Brigitte Bardot has died. The famous French actress was 91 years old. This was made known by the Foundation that bears his name. “The Brigitte Bardot Foundation announces with immense sadness the passing of its founder and president, Madame Brigitte Bardot, a world-famous actress and singer, who chose to abandon her prestigious career to dedicate her life and energies to the welfare of animals and to her foundation,” we read in a statement sent to AFP, without specifying the time or place of death.
Born in Paris on September 28, 1954, daughter of a wealthy industrialist, the actress starred in 56 films before ending her career in 1973 and dedicating herself to animal protection. «BB» has worked with directors of the highest caliber such as Louis Malle, Jean-Luc Godard. The crucial date of his career is 1956, when a film by Roger Vadim was released in theaters And God… created woman. Suddenly, France and soon the entire world had eyes only for Brigitte Bardot. “A wild, animal, free body explodes on the screen,” wrote the critic Jean Douchet. «It subverts and revolutionizes social customs in France and around the world». The Bardot revolution had just begun and would give birth to a true myth.
