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, but her longstanding support for the far-right and for discrimination against minorities in France showed a constant disdain for human rights instead.
Filmography
Bardot
as Narrator (voice)
Bardot
as Narrator (voice)
Les Scandaleuses
as Self
Les Scandaleuses
as Self
Godard Cinema
Godard Cinema
Brigitte Bardot confidentiel
Brigitte Bardot confidentiel
Brigitte Bardot, the rebel
as self
Brigitte Bardot, the rebel
as self
Belmondo: The Incorrigible
Belmondo: The Incorrigible
Fantômas: A Thoroughly Modern Villain
Fantômas: A Thoroughly Modern Villain
Deneuve, la reine Catherine
as Self (archive footage)
Deneuve, la reine Catherine
as Self (archive footage)
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
as Self (archive footage)
La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
as Self (archive footage)
Jean-Louis Trintignant - Mystérieux et insaisissable
Jean-Louis Trintignant - Mystérieux et insaisissable
Mythos Côte d'Azur - Liebe, Luxus, Leidenschaft
Mythos Côte d'Azur - Liebe, Luxus, Leidenschaft
Jacques Tati, tombé de la lune
Jacques Tati, tombé de la lune
Trintignant by Trintignant
as Self (archive footage)
Trintignant by Trintignant
as Self (archive footage)
Morceaux de Cannes
Morceaux de Cannes
Gainsbourg, toute une vie
Gainsbourg, toute une vie
Hossein, Ronet, Trintignant : Confidences de trois acteurs inoubliables
Hossein, Ronet, Trintignant : Confidences de trois acteurs inoubliables
A Night at the Opera
as Self (archive footage)
A Night at the Opera
as Self (archive footage)
Citizen Jane Fonda
Citizen Jane Fonda
Beautiful Like a Poem
as Self (archive footage)
Beautiful Like a Poem
as Self (archive footage)
Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Oh Les Filles!
Oh Les Filles!
Brigitte Bardot, rebel with a cause
as Self
Brigitte Bardot, rebel with a cause
as Self
Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit
as Self - Actress (archive footage)
Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit
as Self - Actress (archive footage)
Hollywood: No Sex, Please!
Hollywood: No Sex, Please!
Lino Ventura, la part intime
as Self (archive footage)
Lino Ventura, la part intime
as Self (archive footage)
She's French
She's French
Coming Apart
as (archive footage)
Coming Apart
as (archive footage)
Hollywood-Diven von ihrer erotischen Seite
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood-Diven von ihrer erotischen Seite
as Self (archive footage)
The Summer of Love
The Summer of Love
Bardot Amoureuse
as Self (archive footage)
Bardot Amoureuse
as Self (archive footage)
Vadim Mister Cool
as Self (archive footage)
Vadim Mister Cool
as Self (archive footage)
Bernadette Lafont: And God Created the Free Woman
Bernadette Lafont: And God Created the Free Woman
Spanish Western
as Self (archive footage)
Spanish Western
as Self (archive footage)
Soul Boys of the Western World
Soul Boys of the Western World
The truth about Brigitte Bardot
as Brigitte Bardot
The truth about Brigitte Bardot
as Brigitte Bardot
Bardot, The Misunderstanding
Bardot, The Misunderstanding
That's Sexploitation!
as Self (archive footage)
That's Sexploitation!
as Self (archive footage)
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
as (archive footage)
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
as (archive footage)
The Bardot mystery
as Self
The Bardot mystery
as Self
Bert Stern - Original Madman
Bert Stern - Original Madman
Hollywood Invasion
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Invasion
as Self (archive footage)
Brunes et Blondes
as Self
Brunes et Blondes
as Self
Lafayette: The Lost Hero
as Self (archive footage)
Lafayette: The Lost Hero
as Self (archive footage)
Gainsbourg and His Girls
as Self - Actress (voice)
Gainsbourg and His Girls
as Self - Actress (voice)
Brigitte Bardot: The Icon of France
Brigitte Bardot: The Icon of France
Hollywood sul Tevere
Hollywood sul Tevere
Once Upon a Time… Contempt
as Self
Once Upon a Time… Contempt
as Self
Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten
Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten
Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess
as Self - Actress (archive footage)
Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess
as Self - Actress (archive footage)
Mag Bodard, un destin
as Self (archive footage)
Mag Bodard, un destin
as Self (archive footage)
French Beauty
as Self
French Beauty
as Self
Brigitte Bardot : Divine B.B.
as Herself
Brigitte Bardot : Divine B.B.
as Herself
The Passions of Louis Malle
as Self - Interviewee
The Passions of Louis Malle
as Self - Interviewee
Celebrity Naked Ambition
as Self (archive footage)
Celebrity Naked Ambition
as Self (archive footage)
Heart of the Festival
as Self (archive footage)
Heart of the Festival
as Self (archive footage)
De Serge Gainsbourg à Gainsbarre 1958-1991
as Self
De Serge Gainsbourg à Gainsbarre 1958-1991
as Self
French Love
French Love
Doris Day: It's Magic
as Self
Doris Day: It's Magic
as Self
Sant'Anna dos Pescadores
as Self (archive footage)
Sant'Anna dos Pescadores
as Self (archive footage)
Electric Blue 22
as Herself (archive footage)
Electric Blue 22
as Herself (archive footage)
Famous T & A
as Jeanne (archive footage)
Famous T & A
as Jeanne (archive footage)
Electric Blue 006
as Self (archive footage)
Electric Blue 006
as Self (archive footage)
The Twelve Tasks of Asterix
as Vénus
The Twelve Tasks of Asterix
as Vénus
The Edifying and Joyous Story of Colinot
as Arabelle
The Edifying and Joyous Story of Colinot
as Arabelle
Don Juan or If Don Juan Were a Woman
as Jeanne
Don Juan or If Don Juan Were a Woman
as Jeanne
The Legend of Frenchie King
as Louise 'Frenchie King' Miller
The Legend of Frenchie King
as Louise 'Frenchie King' Miller
Rum Runners
as Linda Larue
Rum Runners
as Linda Larue
The Novices
as Agnès
The Novices
as Agnès
The Bear and the Doll
as Felicia
The Bear and the Doll
as Felicia
The Vixen
as Clara
The Vixen
as Clara
Shalako
as Countess Irina Lazaar
Shalako
as Countess Irina Lazaar
Spécial Bardot
as Self
Spécial Bardot
as Self
Spirits of the Dead
as Giuseppina (segment "William Wilson")
Spirits of the Dead
as Giuseppina (segment "William Wilson")
Matalon Directs Bardot
as Self
Matalon Directs Bardot
as Self
Mondo Hollywood
Mondo Hollywood
Two Weeks in September
as Cecile
Two Weeks in September
as Cecile
Masculin Féminin
as Brigitte Bardot (uncredited)
Masculin Féminin
as Brigitte Bardot (uncredited)
Viva Maria!
as Maria I
Viva Maria!
as Maria I
Dear Brigitte
as Brigitte Bardot
Dear Brigitte
as Brigitte Bardot
Forbidden Temptations
as Herself
Forbidden Temptations
as Herself
Marie Soleil
Marie Soleil
Paparazzi
as Self
Paparazzi
as Self
Bardot et Godard
as Self
Bardot et Godard
as Self
Contempt
as Camille Javal
Contempt
as Camille Javal
Love on a Pillow
as Geneviève Le Theil
Love on a Pillow
as Geneviève Le Theil
A Very Private Affair
as Jill
A Very Private Affair
as Jill
The Truth
as Dominique Marceau
The Truth
as Dominique Marceau
It Happened All Night
as Brigitte Bardot
It Happened All Night
as Brigitte Bardot
Come Dance with Me!
as Virginie Dandieu
Come Dance with Me!
as Virginie Dandieu
Babette Goes to War
as Babette
Babette Goes to War
as Babette
Love Is My Profession
as Yvette Maudet
Love Is My Profession
as Yvette Maudet
La Parisienne
as Brigitte Laurier
La Parisienne
as Brigitte Laurier
Her Bridal Night
as Chouchou
Her Bridal Night
as Chouchou
Nero's Mistress
as Poppea
Nero's Mistress
as Poppea
That Naughty Girl
as Brigitte Latour
That Naughty Girl
as Brigitte Latour
Helen of Troy
as Andraste
Helen of Troy
as Andraste
The Light Across the Street
as Olivia Marceau
The Light Across the Street
as Olivia Marceau
The Grand Manoeuvre
as Lucie
The Grand Manoeuvre
as Lucie
Doctor at Sea
as Helene Colbert
Doctor at Sea
as Helene Colbert
School for Love
as Sophie Dimater
School for Love
as Sophie Dimater
Caroline and the Rebels
as Pilar d'Aranda
Caroline and the Rebels
as Pilar d'Aranda
Night of Love
as Anna
Night of Love
as Anna
Act of Love
as Mimi
Act of Love
as Mimi
Royal Affairs in Versailles
as Miss de Rosille
Royal Affairs in Versailles
as Miss de Rosille
Les Dents longues
as la femme du témoin au mariage (uncredited)
Les Dents longues
as la femme du témoin au mariage (uncredited)
Crazy for Love
as Javotte Lemoine, fille d'Augustine, cousine d'Hippolyte
Crazy for Love
as Javotte Lemoine, fille d'Augustine, cousine d'Hippolyte
Culture Club: Greatest Hits
as Brigitte Bardot
Culture Club: Greatest Hits
as Brigitte Bardot