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Brigitte Bardot
French actress and singer (born 1934)
For the ship named after her, see MV Brigitte Bardot.
Brigitte Anne-Marie Bardot (brizh-EET bar-DOH; French:[bʁiʒitbaʁdo]ⓘ; born 28 September 1934), often referred to by her initials B.B.,[1] is a French former actress, singer, and model as well as an animal rights activist. Famous for portraying characters with hedonistic lifestyles, she is one of the best known symbols of the sexual revolution. Although she withdrew from the entertainment industry in 1973, she remains a major pop culture icon.[4] She has 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 started 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".[5] She was the subject of philosopher
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Brigitte Bardot
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Bardot in a publicity photo for A Very Private Affair (1962) | |
| Born | Brigitte Anne-Marie Bardot (1934-09-28) 28 September 1934 (age 90) Paris, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Years active | 1952–1973 |
| Spouse(s) | Roger Vadim (m. 1952–1957, divorced) Jacques Charrier (m. 1959–1962, divorced) Gunter Sachs (m. 1966–1969, divorced) Bernard d'Ormale (m. 1992–present) |
| Children | Nicolas Charrier (b. 1960) |
| Parent(s) | Louis Bardot (1896–1975) Anne-Marie Mucel (1912–1978) |
| Awards | Nominated: Best Actress 1965 Viva Maria! |
Brigitte Bardot (French IPA: [bʀi'ʒit baʀ'do]) (born 28 September 1934) is a Frenchactress, former fashion model, singer, animal rights activist, and considered one of the most important sex symbols of the 1950s and 1960s.[1] She was one of the few actresses from Europe to which the American media paid attention.
Life and career
[change | change source]Born in Paris, into a well to do family, her father was an industrialist and her mother a housewife. She received a strict educati
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Childhood in Paris
Brigitte Bardot was born in her parents’ flat in the 15th arrondissement of Paris on September 28th 1934. Her father, Louis ‘Pilou’ Bardot, was a trained engineer who worked in the family business, Charles Bardot and Company, manufacturers of liquid air and acetylene. Her mother, Anne-Marie ‘Toty’ Mucel was a strict but cultured woman with a particular interest in music and dance. A second child, Brigitte’s younger sister Mijanou, was born in 1938. By then the family had moved to the bourgeois heartland of the 16th arrondissement. In their formative years, both girls were sent to a Catholic school.
At the age of 7, Brigitte’s mother enrolled her to study dance with Marcelle Bourgat, a former star of the Paris Opera. In 1947, at the age of 13, she was accepted as a student at the distinguished Conservatoire National de Danse, where, for three years, she attended the ballet classes of Russian choreographer Boris Knyazev. It was here she developed the perfect posture and elegant way of walking so characteristic of her unique style in the years to co
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