Brigitte Bardot
Acting
1934-09-28 · Paris, France
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.
Filmography
TheatersBrigitte Bardot - Le combat en héritage
2026 · Movie
Bardot
2025 · Movie
Les Scandaleuses
2024 · Movie
Godard Cinema
2023 · Movie
Brigitte Bardot confidentiel
2022 · Movie
Brigitte Bardot, the rebel
2022 · Movie
Belmondo: The Incorrigible
2022 · Movie
Fantômas: A Thoroughly Modern Villain
2022 · Movie
Deneuve, la reine Catherine
2022 · Movie
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
2022 · Movie
Jean-Louis Trintignant - Mystérieux et insaisissable
2022 · Movie
Mythos Côte d'Azur - Liebe, Luxus, Leidenschaft
2021 · Movie
Jacques Tati, tombé de la lune
2021 · Movie
Trintignant by Trintignant
2021 · Movie
Morceaux de Cannes
2021 · Movie
Gainsbourg, toute une vie
2021 · Movie
Hossein, Ronet, Trintignant : Confidences de trois acteurs inoubliables
2021 · Movie
A Night at the Opera
2020 · Movie
Citizen Jane Fonda
2020 · Movie
Beautiful Like a Poem
2020 · Movie
Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret
2019 · Movie
Oh Les Filles!
2019 · Movie
Brigitte Bardot, rebel with a cause
2019 · Movie
Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit
2018 · Movie
Hollywood: No Sex, Please!
2018 · Movie
Lino Ventura, la part intime
2018 · Movie
She's French
2018 · Movie
Coming Apart
2017 · Movie
Hollywood-Diven von ihrer erotischen Seite
2017 · Movie
The Summer of Love
2017 · Movie
Bardot Amoureuse
2017 · Movie
Vadim Mister Cool
2016 · Movie
Bernadette Lafont: And God Created the Free Woman
2016 · Movie
Spanish Western
2015 · Movie
Soul Boys of the Western World
2014 · Movie
The truth about Brigitte Bardot
2014 · Movie
Bardot, The Misunderstanding
2013 · Movie
That's Sexploitation!
2013 · Movie
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012 · Movie
The Bardot mystery
2012 · Movie
Bert Stern - Original Madman
2011 · Movie
Hollywood Invasion
2011 · Movie
Brunes et Blondes
2010 · Movie
Lafayette: The Lost Hero
2010 · Movie
Gainsbourg and His Girls
2010 · Movie
Brigitte Bardot: The Icon of France
2009 · Movie
Hollywood sul Tevere
2009 · Movie
Once Upon a Time… Contempt
2009 · Movie
Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten
2007 · Movie
Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess
2006 · Movie
Mag Bodard, un destin
2005 · Movie
French Beauty
2005 · Movie
Brigitte Bardot : Divine B.B.
2004 · Movie
The Passions of Louis Malle
2003 · Movie
Celebrity Naked Ambition
2003 · Movie
Heart of the Festival
2002 · Movie
De Serge Gainsbourg à Gainsbarre 1958-1991
2000 · Movie
French Love
1998 · Movie
Doris Day: It's Magic
1998 · Movie
Vivement dimanche
1998 · Series
Sant'Anna dos Pescadores
1993 · Movie
Seitenblicke
1987 · Series
Sacrée soirée
1987 · Series
Electric Blue 22
1986 · Movie
Champs-Elysées
1982 · Series
Famous T & A
1982 · Movie
Electric Blue 006
1981 · Movie
Cœur bleu
1980 · Movie
The Twelve Tasks of Asterix
1976 · Movie
30 millions d'amis
1976 · Series
Spécial cinéma
1974 · Series
The Edifying and Joyous Story of Colinot
1973 · Movie
Don Juan or If Don Juan Were a Woman
1973 · Movie
Le Grand Échiquier
1972 · Series
The Legend of Frenchie King
1971 · Movie
Rum Runners
1971 · Movie
Treffpunkte
1970 · Series
The Novices
1970 · Movie
The Bear and the Doll
1970 · Movie
The Vixen
1969 · Movie
Shalako
1968 · Movie
Spécial Bardot
1968 · Movie
Spirits of the Dead
1968 · Movie
Matalon Directs Bardot
1968 · Movie
Mondo Hollywood
1967 · Movie
Two Weeks in September
1967 · Movie
Masculin Féminin
1966 · Movie
Viva Maria!
1965 · Movie
Dear Brigitte
1965 · Movie
Forbidden Temptations
1965 · Movie
Marie Soleil
1964 · Movie
Paparazzi
1964 · Movie
Bardot et Godard
1964 · Movie
Agent 38-24-36
1964 · Movie
Report Mainz
1963 · Series
Contempt
1963 · Movie
Love on a Pillow
1962 · Movie
Lykke og krone
1962 · Movie
A Very Private Affair
1962 · Movie
Famous Love Affairs
1961 · Movie
Please, Not Now!
1961 · Movie
The Truth
1960 · Movie
It Happened All Night
1960 · Movie
Testament of Orpheus
1960 · Movie
Come Dance with Me!
1959 · Movie
Babette Goes to War
1959 · Movie
Zwischen Glück und Krone
1959 · Movie
Discorama
1959 · Series
A Woman Like Satan
1958 · Movie
Along the Coast
1958 · Movie
Love Is My Profession
1958 · Movie
The Night Heaven Fell
1958 · Movie
La Parisienne
1957 · Movie
...And God Created Woman
1956 · Movie
Her Bridal Night
1956 · Movie
Nero's Mistress
1956 · Movie
Plucking the Daisy
1956 · Movie
That Naughty Girl
1956 · Movie
Cinépanorama
1956 · Series
Helen of Troy
1956 · Movie
The Light Across the Street
1955 · Movie
The Grand Manoeuvre
1955 · Movie
Doctor at Sea
1955 · Movie
School for Love
1955 · Movie
Caroline and the Rebels
1955 · Movie
Night of Love
1954 · Movie
Reflets de Cannes
1954 · Series
Act of Love
1953 · Movie
Royal Affairs in Versailles
1953 · Movie
His Father's Portrait
1953 · Movie
Les Dents longues
1953 · Movie
Manina, the Lighthouse-Keeper's Daughter
1952 · Movie
Crazy for Love
1952 · Movie
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · Series
Culture Club: Greatest Hits
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