Brigitte Bardot, the French film icon who became a global symbol of the late-1950s and 1960s screen era, has died at the age of 91. Her foundation announced the news on December 28, 2025.
Bardot rose to international fame with the 1956 film And God Created Woman, then stepped away from cinema in the early 1970s. In later decades, she devoted her life to animal welfare, building a powerful—and often polarising—public presence that shaped debates in France and beyond.