Overview
- The Fondation Brigitte Bardot confirmed the death of its founder at age 91, with reports saying she died at La Madrague in Saint-Tropez.
- The foundation says it will manage funeral arrangements at the villa if permitted and will transform the property into a dedicated museum.
- In October and November she was hospitalized in Toulon, and on December 1 she reassured supporters she was recovering and asked for privacy.
- Her image helped redefine postwar culture and everyday fashion, and after quitting cinema in the 1970s she launched her animal-welfare foundation in 1986.
- French leaders issued tributes, with President Emmanuel Macron calling her a symbol of freedom and “a legend of the century.”