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, but her longstanding support for the far-right and for discrimination against minorities in France showed a constant disdain for human rights instead.
Movies (119)
Bardot
2025
Les Scandaleuses
2024
Godard Cinema
2023
Brigitte Bardot confidentiel
2022
Brigitte Bardot, the rebel
2022
Belmondo: The Incorrigible
2022
Fantômas: A Thoroughly Modern Villain
2022
Deneuve, la reine Catherine
2022
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
2022
Jean-Louis Trintignant - Mystérieux et insaisissable
2022
Mythos Côte d'Azur - Liebe, Luxus, Leidenschaft
2021
Jacques Tati, tombé de la lune
2021
Trintignant by Trintignant
2021
Morceaux de Cannes
2021
Gainsbourg, toute une vie
2021
Hossein, Ronet, Trintignant : Confidences de trois acteurs inoubliables
2021
A Night at the Opera
2020
Citizen Jane Fonda
2020
Beautiful Like a Poem
2020
Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret
2019
Oh Les Filles!
2019
Brigitte Bardot, rebel with a cause
2019
Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit
2018
Hollywood: No Sex, Please!
2018
Lino Ventura, la part intime
2018
She's French
2018
Coming Apart
2017
The Summer of Love
2017
Bardot Amoureuse
2017
Vadim Mister Cool
2016
Bernadette Lafont: And God Created the Free Woman
2016
Spanish Western
2015
Soul Boys of the Western World
2014
The truth about Brigitte Bardot
2014
Bardot, The Misunderstanding
2013
That's Sexploitation!
2013
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012
The Bardot mystery
2012
Bert Stern - Original Madman
2011
Hollywood Invasion
2011
Brunes et Blondes
2010
Lafayette: The Lost Hero
2010
Gainsbourg and His Girls
2010
Brigitte Bardot: The Icon of France
2009
Hollywood sul Tevere
2009
Once Upon a Time… Contempt
2009
Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten
2007
Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess
2006
Mag Bodard, un destin
2005
French Beauty
2005
Brigitte Bardot : Divine B.B.
2004
The Passions of Louis Malle
2003
Celebrity Naked Ambition
2003
Heart of the Festival
2002
De Serge Gainsbourg à Gainsbarre 1958-1991
2000
French Love
1998
Doris Day: It's Magic
1998
Sant'Anna dos Pescadores
1993
Electric Blue 22
1986
Famous T & A
1982
Electric Blue 006
1981
The Twelve Tasks of Asterix
1976
The Edifying and Joyous Story of Colinot
1973
Don Juan or If Don Juan Were a Woman
1973
The Legend of Frenchie King
1971
Rum Runners
1971
The Novices
1970
The Bear and the Doll
1970
The Vixen
1969
Shalako
1968
Spécial Bardot
1968
Spirits of the Dead
1968
Matalon Directs Bardot
1968
Mondo Hollywood
1967
Two Weeks in September
1967
Masculin Féminin
1966
Viva Maria!
1965
Dear Brigitte
1965
Forbidden Temptations
1965
Marie Soleil
1964
Paparazzi
1964
Bardot et Godard
1964
Agent 38-24-36
1964
Contempt
1963
Love on a Pillow
1962
Lykke og krone
1962
A Very Private Affair
1962
Famous Love Affairs
1961
Please, Not Now!
1961
The Truth
1960
It Happened All Night
1960
Testament of Orpheus
1960
Come Dance with Me!
1959
Babette Goes to War
1959
Zwischen Glück und Krone
1959
A Woman Like Satan
1958
Along the Coast
1958
Love Is My Profession
1958
The Night Heaven Fell
1958
La Parisienne
1957
...And God Created Woman
1956
Her Bridal Night
1956
Nero's Mistress
1956
Plucking the Daisy
1956
That Naughty Girl
1956
Helen of Troy
1956
The Light Across the Street
1955
The Grand Manoeuvre
1955
Doctor at Sea
1955
School for Love
1955
Caroline and the Rebels
1955
Night of Love
1954
Act of Love
1953
Royal Affairs in Versailles
1953
His Father's Portrait
1953
Les Dents longues
1953
Manina, the Lighthouse-Keeper's Daughter
1952
Crazy for Love
1952
