Brigitte Bardot
Known for: Acting
Born: September 28, 1934
Died: December 28, 2025
Place of birth: Paris, France
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.
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Filmography
122 movies · 13 TV shows, newest first
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Brigitte Bardot - Le combat en héritage
2026
8.3
Bardot
2025
8.5
Les Scandaleuses
2024
5.6
Godard Cinema
2023
NR
Brigitte Bardot confidentiel
2022
4.0
Brigitte Bardot, the rebel
2022
8.2
Belmondo: The Incorrigible
2022
7.1
Fantômas: A Thoroughly Modern Villain
2022
7.6
Deneuve, la reine Catherine
2022
7.2
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
2022
6.0
Jean-Louis Trintignant - Mystérieux et insaisissable
2022
7.5
Mythos Côte d'Azur - Liebe, Luxus, Leidenschaft
2021
7.3
Jacques Tati, tombé de la lune
2021
6.8
Trintignant by Trintignant
2021
2.0
Morceaux de Cannes
2021
9.0
Gainsbourg, toute une vie
2021
NR
Hossein, Ronet, Trintignant : Confidences de trois acteurs inoubliables
2021
6.1
A Night at the Opera
2020
7.2
Citizen Jane Fonda
2020
NR
Beautiful Like a Poem
2020
7.3
Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret
2019
7.4
Oh Les Filles!
2019
7.9
Brigitte Bardot, rebel with a cause
2019
7.0
Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit
2018
5.5
Hollywood: No Sex, Please!
2018
7.9
Lino Ventura, la part intime
2018
NR
She's French
2018
NR
Coming Apart
2017NR
Hollywood-Diven von ihrer erotischen Seite
2017
7.2
The Summer of Love
2017
9.5
Bardot Amoureuse
2017
5.9
Vadim Mister Cool
2016
6.5
Bernadette Lafont: And God Created the Free Woman
2016
6.4
Spanish Western
2015
5.8
Soul Boys of the Western World
2014
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The truth about Brigitte Bardot
2014
7.3
Bardot, The Misunderstanding
2013
5.9
That's Sexploitation!
2013
7.5
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012
10.0
The Bardot mystery
2012
7.6
Bert Stern - Original Madman
2011
6.0
Hollywood Invasion
2011
NR
Brunes et Blondes
2010
10.0
Lafayette: The Lost Hero
2010
4.1
Gainsbourg and His Girls
2010
NR
Brigitte Bardot: The Icon of France
2009
NR
Hollywood sul Tevere
2009
8.0
Once Upon a Time… Contempt
2009
7.3
Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten
2007
7.2
Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess
2006
NR
Mag Bodard, un destin
2005
10.0
French Beauty
2005
5.5
Brigitte Bardot : Divine B.B.
2004
10.0
The Passions of Louis Malle
2003
5.3
Celebrity Naked Ambition
2003
6.7
Heart of the Festival
2002
9.5
De Serge Gainsbourg à Gainsbarre 1958-1991
2000
NR
French Love
1998
NR
Doris Day: It's Magic
1998
3.6
Vivement dimanche
1998
NR
Sant'Anna dos Pescadores
19938.0
Seitenblicke
1987
5.7
Sacrée soirée
1987
3.0
Electric Blue 22
1986
6.8
Champs-Elysées
1982
5.5
Famous T & A
1982
7.0
Electric Blue 006
1981
7.3
Cœur bleu
1980
7.3
The Twelve Tasks of Asterix
1976
6.2
30 millions d'amis
1976
9.5
Spécial cinéma
1974
4.9
The Edifying and Joyous Story of Colinot
1973
4.6
Don Juan or If Don Juan Were a Woman
1973
8.0
Le Grand Échiquier
1972
5.6
The Legend of Frenchie King
1971
4.7
Rum Runners
1971NR
Treffpunkte
1970
4.8
The Novices
1970
6.2
The Bear and the Doll
1970
5.4
The Vixen
1969
5.6
Shalako
1968
8.5
Spécial Bardot
1968
6.2
Spirits of the Dead
1968
NR
Matalon Directs Bardot
1968
6.7
Mondo Hollywood
1967
5.0
Two Weeks in September
1967
7.2
Masculin Féminin
1966
6.0
Viva Maria!
1965
6.4
Dear Brigitte
1965
9.0
Forbidden Temptations
1965
10.0
Marie Soleil
1964
6.5
Paparazzi
1964
6.4
Bardot et Godard
1964
5.7
Agent 38-24-36
1964NR
Report Mainz
1963
7.0
Contempt
1963
5.8
Love on a Pillow
1962
9.0
Lykke og krone
1962
5.1
A Very Private Affair
1962
4.4
Famous Love Affairs
1961
5.1
Please, Not Now!
1961
7.6
The Truth
1960
5.3
It Happened All Night
1960
7.6
Testament of Orpheus
1960
6.1
Come Dance with Me!
1959
5.6
Babette Goes to War
1959
10.0
Zwischen Glück und Krone
1959
8.0
Discorama
1959
5.4
A Woman Like Satan
1958
7.3
Along the Coast
1958
6.3
Love Is My Profession
1958
5.0
The Night Heaven Fell
1958
5.7
La Parisienne
1957
6.1
...And God Created Woman
1956
5.7
Her Bridal Night
1956
5.9
Nero's Mistress
1956
6.3
Plucking the Daisy
1956
5.9
That Naughty Girl
1956
8.7
Cinépanorama
1956
6.3
Helen of Troy
1956
6.1
The Light Across the Street
1955
6.1
The Grand Manoeuvre
1955
5.8
Doctor at Sea
1955
5.1
School for Love
1955
6.5
Caroline and the Rebels
1955
6.5
Night of Love
1954
5.0
Reflets de Cannes
1954
6.9
Act of Love
1953
6.7
Royal Affairs in Versailles
1953
6.4
His Father's Portrait
1953
5.8
Les Dents longues
1953
5.4
Manina, the Lighthouse-Keeper's Daughter
1952
6.3
Crazy for Love
1952
6.8
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
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