Brigitte Bardot, a French actress who transformed French cinema in the 1950s and came to represent sexual emancipation, passed away at the age of 91. The legendary actress known in her native country as “BB” starred in nearly fifty movies, including And God Created Woman, before retiring in 1973 to focus on animal welfare.
The Brigitte Bardot Foundation honored her as a “world-renowned actress,” while French President Emmanuel Macron said the country was grieving “a legend of the century. Bardot’s reputation suffered later in life as a result of her homophobic remarks and repeated fines for inciting racial hatred. In a statement, the Brigitte Bardot Foundation, which she founded, announced her passing with “immense sadness.”
According to the animal welfare organization, she was “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.
Her films, her voice, her dazzling glory, her initials, her sorrows, her generous passion for animals, her face that became Marianne, Brigitte Bardot embodied a life of freedom,” Macron wrote in remembrance.
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