RIP Brigitte Bardot

French actress, singer, model and animal rights activist Brigitte Bardot, appearing in 47 features and  recording more than 60 songs, has died:

Bardot first received international recognition in 1957 for her starring role in director Roger Vadim’s feature, “And God Created Woman” (1956).

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’. 

After retiring from acting in 1973, Bardot became an animal rights activist and created the “Brigitte Bardot Foundation”.

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