Brigitte Bardot

FilmTelevision Age

And God Created Woman and French screen icon

Facts

Born: 1934
Country: France
Field: Film
Era: Television Age

Overview

Paris born dancer and model whose role in And God Created Woman 1956, directed by Roger Vadim, made her one of the defining screen icons of the era. She starred for Jean-Luc Godard in Contempt 1963 and recorded songs with Serge Gainsbourg. She retired from acting in 1973 and devoted herself to animal welfare, founding the Brigitte Bardot Foundation in 1986.

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