Brigitte Bardot
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 longstanding support for the far-right and for discrimination against minorities in France showed a constant disdain for human rights instead.
Acting
Movie
The Twelve Tasks of Asterix
as Vénus
1976
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Contempt
as Camille Javal
1963
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Masculin Féminin
as Brigitte Bardot (uncredited)
1966
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...And God Created Woman
as Juliette Hardy
1956
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The Truth
as Dominique Marceau
1960
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Spirits of the Dead
as Giuseppina (segment "William Wilson")
1968
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Testament of Orpheus
as Elle-même (non crédité)
1960
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Viva Maria!
as Maria I
1965
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Shalako
as Countess Irina Lazaar
1968
Movie
Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten
2007
Movie
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
as (archive footage)
2012
Movie
Along the Coast
as Self (archive footage)
1958
Movie
Love Is My Profession
as Yvette Maudet
1958
Movie
Helen of Troy
as Andraste
1956
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The Legend of Frenchie King
as Louise 'Frenchie King' Miller
1971
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Rum Runners
as Linda Larue
1971
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Crazy for Love
as Javotte Lemoine, fille d'Augustine, cousine d'Hippolyte
1952
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Love on a Pillow
as Geneviève Le Theil
1962
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The Grand Manoeuvre
as Lucie
1955
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Don Juan or If Don Juan Were a Woman
as Jeanne
1973
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A Very Private Affair
as Jill
1962
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Babette Goes to War
as Babette
1959
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Please, Not Now!
as Sophie
1961
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Manina, the Lighthouse-Keeper's Daughter
as Manina
1952
