asSelf
1955
asOlivia Marceau
1968
asSelf
2010
asHerself (archive footage)
1964
asPenelope 'Penny' Lightfeather
1953
asMimi
1955
asSophie Dimater
2025
asNarratrice (Voice)
1973
asArabelle
1964
asSelf
1956
asChouchou
1954
asAnna
2022
asSelf (archive footage)
2022
asSelf (archive footage)
2007
asSelf (archive footage)
1964
as
1965
asBrigitte Bardot
1993
asSelf (archive footage)
1984
as
1981
asSelf (archive footage)
1965
asHerself
2000
asSelf
2016
asSelf (archive footage)
1953
asDominique Dupond-Durand, la demi-sœur de Paul
1968
asSelf
1961
asAgnès Bernauer
1953
asla femme du témoin au mariage
2009
asSelf
2018
asSelf (archive footage)
2011
as(archive footage)
1964
asSelf
2017
as
1986
asHerself (archive footage)
2011
asSelf (archive footage)
1983
asSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
2010
asSelf
2015
asSelf (archive footage)
2018
asSelf - Actress (archive footage)
2020
asSelf (archive footage)
2019
asSelf
2006
asSelf - Actress (archive footage)
2024
asSelf
2010
asSelf - Actress (voice)
2017
asSelf (archive footage)
2003
asSelf - Interviewee
1959
asSelf (archive footage)
asSelf
asSelf (archive footage)
asSelf (arcgive footage)
asSelf
asSelf
asSelf (archive footage)
asSelf (archive footage)
asSelf
asSelf
asSelf
asself
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Production
Crew
Directing
