US EditionBrigitte Bardot, French screen legend, dies aged 91
Brigitte Bardot retired from a celebrated film career in 1973 to focus on animal rights, founding a foundation dedicated to preventing animal cruelty.
- The French screen legend Brigitte Bardot has died at 91; she was a French actor and singer who became an international sex symbol before focusing on animal rights in France.
- Born in Paris's 16th arrondissement, Brigitte Anne-Marie Bardot modelled from age 15 after appearing on Elle magazine's cover and was cast by Roger Vadim, filmmaker.
- She appeared in high-profile films such as La Vérité, Le Mépris and Viva Maria!, won a Donatello and inspired artists after becoming the real-life model for Marianne.
- Bardot retired from the cinema and retreated to La Madrague in Saint-Tropez, living largely as a recluse and founding the Brigitte Bardot Foundation to campaign against seal hunts.
- Despite campaigning for animals, Bardot publicly supported Front National and faced convictions for racial hatred; she declined a Légion d'honneur and remained provocative.
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Tributes are pouring in after news broke of the death of the French film icon, who has died at the age of 91.
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