Overview
- Her death on December 28 was announced by the Fondation Brigitte Bardot, with spokesperson Bruno Jacquelin confirming she died at her home in the south of France.
- Emmanuel Macron paid tribute, calling Bardot a legend of the century, as figures on the right including Jordan Bardella and Marine Le Pen also lauded her legacy.
- Funeral or memorial arrangements have not yet been set, according to the foundation.
- Bardot became an international star with the 1956 film Et Dieu... créa la femme and appeared in roughly 50 movies before retiring in the early 1970s.
- She devoted the rest of her life to animal protection through her foundation, which reporting says raised about €15 million a year, while her public stances led to multiple hate-speech convictions and close ties to far-right politicians.