Brigitte Bardot, French film icon, dies at 91
Brigitte Bardot, the French actor and singer who became a global sensation before reinventing herself as an animal protection campaigner, has died aged 91, Al Jazeera reports.
The Brigitte Bardot Foundation announced her death on Sunday, saying “with immense sadness” that its founder and president had died.
In a statement sent to the AFP news agency, the foundation described Bardot as “a world-renowned actress and singer, who chose to abandon her prestigious career to dedicate her life and energy to animal welfare and her foundation”. It did not give details about when or where she died.
Bardot rose to international fame in 1956 with her role in And God Created Woman. She went on to appear in about 50 films, becoming one of the most recognisable faces of post-war French cinema.
In the early 1970s, Bardot quit acting at the height of her fame, turning her attention to animal protection.
Born in Paris in 1934, Bardot grew up in a conservative Catholic household and trained as a ballet dancer at the Conservatoire de Paris. She began modelling as a teenager, appearing on the cover of Elle at 15, which led to early film roles and her marriage to director Roger Vadim.
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