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Brigitte Bardot Dies at 91, French Cinema Icon Turned Animal-Rights Champion

Her foundation confirmed her death after recent health problems, underscoring a legacy that shifted from screen stardom to advocacy.

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 announced her death at 91, with no cause disclosed in the statement.
  • AFP-reported accounts said she died at La Madrague, her home in Saint-Tropez, as official details remained limited.
  • Her final months included reported surgery in October 2025 and earlier hospitalizations, including a 2023 respiratory scare.
  • Rising to fame with And God Created Woman (1956) under Roger Vadim, she made about 45–50 films before retiring in 1973.
  • She founded the Brigitte Bardot Foundation in 1986 and led high-profile campaigns such as the 1977 Newfoundland seal protest, while later drawing convictions for incitement to hatred; President Emmanuel Macron praised her as embodying a ‘life of freedom.’