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