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Brigitte Bardot

Brigitte Bardot

Actor · Born 1934-09-28 · Paris, France

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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 longstandin…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. The Twelve Tasks of Asterix (1976) — Vénus
  2. Contempt (1963) — Camille Javal
  3. Masculin Féminin (1966) — Brigitte Bardot (uncredited)
  4. ...And God Created Woman (1956) — Juliette Hardy
  5. The Truth (1960) — Dominique Marceau
  6. Spirits of the Dead (1968) — Giuseppina (segment "William Wilson")
  7. Testament of Orpheus (1960) — Elle-même (non crédité)
  8. Viva Maria! (1965) — Maria I
  9. Shalako (1968) — Countess Irina Lazaar
  10. Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten (2007)
  11. Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012) — (archive footage)
  12. Along the Coast (1958) — Self (archive footage)
  13. Love Is My Profession (1958) — Yvette Maudet
  14. Helen of Troy (1956) — Andraste
  15. The Legend of Frenchie King (1971) — Louise 'Frenchie King' Miller
  16. Rum Runners (1971) — Linda Larue
  17. Crazy for Love (1952) — Javotte Lemoine, fille d'Augustine, cousine d'Hippolyte
  18. Love on a Pillow (1962) — Geneviève Le Theil
  19. The Grand Manoeuvre (1955) — Lucie
  20. A Very Private Affair (1962) — Jill
  21. Don Juan or If Don Juan Were a Woman (1973) — Jeanne
  22. Babette Goes to War (1959) — Babette
  23. Please, Not Now! (1961) — Sophie
  24. Manina, the Lighthouse-Keeper's Daughter (1952) — Manina
  25. Royal Affairs in Versailles (1953) — Miss de Rosille
  26. La Parisienne (1957) — Brigitte Laurier
  27. Nero's Mistress (1956) — Poppea
  28. Agent 38-24-36 (1964) — Penelope 'Penny' Lightfeather
  29. Dear Brigitte (1965) — Brigitte Bardot
  30. Come Dance with Me! (1959) — Virginie Dandieu
  31. That Naughty Girl (1956) — Brigitte Latour
  32. Doctor at Sea (1955) — Helene Colbert
  33. Soul Boys of the Western World (2014)
  34. That's Sexploitation! (2013) — Self (archive footage)
  35. The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) — Self
  36. Plucking the Daisy (1956) — Agnès Dumont
  37. The Vixen (1969) — Clara
  38. The Night Heaven Fell (1958) — Ursula Desfontaines
  39. School for Love (1955) — Sophie Dimater
  40. Paparazzi (1964) — Self