Acting · Paris, France · Born September 28, 1934
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.
MovieBardot
2025
as Narrator (voice)
MovieLes Scandaleuses
2024
as Self
MovieGodard Cinema
2023
MovieBrigitte Bardot confidentiel
2022
MovieBrigitte Bardot, the rebel
2022
as self
MovieBelmondo: The Incorrigible
2022
MovieFantômas: A Thoroughly Modern Villain
2022
MovieDeneuve, la reine Catherine
2022
as Self (archive footage)
MovieLa TV des 70's : Quand Giscard était président
2022
as Self (archive footage)
MovieJean-Louis Trintignant - Mystérieux et insaisissable
2022
MovieMythos Côte d'Azur - Liebe, Luxus, Leidenschaft
2021
MovieJacques Tati, tombé de la lune
2021
MovieTrintignant by Trintignant
2021
as Self (archive footage)
MovieMorceaux de Cannes
2021
MovieGainsbourg, toute une vie
2021
MovieHossein, Ronet, Trintignant : Confidences de trois acteurs inoubliables
2021
MovieA Night at the Opera
2020
as Self (archive footage)
MovieCitizen Jane Fonda
2020
MovieBeautiful Like a Poem
2020
as Self (archive footage)
MovieClaudia Cardinale, la créature du secret
2019
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieOh Les Filles!
2019
MovieBrigitte Bardot, rebel with a cause
2019
as Self
MovieJeanne Moreau: Free Spirit
2018
as Self - Actress (archive footage)
MovieHollywood: No Sex, Please!
2018
MovieLino Ventura, la part intime
2018
as Self (archive footage)
MovieShe's French
2018
MovieComing Apart
2017
as (archive footage)
Hollywood-Diven von ihrer erotischen Seite
2017
as Self (archive footage)
MovieThe Summer of Love
2017
MovieBardot Amoureuse
2017
as Self (archive footage)
MovieVadim Mister Cool
2016
as Self (archive footage)
MovieBernadette Lafont: And God Created the Free Woman
2016
MovieSpanish Western
2015
as Self (archive footage)
MovieSoul Boys of the Western World
2014
MovieThe truth about Brigitte Bardot
2014
as Brigitte Bardot
MovieBardot, The Misunderstanding
2013
MovieThat's Sexploitation!
2013
as Self (archive footage)
MovieFinal Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012
as (archive footage)
MovieThe Bardot mystery
2012
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MovieBert Stern - Original Madman
2011
MovieHollywood Invasion
2011
as Self (archive footage)
MovieBrunes et Blondes
2010
as Self
MovieLafayette: The Lost Hero
2010
as Self (archive footage)
MovieGainsbourg and His Girls
2010
as Self - Actress (voice)
MovieBrigitte Bardot: The Icon of France
2009
MovieHollywood sul Tevere
2009
MovieOnce Upon a Time… Contempt
2009
as Self
MovieJoe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten
2007
MovieGrace Kelly: Destiny of a Princess
2006
as Self - Actress (archive footage)
MovieMag Bodard, un destin
2005
as Self (archive footage)
MovieFrench Beauty
2005
as Self
MovieBrigitte Bardot : Divine B.B.
2004
as Herself
MovieThe Passions of Louis Malle
2003
as Self - Interviewee
MovieCelebrity Naked Ambition
2003
as Self (archive footage)
MovieHeart of the Festival
2002
as Self (archive footage)
MovieDe Serge Gainsbourg à Gainsbarre 1958-1991
2000
as Self
MovieFrench Love
1998
MovieDoris Day: It's Magic
1998
as Self
TVVivement dimanche
1998
as Self
MovieSant'Anna dos Pescadores
1993
as Self (archive footage)
Seitenblicke
1987
as self
TVSacrée soirée
1987
as Self
MovieElectric Blue 22
1986
as Herself (archive footage)
TVChamps-Elysées
1982
as Self
MovieFamous T & A
1982
as Jeanne (archive footage)
MovieElectric Blue 006
1981
as Self (archive footage)
MovieThe Twelve Tasks of Asterix
1976
as Vénus
TV30 millions d'amis
1976
as Self
TVSpécial cinéma
1974
as Self (archive footage)
MovieThe Edifying and Joyous Story of Colinot
1973
as Arabelle
MovieDon Juan or If Don Juan Were a Woman
1973
as Jeanne
TVLe Grand Échiquier
1972
as Self (arcgive footage)
MovieThe Legend of Frenchie King
1971
as Louise 'Frenchie King' Miller
MovieRum Runners
1971
as Linda Larue
Treffpunkte
1970
as Self
MovieThe Novices
1970
as Agnès
MovieThe Bear and the Doll
1970
as Felicia
MovieThe Vixen
1969
as Clara
MovieShalako
1968
as Countess Irina Lazaar
MovieSpécial Bardot
1968
as Self
MovieSpirits of the Dead
1968
as Giuseppina (segment "William Wilson")
MovieMatalon Directs Bardot
1968
as Self
MovieMondo Hollywood
1967
MovieTwo Weeks in September
1967
as Cecile
MovieMasculin Féminin
1966
as Brigitte Bardot (uncredited)
MovieViva Maria!
1965
as Maria I
MovieDear Brigitte
1965
as Brigitte Bardot
MovieForbidden Temptations
1965
as Herself
MovieMarie Soleil
1964
MoviePaparazzi
1964
as Self
MovieBardot et Godard
1964
as Self
MovieAgent 38-24-36
1964
as Penelope 'Penny' Lightfeather
Report Mainz
1963
as Self
MovieContempt
1963
as Camille Javal
MovieLove on a Pillow
1962
as Geneviève Le Theil
MovieLykke og krone
1962
MovieA Very Private Affair
1962
as Jill
MovieFamous Love Affairs
1961
as Agnès Bernauer
MoviePlease, Not Now!
1961
as Sophie
MovieThe Truth
1960
as Dominique Marceau
MovieIt Happened All Night
1960
as Brigitte Bardot
MovieTestament of Orpheus
1960
as Elle-même (non crédité)
MovieCome Dance with Me!
1959
as Virginie Dandieu
MovieBabette Goes to War
1959
as Babette
MovieZwischen Glück und Krone
1959
TVDiscorama
1959
as Self
MovieA Woman Like Satan
1958
as Eva Marchand
MovieAlong the Coast
1958
as Self (archive footage)
MovieLove Is My Profession
1958
as Yvette Maudet
MovieThe Night Heaven Fell
1958
as Ursula Desfontaines
MovieLa Parisienne
1957
as Brigitte Laurier
Movie...And God Created Woman
1956
as Juliette Hardy
MovieHer Bridal Night
1956
as Chouchou
MovieNero's Mistress
1956
as Poppea
MoviePlucking the Daisy
1956
as Agnès Dumont
MovieThat Naughty Girl
1956
as Brigitte Latour
TVCinépanorama
1956
as Self
MovieHelen of Troy
1956
as Andraste
MovieThe Light Across the Street
1955
as Olivia Marceau
MovieThe Grand Manoeuvre
1955
as Lucie
MovieDoctor at Sea
1955
as Helene Colbert
MovieSchool for Love
1955
as Sophie Dimater
MovieCaroline and the Rebels
1955
as Pilar d'Aranda
MovieNight of Love
1954
as Anna
TVReflets de Cannes
1954
as Self
MovieAct of Love
1953
as Mimi
MovieRoyal Affairs in Versailles
1953
as Miss de Rosille
MovieHis Father's Portrait
1953
as Dominique Dupond-Durand, la demi-sœur de Paul
MovieLes Dents longues
1953
as la femme du témoin au mariage (uncredited)
MovieManina, the Lighthouse-Keeper's Daughter
1952
as Manina
MovieCrazy for Love
1952
as Javotte Lemoine, fille d'Augustine, cousine d'Hippolyte
TVThe Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
MovieCulture Club: Greatest Hits
as Brigitte Bardot
