Brigitte Bardot
Acting
Brigitte Anne-Marie Bardot (September 28, 1934 – December 28, 2025) was a French actress, singer, model and animal rights activist. In her early life, Bardot was an aspiring ballet dancer. She started her acting career in 1952 and, after appearing in 16 films, became world-famous due to her role in her then-husband Roger Vadim's controversial film And God Created Woman. She later starred in Jean-Luc Godard's 1963 cult film, Contempt. She was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actress for her role in Louis Malle's 1965 film, Viva Maria!. She caught the attention of French intellectuals. She was the subject of Simone de Beauvoir's 1959 essay, The Lolita Syndrome, which described Bardot as a "locomotive of women's history" and built upon existentialist themes to declare her the first and most liberated woman of post-war France. Bardot retired from the entertainment industry in 1973. During her career in show business Bardot starred in 47 films, performed in numerous musical shows, and recorded 80 songs. She was awarded the Légion d'honneur in 1985 but refused to receive it. After her retirement, Bardot established herself as an animal rights activist, but her longstanding support for the far-right and for discrimination against minorities in France showed a constant disdain for human rights instead.
Known for
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movieBardot
2025
Narrator (voice)
movieDeneuve, la reine Catherine
2022
Self (archive footage)
movieLa TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
2022
Self (archive footage)
movieTrintignant by Trintignant
2021
Self (archive footage)
movieA Night at the Opera
2020
Self (archive footage)
movieBeautiful Like a Poem
2020
Self (archive footage)
movieClaudia Cardinale, la créature du secret
2019
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieJeanne Moreau: Free Spirit
2018
Self - Actress (archive footage)
movieLino Ventura, la part intime
2018
Self (archive footage)
movieComing Apart
2017
(archive footage)
Hollywood-Diven von ihrer erotischen Seite
2017
Self (archive footage)
movieBardot Amoureuse
2017
Self (archive footage)
movieVadim Mister Cool
2016
Self (archive footage)
movieSpanish Western
2015
Self (archive footage)
movieThe truth about Brigitte Bardot
2014
Brigitte Bardot
movieThat's Sexploitation!
2013
Self (archive footage)
movieFinal Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012
(archive footage)
movieHollywood Invasion
2011
Self (archive footage)
movieLafayette: The Lost Hero
2010
Self (archive footage)
movieGainsbourg and His Girls
2010
Self - Actress (voice)
movieGrace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess
2006
Self - Actress (archive footage)
movieMag Bodard, un destin
2005
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Passions of Louis Malle
2003
Self - Interviewee
movieCelebrity Naked Ambition
2003
Self (archive footage)
movieHeart of the Festival
2002
Self (archive footage)
movieSant'Anna dos Pescadores
1993
Self (archive footage)
movieElectric Blue 22
1986
Herself (archive footage)
tvChamps-Elysées
1982
Self / Self (archive footage)
movieFamous T & A
1982
Jeanne (archive footage)
movieElectric Blue 006
1981
Self (archive footage)
tvSpécial cinéma
1974
Self (archive footage)
tvLe Grand Échiquier
1972
Self (arcgive footage)
movieThe Legend of Frenchie King
1971
Louise 'Frenchie King' Miller
movieRum Runners
1971
Linda Larue
movieThe Novices
1970
Agnès
movieThe Vixen
1969
Clara
movieShalako
1968
Countess Irina Lazaar
movieSpirits of the Dead
1968
Giuseppina (segment "William Wilson")
movieMasculin Féminin
1966
Brigitte Bardot (uncredited)
movieViva Maria!
1965
Maria I
movieDear Brigitte
1965
Brigitte Bardot
movieAgent 38-24-36
1964
Penelope 'Penny' Lightfeather
movieContempt
1963
Camille Javal
movieLove on a Pillow
1962
Geneviève Le Theil
movieFamous Love Affairs
1961
Agnès Bernauer
movieThe Truth
1960
Dominique Marceau
movieIt Happened All Night
1960
Brigitte Bardot
movieTestament of Orpheus
1960
Elle-même (non crédité)
movieCome Dance with Me!
1959
Virginie Dandieu
movieBabette Goes to War
1959
Babette
tvDiscorama
1959
Self
movieA Woman Like Satan
1958
Eva Marchand
movieAlong the Coast
1958
Self (archive footage)
movieLove Is My Profession
1958
Yvette Maudet
movieThe Night Heaven Fell
1958
Ursula Desfontaines
movieLa Parisienne
1957
Brigitte Laurier
movie...And God Created Woman
1956
Juliette Hardy
movieHer Bridal Night
1956
Chouchou
movieNero's Mistress
1956
Poppea
moviePlucking the Daisy
1956
Agnès Dumont
movieThat Naughty Girl
1956
Brigitte Latour
movieHelen of Troy
1956
Andraste
movieThe Light Across the Street
1955
Olivia Marceau
movieDoctor at Sea
1955
Helene Colbert
movieSchool for Love
1955
Sophie Dimater
movieCaroline and the Rebels
1955
Pilar d'Aranda
movieRoyal Affairs in Versailles
1953
Miss de Rosille
movieHis Father's Portrait
1953
Dominique Dupond-Durand, la demi-sœur de Paul
movieLes Dents longues
1953
la femme du témoin au mariage (uncredited)
movieCrazy for Love
1952
Javotte Lemoine, fille d'Augustine, cousine d'Hippolyte
movieCulture Club: Greatest Hits
Brigitte Bardot
Sound1
movieCœur bleu
1980
Songs