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Brigitte Bardot

Brigitte Bardot

Birthday: 1934-09-28 | Place of Birth: Paris, France

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".

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2020
A Night at the Opera

as    Self (archive footage)

2011
Bert Stern: Original Madman

as    (archive footage)

2010
Lafayette: The Lost Hero

as    Herself (archive footage)

2006
Masculin Féminin

as    Brigitte Bardot (uncredited)

2004
Brigitte Bardot: Divine B.B.

as    Herself

1976
1970
The Bear and the Doll

as    Felicia

1968
Shalako

as    Countess Irina Lazaar

1968
Spirits of the Dead

as    Giuseppina (segment "William Wilson")

1967
Two Weeks in September

as    Cecile

1965
The Love Goddesses

as    (archive footage)

1965
Viva Maria!

as    Maria I

1964
Contempt

as    Camille Javal

1962
Love on a Pillow

as    Geneviève Le Theil

1962
Testament of Orpheus

as    Self (uncredited)

1961
Please, Not Now!

as    Sophie

1959
Come Dance with Me!

as    Virginie Dandieu

1957
La Parisienne

as    Brigitte Laurier

1957
...And God Created Woman

as    Juliette Hardy

1956
Plucking the Daisy

as    Agnès Dumont

1956
That Naughty Girl

as    Brigitte Latour

1956
Her Bridal Night

as    Chouchou

1956
Nero's Mistress

as    Poppea

1955
The Grand Manoeuvre

as    Lucie

1955
Caroline and the Rebels

as    Pilar d'Aranda

1953
Act of Love

as    Mimi