Brigitte Bardot
Actor
French actress Brigitte Bardot appeared in husband Roger Vadim's 1956 movie And God Created Woman and became a star. Under Vadim's guidance during their marriage (1952-57), Bardot went from a child-woman teen model to an international sex symbol. Throughout the 1960s, her image was that of the blonde and wild -- but innocent -- "sex kitten" of the screen. The image is easier to recall than most of her films, with some exceptions, including The Truth (1960) and Jean-Luc Godard's Contempt (1963). She retired from films in 1974 and has since been involved with various animal rights causes. A popular figure in France, she still makes headlines on occasion.Extra credit: Roger Vadim later married Jane Fonda... Other bombshell movie stars of the 1950s included Sophia Loren and Gina Lollobrigida... Pop songs she recorded in the 1960s with Serge Gainsbourg saw a resurgence in popularity in the 1990s, after Gainsbourg's death in 1991.
Bardot appears with Doris Day in our loop of Critter Defenders.
Four Good Links
The Brigitte Bardot Foundation
Fighting the good fight for animals' rights
Brigitte Bardot Films
Her filmography and more from the Internet Movie Database
Brigitte Bardot
Tribute that includes many photos and a nice bio
Brigitte Bardot at 73
2007 profile of her with than and now photos
Vital Stats
Birth
28 September 1934
(age 73)
Birthplace
Death
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Best Known As
Sexy French star of And God Created Woman

