Brigitte Bardot
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".
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Movies (43)
Bardot
as Narrator (voice)
2025
Les Scandaleuses
as Self
2024
Liam Gallagher: Knebworth 22
as Self (archive footage)
2022
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
as Self (archive footage)
2022
Trintignant by Trintignant
as Self (archive footage)
2021
A Night at the Opera
as Self (archive footage)
2020
Beautiful Like a Poem
as Self (archive footage)
2020
Brigitte Bardot, rebel with a cause
as Self
2019
Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit
as Self - Actress (archive footage)
2018
Hollywood: No Sex, Please!
2018
Lino Ventura, la part intime
as Self (archive footage)
2018
Coming Apart
as (archive footage)
2017
Hollywood-Diven von ihrer erotischen Seite
as Self (archive footage)
2017
Bardot Amoureuse
as Self (archive footage)
2017
Vadim Mister Cool
as Self (archive footage)
2016
Spanish Western
as Self (archive footage)
2015
The Emperor's New Clothes
as Self (archive footage)
2015
Brigitte Bardot, la vérité de BB
as Brigitte Bardot
2014
Bardot, The Misunderstanding
2013
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
as (archive footage)
2012
Le mystère Bardot
as Self
2012
Hollywood Invasion
as Self (archive footage)
2011
Brunes et Blondes
as Self
2010
Lafayette: The Lost Hero
as Self (archive footage)
2010
Gainsbourg and His Girls
as Self - Actress (voice)
2010
Once Upon a Time… Contempt
as Self
2009
Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess
as Self - Actress (archive footage)
2006
Mag Bodard, un destin
as Self (archive footage)
2005
French Beauty
as Self
2005
Brigitte Bardot: Divine B.B.
as Herself
2004
The Passions of Louis Malle
as Self - Interviewee
2003
De Serge Gainsbourg à Gainsbarre 1958-1991
as Self
2000
Doris Day: It's Magic
as Self
1998
Sant'Anna dos Pescadores
as Self (archive footage)
1993
Electric Blue 22
as Herself (archive footage)
1986
Notre Dame de la Croisette
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983
Famous T & A
as Jeanne (archive footage)
1982
Electric Blue 006
as Self (archive footage)
1981
Cœur bleu
Songs (Sound)
1980
The Edifying and Joyous Story of Colinot
as Arabelle
1973
Don Juan or If Don Juan Were a Woman
as Jeanne
1973
The Legend of Frenchie King
as Louise 'Frenchie King' Miller
1971
Rum Runners
as Linda Larue
1971
