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Brigitte Anne-Marie Bardot (born 28 September 1934, Paris, France - died 28 December 2025, Saint-Tropez, France (aged 91))) was a French actress, singer and fashion model, who later became an animal rights activist.

Famous for portraying characters with hedonistic lives, she was one of the best-known symbols of the sexual revolution. Although she withdrew from the entertainment industry in 1973, she remained a major pop culture icon. She acted in 47 films, performed in several musicals, and recorded more than 60 songs. She was awarded the Legion of Honour in 1985.

Born and raised in Paris, Bardot was an aspiring ballerina during her childhood. She began her acting career in 1952 and achieved international recognition in 1957 for her role in And God Created Woman (1956), catching the attention of many French intellectuals and earning her the nickname "sex kitten". She was the subject of philosopher Simone de Beauvoir's 1959 essay The Lolita Syndrome, which described her as a "locomotive of women's history" and built upon existentialist themes to declare her the most liberated woman of France. She won a 1961 David di Donatello Best Foreign Actress Award for her work in The Truth (1960). Bardot later starred in Jean-Luc Godard's film Le Mépris (1963). For her role in Louis Malle's film Viva Maria! (1965), she was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actress. French President Charles de Gaulle called Bardot "the French export as important as Renault cars".

After retiring from acting in 1973, Bardot became an animal rights activist and created the Brigitte Bardot Foundation. She was known for her strong personality, outspokenness, and speeches on animal defense; she was fined twice for public insults. She was also fined six times for inciting racial hatred for her criticism on Muslims in France and calling residents of Réunion "savages". She responded: "I never knowingly wanted to hurt anybody. It is not in my character [...] Among Muslims, I think there are some who are very good and some hoodlums, like everywhere."
Bardot was a member of the Global 500 Roll of Honour of the United Nations Environment Programme and received several awards and accolades from UNESCO and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.

Bardot was married four times, with her final marriage lasting far longer than the previous three combined. By her own count, she had a total of 17 romantic relationships.
Bardot married director Roger Vadim on 20 December 1952, when she was 18.[84] They separated in 1956 after she became involved with And God Created Woman co-star Jean-Louis Trintignant, and they divorced the following year.
Bardot and Vadim had no children together, but remained in contact for the rest of his life and later collaborated on several projects. Bardot and Trintignant lived together for about two years, spanning the period before and after her divorce from Vadim, although they never married.

After recovering from an overdose in 1958, Bardot began a relationship with actor Jacques Charrier, whom she married on 18 June 1959. Nicolas-Jacques Charrier was born on 11 January 1960, seven months after their wedding. Following his birth, Bardot became depressed and attempted suicide.
She had an affair with Glenn Ford in the early 1960s. Bardot and Charrier divorced in 1962. After she and Charrier divorced, the latter gained sole custody of Nicolas.

Bardot's third marriage was to German millionaire playboy Gunter Sachs, lasting from 14 July 1966 to 7 October 1969, though they had separated the previous year.

Bardot's fourth husband was Bernard d'Ormale, who has been described as a former advisor to the right-wing politician, Jean Marie Le Pen. They were married from 16 August 1992 until her death.

On 16 October 2025, it was reported that Bardot had been admitted to the Saint-Jean Hospital in Toulon three weeks earlier for surgery for a "serious illness". The operation was successful, and she was reported to be recovering at her home in Saint-Tropez. Bardot died on 28 December 2025 at her home, "La Madrague", in Saint-Tropez. She was 91.
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Married to [m. 1966 - div. 1969] : Gunter Sachs
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Married to [m. 1959 - div. 1962] : Jacques Charrier
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Married to [m. 1952 - div. 1957] : Roger Vadim
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Partner (not married) [1957 - 1959] : Jean-Louis Trintignant
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