Brigitte Bardot
Photo: MGM / Public domain / Wikimedia Commons
Birth Date
September 28, 1934
Age
86 years old
Nationality
France
Sun Sign
Libra
Natural hair color
Blonde
Eye color
Light Brown
Height
5 ft 5 in | 166 cm
Net Worth
$65 Million
Body Measurements
35-25-35 in | 89-63.5-89 cm
Weight
57 kg | 126 pounds
Bra Size
32C
Shoe size
6.5 US | 37 EU
Early acting career First movie Breakthrough
Brigitte Anne-Marie Bardot was born in Paris, France, on September 28, 1934, is an French actress and singer.
Young Brigitte Bardot began her career as a model at the age of fifteen.
Featured on cover of Elle in 1950 and 1952.
She made her big screen debut in French comedy movie Le Trou normand (1952) in role as Javotte Lemoine.
Her breakthrough performance came as Juliette Hardy in French drama romance movie And God Created Woman (1956) directed by Roger Vadim.
She got her Hollywood debut in comedy film Dear Brigitte (1965), opposite James Stewart.
Best Movies
She was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actress for her role as Maria II in adventure comedy film Viva Maria! (1965).
A Very Private Affair (1962) drama opposite Marcello Mastroianni
Contempt (1963) drama opposite Jack Palance
Babette Goes to War (1959) comedy opposite Ronald Howard
Naughty Girl (1956) French musical in role as Brigitte Latour
Spirits of the Dead (1968) drama mystery opposite Jane Fonda and Alain Delon
The Girl in the Bikini (1952) French drama in role as Manina
The Truth (1960) French thriller opposite Sami Frey
Shalako (1968) Western opposite Sean Connery
Plucking the Daisy (1956) French comedy in role as Agnès Dumont
The Vixen (1969) French comedy drama in role as Clara
La Parisienne (1957) romantic comedy opposite Charles Boyer
Love on a Pillow (1962) French romance drama directed by Roger Vadim
Facts
Attended ballet classes at Conservatoire de Paris.
Has one younger sister, Mijanou.
Suffered from amblyopia as a child.
Bardot starred in 47 films during her career.
She released several albums and singles in the 1960s and 1970s.
She recorded over 60 songs.
Featured in Playboy magazine in 1974.
She was the official face of Marianne (1969-1978).
Retired from acting at the age of 39 in 1973.
She is one of the leading animal rights activists in the world.
Is a vegetarian.
Best friends with Alain Delon and Claudia Cardinale.
Lives in Saint-Tropez, Yvelines and Paris.
Relationships
She was married to:
Roger Vadim (1952-1957)
Gunter Sachs (1975-1979)
Jacques Charrier (1959-1962), they have a son
She married Bernard d'Ormale in 1992.
She dated George Baker (1955), Jean-Louis Trintignant (1956-1957), Sacha Distel (1958-1959), Sami Frey (1960-1963), Serge Gainsbourg (1962-1967), Bob Zaguri (1963-1966), Patrick Gilles (1968-1971), Allain Bougrain-Dubourg (1980-1985), Miroslav Brozek (1975-1979), François Cévert (1973), Gigi Rizzi (1968), Laurent Vergez (1972-1973) and Jean-Noel Grinda (1970).