Overview
- The Fondation Brigitte Bardot announced her death on December 28, with AFP reporting it occurred at La Madrague, her home in Saint-Tropez.
- No official cause has been disclosed, though coverage notes recent hospitalizations and a reported October surgery for a serious illness.
- Her breakthrough came with 1956’s And God Created Woman, launching a career of roughly 45–50 films alongside recordings including work with Serge Gainsbourg.
- She retired from acting in 1973 at age 39 and founded her namesake foundation in 1986, leading high-profile animal-welfare campaigns such as against the seal hunt.
- Reactions included President Emmanuel Macron hailing “a life of freedom,” as retrospectives also recalled her legal convictions over hate-related speech and alignment with far-right figures.