Brigitte Bardot
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Sep 28, 1934
- Died
- Dec 28, 2025 (aged 91)
- Place of birth
- Paris, France
- Credits
- 135
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.\n\nBardot 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
The Twelve Tasks of Asterix
1976Movie
Vénus
Contempt
1963Movie
Camille Javal
Masculin Féminin
1966Movie
Brigitte Bardot (uncredited)
...And God Created Woman
1956Movie
Juliette Hardy
The Truth
1960Movie
Dominique Marceau
Spirits of the Dead
1968Movie
Giuseppina (segment "William Wilson")
Filmography
Brigitte Bardot - Le combat en héritage
2026Movie
Self (archive footage)
Bardot
2025Movie
Narrator (voice)
Les Scandaleuses
2024Movie
Self
Godard Cinema
2023Movie
Self (archive footage)
Brigitte Bardot confidentiel
2022Movie
Brigitte Bardot, the rebel
2022Movie
self
Belmondo: The Incorrigible
2022Movie
Fantômas: A Thoroughly Modern Villain
2022Movie
Deneuve, la reine Catherine
2022Movie
Self (archive footage)
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
2022Movie
Self (archive footage)
Jean-Louis Trintignant - Mystérieux et insaisissable
2022Movie
Mythos Côte d'Azur - Liebe, Luxus, Leidenschaft
2021Movie
Jacques Tati, tombé de la lune
2021Movie
Trintignant by Trintignant
2021Movie
Self (archive footage)
Morceaux de Cannes
2021Movie
Gainsbourg, toute une vie
2021Movie
Hossein, Ronet, Trintignant : Confidences de trois acteurs inoubliables
2021Movie
A Night at the Opera
2020Movie
Self (archive footage)
Citizen Jane Fonda
2020Movie
Self (archive footage)
Beautiful Like a Poem
2020Movie
Self (archive footage)
Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret
2019Movie
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Oh Les Filles!
2019Movie
Brigitte Bardot, rebel with a cause
2019Movie
Self
Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit
2018Movie
Self - Actress (archive footage)
Hollywood: No Sex, Please!
2018Movie
Lino Ventura, la part intime
2018Movie
Self (archive footage)
She's French
2018Movie
Coming Apart
2017Movie
(archive footage)
Hollywood-Diven von ihrer erotischen Seite
2017Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Summer of Love
2017Movie
Bardot Amoureuse
2017Movie
Self (archive footage)
Vadim Mister Cool
2016Movie
Self (archive footage)
Bernadette Lafont: And God Created the Free Woman
2016Movie
Spanish Western
2015Movie
Self (archive footage)
Soul Boys of the Western World
2014Movie
The truth about Brigitte Bardot
2014Movie
Brigitte Bardot
Bardot, The Misunderstanding
2013Movie
That's Sexploitation!
2013Movie
Self (archive footage)
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012Movie
(archive footage)
The Bardot mystery
2012Movie
Self
Bert Stern - Original Madman
2011Movie
Hollywood Invasion
2011Movie
Self (archive footage)
Brunes et Blondes
2010Movie
Self
Lafayette: The Lost Hero
2010Movie
Self (archive footage)
Gainsbourg and His Girls
2010Movie
Self - Actress (voice)
Brigitte Bardot: The Icon of France
2009Movie
Hollywood sul Tevere
2009Movie
Once Upon a Time… Contempt
2009Movie
Self
Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten
2007Movie
Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess
2006Movie
Self - Actress (archive footage)
Mag Bodard, un destin
2005Movie
Self (archive footage)
French Beauty
2005Movie
Self
Brigitte Bardot : Divine B.B.
2004Movie
Herself
The Passions of Louis Malle
2003Movie
Self - Interviewee
Celebrity Naked Ambition
2003Movie
Self (archive footage)
Heart of the Festival
2002Movie
Self (archive footage)
De Serge Gainsbourg à Gainsbarre 1958-1991
2000Movie
Self
French Love
1998Movie
Doris Day: It's Magic
1998Movie
Self
Vivement dimanche
1998TV
Self
Sant'Anna dos Pescadores
1993Movie
Self (archive footage)
Seitenblicke
1987TV
self
Sacrée soirée
1987TV
Self
Electric Blue 22
1986Movie
Herself (archive footage)
Champs-Elysées
1982TV
Self, Self (archive footage)
Famous T & A
1982Movie
Jeanne (archive footage)
Electric Blue 006
1981Movie
Self (archive footage)
The Twelve Tasks of Asterix
1976Movie
Vénus
30 millions d'amis
1976TV
Self
Spécial cinéma
1974TV
Self (archive footage)
The Edifying and Joyous Story of Colinot
1973Movie
Arabelle
Don Juan or If Don Juan Were a Woman
1973Movie
Jeanne
The Annuity
1972Movie
Archive
Le Grand Échiquier
1972TV
Self (arcgive footage)
The Legend of Frenchie King
1971Movie
Louise 'Frenchie King' Miller
Rum Runners
1971Movie
Linda Larue
Treffpunkte
1970TV
Self
The Novices
1970Movie
Agnès
The Bear and the Doll
1970Movie
Felicia
The Vixen
1969Movie
Clara
Shalako
1968Movie
Countess Irina Lazaar
Spécial Bardot
1968Movie
Self
Spirits of the Dead
1968Movie
Giuseppina (segment "William Wilson")
Matalon Directs Bardot
1968Movie
Self
Mondo Hollywood
1967Movie
Two Weeks in September
1967Movie
Cecile
Masculin Féminin
1966Movie
Brigitte Bardot (uncredited)
Viva Maria!
1965Movie
Maria I
Dear Brigitte
1965Movie
Brigitte Bardot
Forbidden Temptations
1965Movie
Herself
Marie Soleil
1964Movie
Paparazzi
1964Movie
Self
Bardot et Godard
1964Movie
Self
Agent 38-24-36
1964Movie
Penelope 'Penny' Lightfeather
Report Mainz
1963TV
Self
Contempt
1963Movie
Camille Javal
Love on a Pillow
1962Movie
Geneviève Le Theil
Lykke og krone
1962Movie
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
A Very Private Affair
1962Movie
Jill
Famous Love Affairs
1961Movie
Agnès Bernauer
Please, Not Now!
1961Movie
Sophie
The Truth
1960Movie
Dominique Marceau
It Happened All Night
1960Movie
Brigitte Bardot
Testament of Orpheus
1960Movie
Elle-même (non crédité)
Come Dance with Me!
1959Movie
Virginie Dandieu
Babette Goes to War
1959Movie
Babette
Zwischen Glück und Krone
1959Movie
Self (archive footage)
Discorama
1959TV
Self
A Woman Like Satan
1958Movie
Eva Marchand
Along the Coast
1958Movie
Self (archive footage)
Love Is My Profession
1958Movie
Yvette Maudet
The Night Heaven Fell
1958Movie
Ursula Desfontaines
La Parisienne
1957Movie
Brigitte Laurier
...And God Created Woman
1956Movie
Juliette Hardy
Her Bridal Night
1956Movie
Chouchou
Nero's Mistress
1956Movie
Poppea
Plucking the Daisy
1956Movie
Agnès Dumont
That Naughty Girl
1956Movie
Brigitte Latour
Cinépanorama
1956TV
Self
Helen of Troy
1956Movie
Andraste
The Light Across the Street
1955Movie
Olivia Marceau
The Grand Manoeuvre
1955Movie
Lucie
Doctor at Sea
1955Movie
Helene Colbert
School for Love
1955Movie
Sophie Dimater
Caroline and the Rebels
1955Movie
Pilar d'Aranda
Night of Love
1954Movie
Anna
Reflets de Cannes
1954TV
Self
Act of Love
1953Movie
Mimi
Royal Affairs in Versailles
1953Movie
Miss de Rosille
His Father's Portrait
1953Movie
Dominique Dupond-Durand, la demi-sœur de Paul
Les Dents longues
1953Movie
la femme du témoin au mariage (uncredited)
Manina, the Lighthouse-Keeper's Daughter
1952Movie
Manina
Crazy for Love
1952Movie
Javotte Lemoine, fille d'Augustine, cousine d'Hippolyte
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948TV
Self
Culture Club: Greatest Hits
Movie
Brigitte Bardot