Overview
- Her foundation announced she died Sunday morning at her La Madrague residence in Saint‑Tropez at age 91, in a statement relayed to AFP.
- France’s leadership praised her cultural impact and independence of spirit, with messages from Emmanuel Macron, Rachida Dati, Yaël Braun‑Pivet and Gabriel Attal.
- Animal‑protection groups such as the SPA and PETA highlighted her decades of activism following her 1973 exit from cinema and the creation of her foundation in 1986.
- Coverage also revisited her political stances, including long‑standing proximity to figures in the Le Pen circle and five convictions for incitement to racial hatred.
- International outlets from the New York Times to the BBC framed her as a global icon whose influence on film and animal welfare coexisted with a polarizing public persona, as recent reports noted her October surgery and return to Saint‑Tropez.