Brigitte Bardot
Acting
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.
TV Shows(13)
Vivement dimanche
Self
1998
Seitenblicke
self
1987
Sacrée Soirée
Self
1987
Champs-Elysées
Self
1982
30 millions d'amis
Self
1976
Spécial cinéma
Self (archive footage)
1974
Le Grand Échiquier
Self (arcgive footage)
1972
Treffpunkte
Self
1970
Report Mainz
Self
1963
Discorama
Self
1959
Cinépanorama
Self
1956
Reflets de Cannes
Self
1954
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
1948
Movies(119)
Bardot
Narrator (voice)
2025
Les Scandaleuses
Self
2024
Godard Cinema
2023
Brigitte Bardot confidentiel
2022
Brigitte Bardot, l'insoumise
self
2022
Belmondo: The Incorrigible
2022
Fantômas: A Thoroughly Modern Villain
2022
Deneuve, la reine Catherine
Self (archive footage)
2022
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
Self (archive footage)
2022
Jean-Louis Trintignant - Mystérieux et insaisissable
2022
Mythos Côte d'Azur - Liebe, Luxus, Leidenschaft
2021
Jacques Tati, tombé de la lune
2021
Trintignant by Trintignant
Self (archive footage)
2021
Morceaux de Cannes
2021
Gainsbourg, toute une vie
2021
Hossein, Ronet, Trintignant : Confidences de trois acteurs inoubliables
2021
A Night at the Opera
Self (archive footage)
2020
Citizen Jane Fonda
2020
Beautiful Like a Poem
Self (archive footage)
2020
Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2019
Oh Les Filles!
2019
Brigitte Bardot, rebel with a cause
Self
2019
Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit
Self - Actress (archive footage)
2018
Hollywood: No Sex, Please!
2018
Lino Ventura, la part intime
Self (archive footage)
2018
Coming Apart
(archive footage)
2017
Hollywood-Diven von ihrer erotischen Seite
Self (archive footage)
2017
The Summer of Love
2017
Bardot Amoureuse
Self (archive footage)
2017
Vadim Mister Cool
Self (archive footage)
2016
Bernadette Lafont: And God Created the Free Woman
2016
Spanish Western
Self (archive footage)
2015
Soul Boys of the Western World
2014
The truth about Brigitte Bardot
Brigitte Bardot
2014
Bardot, The Misunderstanding
2013
That's Sexploitation!
Self (archive footage)
2013
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
(archive footage)
2012
The Bardot mystery
Self
2012
Bert Stern - Original Madman
2011
Hollywood Invasion
Self (archive footage)
2011
Brunes et Blondes
Self
2010
Lafayette: The Lost Hero
Self (archive footage)
2010
Gainsbourg and His Girls
Self - Actress (voice)
2010
Brigitte Bardot: The Icon of France
2009
Hollywood sul Tevere
2009
Once Upon a Time… Contempt
Self
2009
Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten
2007
Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess
Self - Actress (archive footage)
2006
Mag Bodard, un destin
Self (archive footage)
2005
French Beauty
Self
2005
Brigitte Bardot : Divine B.B.
Herself
2004
The Passions of Louis Malle
Self - Interviewee
2003
Celebrity Naked Ambition
Self (archive footage)
2003
Heart of the Festival
Self (archive footage)
2002
De Serge Gainsbourg à Gainsbarre 1958-1991
Self
2000
Doris Day: It's Magic
Self
1998
Sant'Anna dos Pescadores
Self (archive footage)
1993
Electric Blue 22
Herself (archive footage)
1986
Notre Dame de la Croisette
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983
Famous T & A
Jeanne (archive footage)
1982
Electric Blue 006
Self (archive footage)
1981
The Twelve Tasks of Asterix
Vénus
1976
The Edifying and Joyous Story of Colinot
Arabelle
1973
Don Juan or If Don Juan Were a Woman
Jeanne
1973
The Legend of Frenchie King
Louise 'Frenchie King' Miller
1971
Rum Runners
Linda Larue
1971
The Novices
Agnès
1970
The Bear and the Doll
Felicia
1970
The Vixen
Clara
1969
Shalako
Countess Irina Lazaar
1968
Spécial Bardot
Self
1968
Spirits of the Dead
Giuseppina (segment "William Wilson")
1968
Matalon Directs Bardot
Self
1968
Mondo Hollywood
1967
Two Weeks in September
Cecile
1967
Masculin Féminin
Brigitte Bardot (uncredited)
1966
Viva Maria!
Maria I
1965
Dear Brigitte
Brigitte Bardot
1965
Forbidden Temptations
Herself
1965
Marie Soleil
1964
Paparazzi
Self
1964
Bardot et Godard
Self
1964
Agent 38-24-36
Penelope 'Penny' Lightfeather
1964
Contempt
Camille Javal
1963
Love on a Pillow
Geneviève Le Theil
1962
Lykke og krone
1962
A Very Private Affair
Jill
1962
Famous Love Affairs
Agnès Bernauer
1961
Please, Not Now!
Sophie
1961
The Truth
Dominique Marceau
1960
It Happened All Night
Brigitte Bardot
1960
Testament of Orpheus
Elle-même (non crédité)
1960
Come Dance with Me!
Virginie Dandieu
1959
Babette Goes to War
Babette
1959
Zwischen Glück und Krone
1959
A Woman Like Satan
Eva Marchand
1958
Along the Coast
Self (archive footage)
1958
Love Is My Profession
Yvette Maudet
1958
The Night Heaven Fell
Ursula Desfontaines
1958
La Parisienne
Brigitte Laurier
1957
...And God Created Woman
Juliette Hardy
1956
Her Bridal Night
Chouchou
1956
Nero's Mistress
Poppea
1956
Plucking the Daisy
Agnès Dumont
1956
That Naughty Girl
Brigitte Latour
1956
Helen of Troy
Andraste
1956
The Light Across the Street
Olivia Marceau
1955
The Grand Manoeuvre
Lucie
1955
Doctor at Sea
Helene Colbert
1955
School for Love
Sophie Dimater
1955
Caroline and the Rebels
Pilar d'Aranda
1955
Night of Love
Anna
1954
Act of Love
Mimi
1953
Royal Affairs in Versailles
Miss de Rosille
1953
His Father's Portrait
Dominique Dupond-Durand, la demi-sœur de Paul
1953
Les Dents longues
la femme du témoin au mariage (uncredited)
1953
Manina, the Lighthouse-Keeper's Daughter
Manina
1952
Crazy for Love
Javotte Lemoine, fille d'Augustine, cousine d'Hippolyte
1952
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