Brigitte Bardot

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Full Name
Brigitte Anne-Marie Bardot
Born
September 28th, 1934
Height
5ft 7in
Hometown
Paris, France
Net Worth
Estimated $65 million
Partner
Bernard d'Ormale
Family
Brigitte Bardot was born to Louis Bardot, an industrialist, and Anne-Marie "Toty" Mucel. She has one younger sister, Mijanou Bardot. Bardot married filmmaker Roger Vadim in 1952, actor Jacques Charrier in 1959 and German businessman Gunter Sachs in 1966 before marrying politician Bernard d'Ormale in 1992. She has one son, Nicolas-Jacques Charrier, from her marriage to Jacques Charrier.
Top Movies
And God Created Woman, Contempt, Viva Maria!, The Truth, Spirits of the Dead
Awards
David di Donatello Special Award (1961), Bambi Award (1958)
Fun Facts
Before becoming an actor, Brigitte Bardot trained as a ballet dancer and appeared on the cover of Elle magazine at the age of 15. Bardot retired from acting in 1973 at just 39 years old to dedicate her life to animal welfare and later established the Brigitte Bardot Foundation. Her hairstyle, fashion choices and effortless glamour made her one of the world's biggest style icons, influencing generations of actors, models and musicians.
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Brigitte Bardot is a French former actor, singer, model and animal rights activist who became one of the defining cultural icons of the 1950s and 1960s.

Rising to international fame with And God Created Woman (1956), Bardot helped transform European cinema with her naturalistic performances, glamour and screen presence. She starred in more than 45 films before retiring from acting in 1973 to devote herself to animal welfare.

Through the Brigitte Bardot Foundation, she has campaigned extensively for animal rights around the world. Her influence on fashion, cinema and popular culture has made her one of the most recognisable figures in French film history.

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Brigitte Bardot is a French former actor, singer and model who became an international film star during the 1950s and 1960s before retiring to become one of the world's best-known animal rights activists.
And God Created Woman (1956) is widely regarded as Brigitte Bardot's breakthrough and most iconic film, although Contempt, The Truth and Viva Maria! are also among her best-known performances.
Brigitte Bardot retired from acting in 1973 to focus on animal welfare. She has since devoted her life to campaigning for animal rights through the Brigitte Bardot Foundation and other advocacy work.
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