Overview
- Fondation Brigitte Bardot announced her death at 91 in Saint-Tropez and did not disclose the time or medical cause.
- Recent months saw repeated hospitalizations, including an October operation and a November stay in a Toulon clinic, according to regional reports.
- Rising to global fame in the 1950s, she appeared in more than 50 films, including And God Created Woman, The Truth and Contempt, working with directors such as Jean‑Luc Godard and Louis Malle.
- In the early 1970s she left acting to focus on animal welfare, later founding her namesake charity and financing shelters by selling personal assets.
- Her later years were marked by convictions over racist remarks, while President Emmanuel Macron paid tribute to her legacy; survivors include husband Bernard d'Ormale and son Nicolas‑Jacques Charrier.