Brigitte Bardot
Acting
Born: September 28, 1934 · Paris, France
Died: December 28, 2025 (aged 91)
Highest Rated
Biography
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
The Twelve Tasks of Asterix
1976
Contempt
1963
Masculin Féminin
1966
...And God Created Woman
1956
The Truth
1960
Spirits of the Dead
1968
Testament of Orpheus
1960
Viva Maria!
1965
Shalako
1968
Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten
2007
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012
Along the Coast
1958
Photos (12)
Movies (79)
The Twelve Tasks of Asterix
Vénus
Contempt
Camille Javal
...And God Created Woman
Juliette Hardy
Helen of Troy
Andraste
Spirits of the Dead
Giuseppina (segment "William Wilson")
Viva Maria!
Maria I
Masculin Féminin
Brigitte Bardot (uncredited)
Shalako
Countess Irina Lazaar
A Very Private Affair
Jill
Bardot
Narrator (voice)
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
(archive footage)
French Love
1998
The Novices
Agnès
Hollywood: No Sex, Please!
2018
Godard Cinema
2023
Testament of Orpheus
Elle-même (non crédité)
The Truth
Dominique Marceau
Fantômas: A Thoroughly Modern Villain
2022
The Legend of Frenchie King
Louise 'Frenchie King' Miller
La Parisienne
Brigitte Laurier
The Grand Manoeuvre
Lucie
Morceaux de Cannes
2021
Agent 38-24-36
Penelope 'Penny' Lightfeather
School for Love
Sophie Dimater
Plucking the Daisy
Agnès Dumont
Lykke og krone
1962
Manina, the Lighthouse-Keeper's Daughter
Manina
Doctor at Sea
Helene Colbert
Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten
2007
Royal Affairs in Versailles
Miss de Rosille
Caroline and the Rebels
Pilar d'Aranda
Babette Goes to War
Babette
Come Dance with Me!
Virginie Dandieu
Rum Runners
Linda Larue
Belmondo: The Incorrigible
2022
That Naughty Girl
Brigitte Latour
The Vixen
Clara
Bernadette Lafont: And God Created the Free Woman
2016
Coming Apart
(archive footage)
Dear Brigitte
Brigitte Bardot
Famous T & A
Jeanne (archive footage)
Bert Stern - Original Madman
2011
Bardot, The Misunderstanding
2013
It Happened All Night
Brigitte Bardot
Love on a Pillow
Geneviève Le Theil
A Woman Like Satan
Eva Marchand
Please, Not Now!
Sophie
Act of Love
Mimi
The Light Across the Street
Olivia Marceau
Love Is My Profession
Yvette Maudet
The Summer of Love
2017
Hollywood sul Tevere
2009
Two Weeks in September
Cecile
Brigitte Bardot confidentiel
2022
Jacques Tati, tombé de la lune
2021
The truth about Brigitte Bardot
Brigitte Bardot
Citizen Jane Fonda
2020
She's French
2018
Famous Love Affairs
Agnès Bernauer
Jean-Louis Trintignant - Mystérieux et insaisissable
2022
Zwischen Glück und Krone
1959
Oh Les Filles!
2019
Her Bridal Night
Chouchou
Don Juan or If Don Juan Were a Woman
Jeanne
The Night Heaven Fell
Ursula Desfontaines
Nero's Mistress
Poppea
The Bear and the Doll
Felicia
Les Dents longues
la femme du témoin au mariage (uncredited)
Crazy for Love
Javotte Lemoine, fille d'Augustine, cousine d'Hippolyte
The Edifying and Joyous Story of Colinot
Arabelle
Mondo Hollywood
1967
Night of Love
Anna
Brigitte Bardot: The Icon of France
2009
Mythos Côte d'Azur - Liebe, Luxus, Leidenschaft
2021
Marie Soleil
1964
Gainsbourg, toute une vie
2021
Soul Boys of the Western World
2014
His Father's Portrait
Dominique Dupond-Durand, la demi-sœur de Paul
Hossein, Ronet, Trintignant : Confidences de trois acteurs inoubliables
2021
Self / Appearances (51)
Sacrée soirée
Self · 1 eps
Spécial cinéma
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
Vivement dimanche
Self · 1 eps
Champs-Elysées
Self · 1 eps
Champs-Elysées
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · 2 eps
Le Grand Échiquier
Self (arcgive footage) · 1 eps
Discorama
Self · 1 eps
Cinépanorama
Self · 2 eps
30 millions d'amis
Self · 1 eps
Reflets de Cannes
Self · 4 eps
Celebrity Naked Ambition
Self (archive footage)
Heart of the Festival
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Invasion
Self (archive footage)
Beautiful Like a Poem
Self (archive footage)
Trintignant by Trintignant
Self (archive footage)
Brigitte Bardot - Le combat en héritage
Self (archive footage)
Forbidden Temptations
Herself
French Beauty
Self
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
Self (archive footage)
Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess
Self - Actress (archive footage)
Brunes et Blondes
Self
Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit
Self - Actress (archive footage)
Bardot Amoureuse
Self (archive footage)
Spanish Western
Self (archive footage)
The Bardot mystery
Self
Electric Blue 006
Self (archive footage)
Along the Coast
Self (archive footage)
Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Paparazzi
Self
Doris Day: It's Magic
Self
Lino Ventura, la part intime
Self (archive footage)
Spécial Bardot
Self
That's Sexploitation!
Self (archive footage)
Les Scandaleuses
Self
Deneuve, la reine Catherine
Self (archive footage)
A Night at the Opera
Self (archive footage)
The Passions of Louis Malle
Self - Interviewee
Brigitte Bardot : Divine B.B.
Herself
Brigitte Bardot, rebel with a cause
Self
Vadim Mister Cool
Self (archive footage)
Gainsbourg and His Girls
Self - Actress (voice)
Once Upon a Time… Contempt
Self
De Serge Gainsbourg à Gainsbarre 1958-1991
Self
Lafayette: The Lost Hero
Self (archive footage)
Mag Bodard, un destin
Self (archive footage)
Brigitte Bardot, the rebel
self
Bardot et Godard
Self
Electric Blue 22
Herself (archive footage)
Sant'Anna dos Pescadores
Self (archive footage)
Matalon Directs Bardot
Self
