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Brigitte Bardot Dies at 91 at Her Saint-Tropez Home

Her foundation’s announcement prompted tributes that reflected a screen icon who left fame to champion animal welfare.

FILE - French actress Brigitte Bardot poses with a huge sombrero she brought back from Mexico, as she arrives at Orly Airport in Paris, France, on May 27, 1965. (AP Photo/File)
Brigitte Bardot posa para los fotógrafos en el césped del jardín del Hotel Excelsior en el Lido de Venecia, Italia, el 2 de septiembre de 1958. (AP/ Walter Attenni, Archivo)
La mítica intérprete murió en su residencia de La Madrague, en la Costa Azul. Francia despide a una figura clave del cine, la música y la cultura del siglo XX. (Foto: AFP)
FILE - French film actress Brigitte Bardot and her husband Gunter Sachs pose just before boarding a chartered airplane on their honeymoon in Las Vegas on July 14, 1966. (AP Photo/David F. Smith, File)

Overview

  • The Fondation Brigitte Bardot confirmed her death at 91, and AFP reported she died at La Madrague in Saint-Tropez, with no medical cause disclosed.
  • Bardot became an international star with And God Created Woman (1956) and appeared in roughly 45–50 films with auteurs including Jean‑Luc Godard and Louis Malle.
  • She retired from acting in 1973 at age 39 and founded her namesake foundation in 1986, leading high-profile animal-rights campaigns such as anti-seal hunting.
  • French media noted recent health problems, including a reported October 2025 surgery and earlier hospitalizations, preceding her death.
  • President Emmanuel Macron, cultural figures and animal-protection organizations issued tributes, while coverage also recalled her later-life controversies and convictions for incitement to hatred.