Brigitte Bardot
Acting • Born 1934-09-28 – Died 2025-12-28
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.
Filmography
129 credits
Contempt
Movie • 1963
Camille Javal
Masculin Féminin
Movie • 1966
Brigitte Bardot (uncredited)
Famous T & A
Movie • 1982
Jeanne (archive footage)
Viva Maria!
Movie • 1965
Maria I
...And God Created Woman
Movie • 1956
Juliette Hardy
Spirits of the Dead
Movie • 1968
Giuseppina (segment "William Wilson")
Helen of Troy
Movie • 1956
Andraste
Testament of Orpheus
Movie • 1960
Self (uncredited)
The Truth
Movie • 1960
Dominique Marceau
Manina, the Lighthouse-Keeper's Daughter
Movie • 1952
Manina
The Bear and the Doll
Movie • 1970
Felicia
The Legend of Frenchie King
Movie • 1971
Louise 'Frenchie King' Miller
Please, Not Now!
Movie • 1961
Sophie
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
Movie • 2012
(archive footage)
Shalako
Movie • 1968
Countess Irina Lazaar
Love on a Pillow
Movie • 1962
Geneviève Le Theil
Plucking the Daisy
Movie • 1956
Agnès Dumont
Love Is My Profession
Movie • 1958
Yvette Maudet
Come Dance with Me!
Movie • 1959
Virginie Dandieu
That Naughty Girl
Movie • 1956
Brigitte Latour
The Night Heaven Fell
Movie • 1958
Ursula Desfontaines
The Grand Manoeuvre
Movie • 1955
Lucie
A Very Private Affair
Movie • 1962
Jill
Doctor at Sea
Movie • 1955
Helene Colbert
Royal Affairs in Versailles
Movie • 1953
Miss de Rosille
La Parisienne
Movie • 1957
Brigitte Laurier
Nero's Mistress
Movie • 1956
Poppea
It Happened All Night
Movie • 1960
Brigitte Bardot
Along the Coast
Movie • 1958
Self (archive footage)
Bardot, The Misunderstanding
Movie • 2013
Two Weeks in September
Movie • 1967
Cecile
Don Juan or If Don Juan Were a Woman
Movie • 1973
Jeanne
Caroline and the Rebels
Movie • 1955
Pilar d'Aranda
The Novices
Movie • 1970
Agnès
The Vixen
Movie • 1969
Clara
Le Mystère Bardot
Movie • 2012
Self
Babette Goes to War
Movie • 1959
Babette
Rum Runners
Movie • 1971
Linda Larue
Coming Apart
Movie • 2017
(archive footage)
A Woman Like Satan
Movie • 1958
Eva Marchand
Brigitte Bardot : Divine B.B.
Movie • 2004
Herself
Trintignant by Trintignant
Movie • 2021
Self (archive footage)
Crazy for Love
Movie • 1952
Javotte Lemoine, fille d'Augustine, cousine d'Hippolyte
The Emperor's New Clothes
Movie • 2015
Self (archive footage)
The truth about Brigitte Bardot
Movie • 2014
Brigitte Bardot
Doris Day: It's Magic
Movie • 1998
Self
The Light Across the Street
Movie • 1955
Olivia Marceau
Matalon Directs Bardot
Movie • 1968
Self
Lafayette: The Lost Hero
Movie • 2010
Self (archive footage)
Agent 38-24-36
Movie • 1964
Penelope 'Penny' Lightfeather
Act of Love
Movie • 1953
Mimi
School for Love
Movie • 1955
Sophie Dimater
Bardot
Movie • 2025
Narrator (voice)
The Edifying and Joyous Story of Colinot
Movie • 1973
Arabelle
Paparazzi
Movie • 1964
Self
Her Bridal Night
Movie • 1956
Chouchou
Night of Love
Movie • 1954
Anna
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
Movie • 2022
Self (archive footage)
Marie Soleil
Movie • 1964
Dear Brigitte
Movie • 1965
Brigitte Bardot
Sant'Anna dos Pescadores
Movie • 1993
Self (archive footage)
Electric Blue 006
Movie • 1981
Self (archive footage)
Forbidden Temptations
Movie • 1965
Herself
De Serge Gainsbourg à Gainsbarre 1958-1991
Movie • 2000
Self
Vadim Mister Cool
Movie • 2016
Self (archive footage)
His Father's Portrait
Movie • 1953
Dominique Dupond-Durand, la demi-sœur de Paul
Spécial Bardot
Movie • 1968
Self
Famous Love Affairs
Movie • 1961
Agnès Bernauer
Les Dents longues
Movie • 1953
la femme du témoin au mariage (uncredited)
Once Upon a Time… Contempt
Movie • 2009
Self
Lino Ventura, la part intime
Movie • 2018
Self (archive footage)
Bardot et Godard
Movie • 1964
Self
Bardot Amoureuse
Movie • 2017
Self (archive footage)
Electric Blue 22
Movie • 1986
Herself (archive footage)
Hollywood Invasion
Movie • 2011
Self (archive footage)
Notre Dame de la Croisette
Movie • 1983
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Brunes et Blondes
Movie • 2010
Self
Spanish Western
Movie • 2015
Self (archive footage)
Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit
Movie • 2018
Self - Actress (archive footage)
A Night at the Opera
Movie • 2020
Self (archive footage)
Brigitte Bardot, rebel with a cause
Movie • 2019
Self
Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess
Movie • 2006
Self - Actress (archive footage)
Les Scandaleuses
Movie • 2024
Self
Gainsbourg and His Girls
Movie • 2010
Self - Actress (voice)
Hollywood-Diven von ihrer erotischen Seite
Movie • 2017
Self (archive footage)
The Passions of Louis Malle
Movie • 2003
Self - Interviewee
Mag Bodard, un destin
Movie • 2005
Self (archive footage)
French Beauty
Movie • 2005
Self
Beautiful Like a Poem
Movie • 2020
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood: No Sex, Please!
Movie • 2018
The Summer of Love
Movie • 2017
Bernadette Lafont: And God Created the Free Woman
Movie • 2016
Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten
Movie • 2007
Soul Boys of the Western World
Movie • 2014
Godard Cinema
Movie • 2023
Deneuve, la reine Catherine
Movie • 2022
Self (archive footage)
Zwischen Glück und Krone
Movie • 1959
Citizen Jane Fonda
Movie • 2020
Heart of the Festival
Movie • 2002
Self (archive footage)
Jean-Louis Trintignant - Mystérieux et insaisissable
Movie • 2022
Gainsbourg, toute une vie
Movie • 2021
Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret
Movie • 2019
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hollywood sul Tevere
Movie • 2009
Fantômas: A Thoroughly Modern Villain
Movie • 2022
Oh Les Filles!
Movie • 2019
Jacques Tati, tombé de la lune
Movie • 2021
Hossein, Ronet, Trintignant : Confidences de trois acteurs inoubliables
Movie • 2021
Lykke og krone
Movie • 1962
Brigitte Bardot: The Icon of France
Movie • 2009
Belmondo: The Incorrigible
Movie • 2022
Mythos Côte d'Azur - Liebe, Luxus, Leidenschaft
Movie • 2021
Mondo Hollywood
Movie • 1967
Celebrity Naked Ambition
Movie • 2003
Self (archive footage)
Brigitte Bardot confidentiel
Movie • 2022
Brigitte Bardot, l'insoumise
Movie • 2022
self
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV • 1948
Self
Spécial cinéma
TV • 1974
Self (archive footage)
Le Grand Échiquier
TV • 1972
Self (arcgive footage)
Champs-Elysées
TV • 1982
Self
Cinépanorama
TV • 1956
Self
Champs-Elysées
TV • 1982
Self (archive footage)
Treffpunkte
TV • 1970
Self
Discorama
TV • 1959
Self
Vivement dimanche
TV • 1998
Self
Seitenblicke
TV • 1987
self
30 millions d'amis
TV • 1976
Self
Reflets de Cannes
TV • 1954
Self
Report Mainz
TV • 1963
Self
Sacrée Soirée
TV • 1987
Self