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Brigitte
Bardot
Biography
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Biography:Brigitte
Bardot,
Actor
- Born: 28 September 1934
- Birthplace: Paris, France
- Best Known As: Sexy French star of And God Created Woman
French actress Brigitte Bardot appeared in husband Roger
Vadim's 1956 movie And God Created Woman and became a star.
Under Vadim's guidance during their marriage (1952-57), Bardot went from
a child-woman teen model to an international sex symbol. Throughout the
1960s, her image was that of the blonde and wild -- but innocent --
"sex kitten" of the screen. The image is easier to recall than most of
her films, with some exceptions, including The Truth (1960) and Jean-Luc
Godard's Contempt (1963). She retired from films in 1974,
but -- a popular figure in France -- she still makes headlines on
occasion in her role as a champion for animals. She was convicted in
2008 of violating France's anti-racism laws for publicly condemning
Muslims who slaughter sheep for the celebratory feast of Aid el-Kebir
(Eid al-Adha).
Roger Vadim later married Jane
Fonda... Other bombshell movie stars of the 1950s included Sophia
Loren and Gina
Lollobrigida... Pop songs she recorded in the 1960s with Serge
Gainsbourg saw a resurgence in popularity in the 1990s, after
Gainsbourg's death in 1991.
Britannica
Concise
Encyclopedia:Brigitte
Bardot
(born Sept. 28, 1934, Paris, France) French film actress.
She was discovered by Roger
Vadim when she appeared on a magazine cover at 15 and made her film
debut in 1952. Vadim crafted her "sex kitten" image for his films And God Created Woman (1956) and The Night Heaven
Fell (1958), which set box-office records and made her an
international star. She displayed her acting ability in such films as The Truth (1960), Contempt (1963), and Viva Maria! (1965). An animal rights activist, she
established an animal welfare organization in 1987.
For more information on Brigitte Bardot, visit Britannica.com. Quotes:
"It is better to be unfaithful than faithful without wanting to be."
"Women get more unhappy the more they try to liberate themselves."
"I leave before being left. I decide."
"It is sad to grow old but nice to ripen."
"I am leaving the town to the invaders: increasingly numerous,
mediocre, dirty, badly behaved, shameless tourists."
"I really wanted to die at certain periods in my life. Death was like
love, a romantic escape. I took pills because I didn't want to throw
myself off my balcony and know people would photograph me lying dead
below."
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