Brigitte Bardot

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, but her longstanding support for the far-right and for discrimination against minorities in France showed a constant disdain for human rights instead.

Known For

Sacrée soirée

Vivement dimanche

Champs-Elysées

Champs-Elysées

Spécial cinéma

The Ed Sullivan Show

Le Grand Échiquier

Discorama

All Movies (120)

• Bardot2025 · as Narrator (voice)
• Les Scandaleuses2024 · as Self
• Godard Cinema2023
• Brigitte Bardot confidentiel2022
• Brigitte Bardot, the rebel2022 · as self
• Belmondo: The Incorrigible2022
• Fantômas: A Thoroughly Modern Villain2022
• Deneuve, la reine Catherine2022 · as Self (archive footage)
• La TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président2022 · as Self (archive footage)
• Jean-Louis Trintignant - Mystérieux et insaisissable2022
• Mythos Côte d'Azur - Liebe, Luxus, Leidenschaft2021
• Jacques Tati, tombé de la lune2021
• Trintignant by Trintignant2021 · as Self (archive footage)
• Morceaux de Cannes2021
• Gainsbourg, toute une vie2021
• Hossein, Ronet, Trintignant : Confidences de trois acteurs inoubliables2021
• A Night at the Opera2020 · as Self (archive footage)
• Citizen Jane Fonda2020
• Beautiful Like a Poem2020 · as Self (archive footage)
• Claudia Cardinale, la créature du secret2019 · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Oh Les Filles!2019
• Brigitte Bardot, rebel with a cause2019 · as Self
• Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit2018 · as Self - Actress (archive footage)
• Hollywood: No Sex, Please!2018
• Lino Ventura, la part intime2018 · as Self (archive footage)
• She's French2018
• Coming Apart2017 · as (archive footage)
• Hollywood-Diven von ihrer erotischen Seite2017 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Summer of Love2017
• Bardot Amoureuse2017 · as Self (archive footage)
• Vadim Mister Cool2016 · as Self (archive footage)
• Bernadette Lafont: And God Created the Free Woman2016
• Spanish Western2015 · as Self (archive footage)
• Soul Boys of the Western World2014
• The truth about Brigitte Bardot2014 · as Brigitte Bardot
• Bardot, The Misunderstanding2013
• That's Sexploitation!2013 · as Self (archive footage)
• Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen2012 · as (archive footage)
• The Bardot mystery2012 · as Self
• Bert Stern - Original Madman2011
• Hollywood Invasion2011 · as Self (archive footage)
• Brunes et Blondes2010 · as Self
• Lafayette: The Lost Hero2010 · as Self (archive footage)
• Gainsbourg and His Girls2010 · as Self - Actress (voice)
• Brigitte Bardot: The Icon of France2009
• Hollywood sul Tevere2009
• Once Upon a Time… Contempt2009 · as Self
• Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten2007
• Grace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess2006 · as Self - Actress (archive footage)
• Mag Bodard, un destin2005 · as Self (archive footage)
• French Beauty2005 · as Self
• Brigitte Bardot : Divine B.B.2004 · as Herself
• The Passions of Louis Malle2003 · as Self - Interviewee
• Celebrity Naked Ambition2003 · as Self (archive footage)
• Heart of the Festival2002 · as Self (archive footage)
• De Serge Gainsbourg à Gainsbarre 1958-19912000 · as Self
• French Love1998
• Doris Day: It's Magic1998 · as Self
• Sant'Anna dos Pescadores1993 · as Self (archive footage)
• Electric Blue 221986 · as Herself (archive footage)
• Famous T & A1982 · as Jeanne (archive footage)
• Electric Blue 0061981 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Twelve Tasks of Asterix1976 · as Vénus
• The Edifying and Joyous Story of Colinot1973 · as Arabelle
• Don Juan or If Don Juan Were a Woman1973 · as Jeanne
• The Legend of Frenchie King1971 · as Louise 'Frenchie King' Miller
• Rum Runners1971 · as Linda Larue
• The Novices1970 · as Agnès
• The Bear and the Doll1970 · as Felicia
• The Vixen1969 · as Clara
• Shalako1968 · as Countess Irina Lazaar
• Show Bardot1968 · as Self
• Spirits of the Dead1968 · as Giuseppina (segment "William Wilson")
• Matalon Directs Bardot1968 · as Self
• Mondo Hollywood1967
• Two Weeks in September1967 · as Cecile
• Masculin Féminin1966 · as Brigitte Bardot (uncredited)
• Viva Maria!1965 · as Maria I
• Dear Brigitte1965 · as Brigitte Bardot
• Forbidden Temptations1965 · as Herself
• Marie Soleil1964
• Paparazzi1964 · as Self
• Bardot et Godard1964 · as Self
• Agent 38-24-361964 · as Penelope 'Penny' Lightfeather
• Contempt1963 · as Camille Javal
• Love on a Pillow1962 · as Geneviève Le Theil
• Lykke og krone1962
• A Very Private Affair1962 · as Jill
• Famous Love Affairs1961 · as Agnès Bernauer
• Please, Not Now!1961 · as Sophie
• The Truth1960 · as Dominique Marceau
• It Happened All Night1960 · as Brigitte Bardot
• Testament of Orpheus1960 · as Elle-même (non crédité)
• Come Dance with Me!1959 · as Virginie Dandieu
• Babette Goes to War1959 · as Babette
• Zwischen Glück und Krone1959
• A Woman Like Satan1958 · as Eva Marchand
• Along the Coast1958 · as Self (archive footage)
• Love Is My Profession1958 · as Yvette Maudet
• The Night Heaven Fell1958 · as Ursula Desfontaines
• La Parisienne1957 · as Brigitte Laurier
• ...And God Created Woman1956 · as Juliette Hardy
• Her Bridal Night1956 · as Chouchou
• Nero's Mistress1956 · as Poppea
• Plucking the Daisy1956 · as Agnès Dumont
• That Naughty Girl1956 · as Brigitte Latour
• Helen of Troy1956 · as Andraste
• The Light Across the Street1955 · as Olivia Marceau
• The Grand Manoeuvre1955 · as Lucie
• Doctor at Sea1955 · as Helene Colbert
• School for Love1955 · as Sophie Dimater
• Caroline and the Rebels1955 · as Pilar d'Aranda
• Night of Love1954 · as Anna
• Act of Love1953 · as Mimi
• Royal Affairs in Versailles1953 · as Miss de Rosille
• His Father's Portrait1953 · as Dominique Dupond-Durand, la demi-sœur de Paul
• Les Dents longues1953 · as la femme du témoin au mariage (uncredited)
• Manina, the Lighthouse-Keeper's Daughter1952 · as Manina
• Crazy for Love1952 · as Javotte Lemoine, fille d'Augustine, cousine d'Hippolyte
• Culture Club: Greatest Hits— · as Brigitte Bardot

All TV Shows (14)

• Vivement dimanche1998 · as Self
• Seitenblicke1987 · as self
• Sacrée soirée1987 · as Self
• Champs-Elysées1982 · as Self
• Champs-Elysées1982 · as Self (archive footage)
• 30 millions d'amis1976 · as Self
• Spécial cinéma1974 · as Self (archive footage)
• Le Grand Échiquier1972 · as Self (arcgive footage)
• Treffpunkte1970 · as Self
• Report Mainz1963 · as Self
• Discorama1959 · as Self
• Cinépanorama1956 · as Self
• Reflets de Cannes1954 · as Self
• The Ed Sullivan Show1948 · as Self