Biography
Brigitte Bardot is a French actress, singer and public figure. Brigitte Anne-Marie Bardot was born in Paris in September 1934. The father of the future movie star was engaged in business, and his mother was a housewife and raised two daughters. One day, when little Brigitte’s family went to a restaurant, a street fortune teller approached them and predicted that the Bardot name would become famous throughout the world. His father then decided that success awaited him in business.
Brigitte Bardot in her youth
It’s hard to believe that in childhood Brigitte was called the “ugly duckling”, and the girl herself did not consider herself a beauty. Then the actress wore special glasses, as well as metal braces to correct her bite, suffered from strabismus, and her hair had a dull brown tint. But her figure has always been a source of pride for the girl.
Together with her sister, the future celebrity attended dance classes. Parents noticed their daughter’s inclination towards this art form, sending the girl to ballet school. At the age of 13, Brigitte went to study at the National Academy of Dance, having passed a serious selection process. There the girl was lucky enough to become a student of the choreographer with Russian origin Boris Knyazev.
Brigitte Bardot in her youth
Soon there was no trace left of the “ugly duckling.” The girl blossomed, it was hard not to notice such a beauty - Brigitte began to be offered shoots in fashion magazines. Already in 1949, Bardot starred for the publication Jardin des Modes, and the next year she graced the cover of ELLE. Then Brigitte was noticed by director Roger Vadim and persuaded his colleague Marc Allegre to invite the girl to a screen test.
Childhood
Brigitte Bardot was born into a family of businessmen from Lorraine, Louis Bardot and Anne-Marie Yusel.
As a child, Brigitte was an “ugly duckling.” She wore braces on her front teeth to correct her overbite. Strabismus was corrected with special glasses. The girl's hair was a dull brown shade. Since childhood, Brigitte danced with her younger sister Marie-Jeanne. She was careful about her posture. In her free time, she walked with a glass of water on her head, kept her back straight, and her gait became graceful. Mom was delighted - the glass stood on her daughter’s head as if glued to it. My sister chose to study exact sciences and left dancing. Brigitte decided to devote herself to ballet. Her parents did not notice how their “ugly duckling” turned into a girl that men looked at. Louis and Anne-Marie believed that their daughter should become a decent girl and marry the son of a lawyer.
The girl entered the National Academy of Dance, where she studied for three years. She studied with Russian choreographer Boris Knyazev. Later she was offered to appear for Vogue magazine. Brigitte persuaded her parents to agree to filming. One day director Marc Allegre saw this magazine.
Brigitte Bardot has always been liked by men
He really liked the pictures of Bardot and invited the girl to a screen test. Thus began the girl’s stellar career. The screen tests were successful and Brigitte got the role.
Movies
Brigitte Bardot made her film debut in 1952; the aspiring actress took part in the filming of the comedy “Le Normandy Hole.” Over the next 4 years, the young actress managed to appear in 17 films. Among them are “Long Teeth”, “Manina, the Girl Without a Veil”, “Future Stars”, “Doctor at Sea”, “Son of Caroline Sheri”, “Great Maneuvers”, “My Dear Nero”.
Brigitte Bardot in the film “And God Created Woman”
Brigitte soon became famous for her role in the film “And God Created Woman” (1956). This film is considered the first successful film in the actress’s cinematic biography. The film became a sensation at the time: the film was condemned by the Catholic Church for being too frank. Despite this, the scene with a naked Brigitte Bardot dancing on a table made the actress a world-class star. In addition, the film was even considered one of the prerequisites that influenced the emergence of the sexual revolution. After her role in the film “And God Created Woman,” directors began calling Bardot into their films, and the actress became a sex symbol of the era.
Since the late 50s, the Frenchwoman began to participate in more serious productions. Bardot worked actively with prominent representatives of world cinema.
Brigitte Bardot in the film Babette Goes to War
In 1959, she became famous for her role in the film “Babette Goes to War.” This film will be called the most popular in the career of the French actress. The comedy takes place in France, occupied by the Nazis. Later, the hairstyle that Brigitte wore in the film was extremely popular among women. The hairstyle was called “babette”.
The actress’s roles also became striking in the films “A Woman of Paris” (1957), “Contempt” (1963), “Viva Maria!” (1965), “Women” (1969), “Novices” (1970), “Rum Boulevard” (1971). Work in the film “The Story of Colino the Skirt,” which appeared on screens in 1973, was the last in the career of the French actress.
Brigitte Bardot and Alain Delon
The actress's filmography includes more than 50 films. Brigitte Bardot's film partners included famous actors: Marcello Mastroianni, Alain Delon, Sean Connery, Jean Gabin, Robert Hossein and others.
Brigitte Bardot (biography, 48 photos)
Anxiety settled in me and constantly sharpened me. Maybe I'm not their own child? She doesn’t look like anyone, she’s ugly, but everyone in the family is beautiful. I began to avoid Mizhanu like the plague, completely withdrawn into myself. I could only forget myself during dance lessons. I especially loved the exercises at the barre, they were always the same - a great warm-up and preparation for work “in the middle.” Goodbye glasses, complexes, despondency! I opened my eyes to the pianist’s jumping chords like a sesame. Dance made both soul and body beautiful. The muscles stretched and relaxed, I became flexible, and slender, and flexible, I felt the rhythm and beat and listened to the music. From dancing I have this head posture and gait, which they call “typically mine.” Dancing taught me discipline and gave me endurance. At least my sister couldn’t take them away from me!”
18-year-old Brigitte Bardot and her younger sister Mijanou in 1952
At the age of 12, Brigitte Bardot entered ballet school. There were 150 applicants, of whom only 10 were selected. At the first exam at the ballet school, Brigitte hoped for second place in her age group, but in the end she took first.
young Brigitte Bardot at ballet school
After graduating from ballet school, Brigitte began studying with the Russian choreographer Boris Knyazev, who lived in Paris.
But on her first tour as part of the ballet troupe, Brigitte experienced an embarrassment. In the first number, she performed as a black girl and did not really have time to wash off the polish before the second performance: “I turned out as red as a tomato, with black unwashed stripes. The wig managed to flatten my curls, and then glued them together - the hairstyle was gone. There was no time to even be upset. A little powder on the crimson cheeks and nose, mom uses a comb to unravel the curls and attach the ponytail... On stage, quickly! Nightmare! My skirt isn't buttoned up, my panties are slipping down, the book I'm supposedly reading at the beginning of the scene is lost. I tightened my panties and skirt with a belt: they held on, but I couldn’t breathe! In addition, I hurt myself on the stairs, because the idiotic theater was designed in such a way that you could only get from the courtyard to the garden under the stage. What I produced was not children's scenes, but striptease. First, I lost my hairpin and my hair fell all over my face. I went blind, but at least the black stripes on my cheeks were not visible! Then the skirt slowly began to slide down. Then I threw the book and grabbed the skirt with both hands, but I couldn’t hold on to my modest panties, they went down and tied my legs. This was a must see! Dying from laughter and shame, I again crashed on the same damned stairs on the way back to the tiny restroom.” In addition, at the same performance, ballet soloist Sylvia Bordonne hit the curtain with her foot and, entangled in it, disappeared in front of the public. Returning to Paris, 14-year-old Brigitte found dancing not a very reliable activity. And then she was offered to appear as a model for the Jardin des Modes Juniors. The photographs were a success and then Brigitte was offered to appear on the cover of another magazine, ELLE. At first my parents were against it: “No “cover girls” in our family!” However, in the end they agreed and on May 8, 1950, an issue of ELLE magazine was published, which was dedicated to the fashion of “Mothers and Daughters”. Brigitte appeared in all angles and dresses, both morning and evening. Director Marc Allegre saw the photos and asked to meet. Bardot recalls that a family council headed by her grandfather Boom met: “Should the baby or not meet Allegre? Again the scream, again “all actresses are prostitutes”, “we don’t need people like that in our family”, etc., etc. Suddenly Boom slammed his fist on the table and declared: “If the baby is destined to become a whore, she will become one, in the movies or without. If it’s not destined, the movie won’t do anything here! Let’s give her a chance, we don’t have the right to decide for her.” During the screen tests, Brigitte was approved for the role, but the film was never made. However, a more important result of these screen tests was the meeting of Brigitte Bardot with Marc Allegre’s assistant, Roger Vadim, who 3 years later became her husband. Bardo describes Vadim’s first impression of Roger as follows: “Vadim didn’t say anything, but he looked at me predatorily, and frightened me, and attracted me, and I felt that I wasn’t myself.” Roger Vadim's real name was Vladimir Plemyannikov, he was the son of a Russian diplomat. Soon, 15-year-old Brigitte became the mistress of 22-year-old Vadim. Their parents were against their relationship, and they also didn’t like the fact that Brigitte completely abandoned her studies. When they tried to send Brigitte to study in England, the girl tried to commit suicide by sticking her head in the oven. As a result, a compromise was reached: Brigitte is not going to England, but there can be no talk of marriage with Vadim until she reaches her 18th birthday. Brigitte’s parents could not come to terms with the thought of their daughter’s marriage to the bohemian and homeless (who shared a room with a friend) Vadim. This marriage seemed to them a misalliance. The situation changed when Vadim left cinema for journalism and began writing for Paris-Match. Now he earned a living regularly and could ask for Brigitte Bardot's hand in marriage. Brigitte's parents insisted that after the wedding in the city hall there should be a wedding in the church. However, Roger Vadim was Orthodox, and his bride was Catholic. As a result, they decided that Vadim would take catechism courses. Brigitte Bardot recalls: “Vadim, who was already fed up, almost left me when he learned about his parents’ decision. Apparently, he loved me very much if, instead of going to the cinema, he went with me to listen to the venerable Abbot Baudry. Just think about it! We sat reverently in the church pews, and in the eyes of the whole world we became the embodiment of vice, eroticism and other things in the same spirit! What a blatant injustice!..”
Wedding of Roger Vadim and Brigitte Bardot
The wedding took place on December 21, 1952. Brigitte's parents bought an apartment for the newlyweds, where they began to live. Even before the wedding, Brigitte managed to star in a couple of films that turned out to be unsuccessful for her: “Critics spoke so poorly of my first two films that the doors to the cinema slammed shut for me. It's all over with me! I don’t like defeats, I can’t stand it when they drive me away. I prefer to leave on my own! I decided to take revenge, start from scratch. First, find a good manager.”
Brigitte Bardot in 1953
Olga Orstig became the manager of the young actress. Like Roger Vadim, she was Russian. Bardot’s film career continued, but from the films of that period we can only remember a small role in the film “Great Maneuvers” (1955), where Brigitte played with such stars as Michel Morgan and Gerard Philip. Brigitte Bardot recalls: “I looked at Morgan with all my eyes, but I didn’t dare talk to her, I was terribly embarrassed in her presence... And Gerard Philip is a living legend! When he asked me a question, I blushed to the roots of my hair.” After seeing Bardot in "Great Maneuvers", director Michel Boiron invited Bardot to play the main role in the film "Rugrats!" (1956). Bardot recalls this film: “The film served me well! Michelle is all gaiety, wit, grace. That's how he made the film. And, using my dancing, he made me the same way - cheerful, relaxed, just like the real me. For the first time in a movie I was myself. From now on I was considered a star and finally got a personal make-up artist.”
Meanwhile, Roger Vadim wrote a script called “And God Created Woman” and began filming his first film.
Roger Vadim and Brigitte Bardot
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Brigitte Bardot played the main role. Bardot recalls: “I didn’t have the best filming experience. I didn't play - I lived! Vadim, having studied me, never re-shot the same scene more than twice - he knew that with each take my naturalness went away. Playing in the love scenes, I was myself, so, of course, I fell in love with my co-star Jean-Louis Trintignant. Vadim and I lived like brother and sister. I remained endlessly attached to him, he was my support, friend, family. But not to lovers. I've long since lost interest in him.
And I felt an insane passion for Jean-Louis. Modest, deep, attentive, serious, calm, strong, shy - not like me, better than me! Released in France in 1956, the film was received rather reservedly. Roger Vadim and the film's producer Raoul Levy tore their hair out, but did not give up and sent the film to American distribution, where the film was an incredible success, since such explicit scenes had previously not been typical of Hollywood films. Brigitte Bardot has become a new sex symbol. The film's enormous popularity in the States prompted its re-release in Europe. Historians consider the painting a harbinger of the sexual revolution of the 1960s.
Brigitte Bardot in the film And God Created Woman (1956). The film is in color, I just didn’t get any good quality color stills from the film.
On the website you can watch the film “And God Created Woman” online
Brigitte Bardot's next film was The Newlywed was Too Beautiful. Bardot recalls: “The newlywed was too beautiful, but not too attractive. The film worked, but the public wanted the same sex bomb as in the first film, “And God Created Woman.” There is no perfection in the world. Want a sex bomb? You will have a sex bomb. In any case, I had already become a “married man’s pipe dream”, a “kitty cat”, a “spoiled girl”, etc. As soon as I went outside, photographers began to click non-stop. Lord, how much is possible!..”
“The hype around me seemed like a sham. Why on earth - me? Since childhood, I knew that I was ugly, colorless, and I believed that if I put bangs on my forehead and covered my cheeks with hair, I would hide my ugliness a little. This complex remained with me forever, preventing me from becoming self-confident; on the contrary, it taught me humility; this, perhaps, is the secret of my success. And I was extremely ashamed of my face. I was always shocked that some man thought I was beautiful. For this I was incredibly grateful to him and was afraid that when he saw me without makeup, he would be horrified. That's why I slept for many years without removing mascara from my eyelashes. As a result, the next morning my face would be covered in black streaks. It was another way to hide... I wasn’t ready for the life of a movie star.”
Brigitte Bardot is credited with introducing the bikini into fashion, wearing it at the Cannes Film Festival and in her early films.
After 1956, Brigitte Bardot continued to act in films. Her most famous films: Babette Goes to War (1959), Truth (1960), Contempt (1963), Viva Maria! (1965), Rum Boulevard (1971).
Brigitte Bardot in the film "Street Light" (1955)
Brigitte Bardot in the film "In Case of Misfortune" (1958)
Brigitte Bardot in her last film, “The Story of Colin the Skirt” (1973)
In 1970, Bardot was chosen as a model for a bust of Marianne, a symbol of France. As for her personal life, Bardot divorced Roger Vadim in 1957. However, their creative union continued after the divorce. One of the last films in Brigitte Bardot's career was Roger Vadim's Don Juan 73.
Brigitte Bardot on the set of the film “Jewelers of the Moonlight” (1958) by Roger Vadim
Roger Vadim and Brigitte Bardot on the set of the film “Letting Go of the Reins” (1961).
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After her marriage to Vadim, Bardo followed with three more, all of which also ended in divorce. From the second marriage there was a son, who was raised not by his mother, but by his father.
The conflict between internal uncertainty about her attractiveness and the role of a sex symbol imposed on her, the lack of love for an acting career with its publicity and the inability to hide her personal life led Brigitte Bardot to an unexpected decision for many: to end her film career in 1973 (she was only 39 years old) and focus on fighting for animal rights. For more information about this stage of her life, see the material Brigitte Bardot and Animals.
Music
Bardot became a hostage to her own beauty and sexuality and tried to escape from the established image. To do this, in the 60s, the actress tried herself as a singer. Few people know that Brigitte recorded more than 80 songs, including many hits. Despite this, Bardot managed to become famous in the musical field thanks to the scandalous erotic composition Je t'aime moi non plus, which was recorded in 1967 with Serge Gainsbourg. The recording was hidden so as not to anger Brigitte Bardot's then-husband.
Jane Birkin and Brigitte Bardot
A year later, Gainsbourg re-recorded the song, but with actress Jane Birkin. As a result, the song became a hit, and Birkin gained popularity. It was only in 1986 that the original recording of the song with Brigitte Bardot was published, but the composition no longer aroused interest.
Brigitte Bardot - Initials B.B.
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Pilou and Toti, my parents, and Nicolas, my son
Thanks to those who loved me deeply and sincerely, there are few of them, and they get to know each other. Thanks to those who taught me to live with kicks in the ass, who betrayed me and, taking advantage of my naivety, dragged me into the abyss of despair, from where I miraculously escaped. It is such tests that lead, if not to death, then to success. Thanks to those who have the desire and patience to read this book, it will be a memory of me in the future.
Brigitte Bardot
I dedicate these memories to Jiki Dussard, who died on May 31, 1996
Zhiki, a friend to all of us, left us suddenly, shyly and modestly, as he did everything important in his life. I never wanted to bother anyone.
He remained courageous, integral and uncompromising to the end. A man in the noblest sense of the word. A faithful friend and loving father and husband, powerful, but attached to the family he created, and deeply suffering from the coldness of his neighbors.
Zhiki served as an example for us, a beacon, light, a symbol of joyful, cloudless days. He was an artistic person. A painter and photographer of beauty, he could not stand lack of talent and ugliness.
Even before turning his children into people, he tried to teach me intelligence, so to speak, resilience in life. I remembered his science, I remember and will remember.
I didn't have a brother, and he took my place.
He leaves, taking away the most important part of our life. Thus, we accompany him to an unknown, but already opened to him, world.
Hello, Zhiki!
The Lord will be with you.
Brigitte Bardot's farewell speech at the funeral of Gika Dussard in Saint-Tropez on June 7, 1996
No matter how many books you read, you cannot give the book of life to someone else, even if you get bored of reading it. However, you can’t re-read a single passage: Who, no one knows, flips through all the passages himself! We want to re-read something sweeter, And our last passage is revealed!
Alphonse de Lamartine
(1790—1869)
BRIGITTE
Wonderful, all sorts of quiet, restless, She is a mixture of countless bloods: A reveler-dragonfly today before lunch, And in the late afternoon - a hard worker-ant. And she is amazingly attentive to her neighbors. And her eyes are lowered bashfully. But in a moment - and in love, and immediately - boiling water... A friend is available and in reserve heels. But dad is next to her, by God, grace. If he gets sick, she is his nurse. I am ready to give away both my soul and my pennies to everyone. And she swims sometimes deep, sometimes shallow. And somewhere it becomes sad - not jokingly He will rush to his mother like a little child.
Pilu (my dad). Villa Madrag, May 16, 1959
The sun was shining, it was August 3, 1933, and in Paris at that time a lot of people spent their holidays wandering around the city.
A beautiful wedding ceremony took place that day in the Church of Saint-Germain-des-Prés.
The bride was beautiful, extraordinary purity and freshness emanated from her and her white dress. The groom, tall, slender, in a well-fitting black suit, seemed to be the happiest man in the world: after a long search, he found his life partner.
Anne-Marie Musel, nicknamed "Toti", married Louis Bardot, nicknamed "Pilou". She is 21, he is 37.
A year, a month and 25 days later, a girl was born. On September 28, 1934, Monsieur and Madame Bardot joyfully announced the birth of their daughter Brigitte.
I
It was 1:20 p.m. and I turned out to be a Libra with an Ascendant in Sagittarius.
My mother suffered greatly, bringing me into the world, as she suffered later, keeping me in the world!
And, of course, they were expecting a boy!
Knowing that I was a disappointment, I grew up with a strong character, but also easily wounded, like an uninvited guest. Mom looked very tired and very happy. The red, wrinkled lump in her arms screamed incessantly. His name should be Charles, but here is some Brigitte!
Mom gave birth at home: house 5, Place Violet, 15th arrondissement of Paris. The first days of my life, I mostly sucked my mother's breast among flowers, friends and grandparents, my mother's parents, delighted with the tiny wonder. But people cannot live without difficulties, and I needed to be baptized. In the church in the cold, over the font, like dirty sinners, poor innocent babies with salt in their mouths and oil on their foreheads are cleansed from sin and vice! I lay in the warm arms of my godmother, Midimado, and screamed, looking at my godfather, Dr. Orly. And yet she was baptized - on October 12, 1934 and named Brigitte Anne-Marie, God bless!
Mom played with me like a doll.
I was a demanding little animal, and the poor mother who breastfed me found herself called up for a more difficult military service—maternal service! My mother's warmth and smell remained in my subconscious. I inspired my mother with real passion, without knowing it when I was young.
Dad was tired of his wife being enslaved by the baby, and one fine day he decided to hire a nanny. Mom didn’t want to give me to anyone - she was terribly afraid! Grandma Musel, my mother’s mother, at that time brought from Italy a young lady who had grown up in an orphanage. She was with her grandmother as a servant and was charming and devoted like no one else.
That’s how I met my Dada!
And she began to move from hand to hand, to Dada (her name was Maria) from her mother, and did not scream. Mom was able to distract herself and sleep, and dad was able to read, laugh, and live in peace: Dada was in the house!
Mom and Dad moved, and Dada and I, of course, too.
We changed Place Violet to Avenue de la Bourdonnais, 76, near the Champs de Mars.
Dada became my second mother, I doted on her. Before bed, she told me fairy tales in her Italian, and I adored this cooing - I listened to her, sucked my thumb and screamed as soon as she moved away.
And again mom and dad had a normal life: Dada was in the house!
I learned to walk by falling into the arms of my mother, my father, or Dada. I spoke French to my mom and dad, and Italian to Dada. I spoke Italian better than French, and I always spoke French with an Italian accent. Mom laughed terribly, hearing me roll out the “r”, and made me repeat to the guests every now and then: “I will arrive on the tram At three in the morning or at four On a beautiful red chair With Mrs. Burderro.”
In those years, parents often went somewhere in the evenings.
One evening, a fortune teller showed up at the bistro where he and his friends were having dinner. She glanced briefly at everyone's palms, and lingered over her father's. “Monsieur, your name will spread around the world, become famous in America and everywhere!”
Dad was happy. He decided that the Bardo factories - things were just going uphill - would bear fruit as a result of hard family work! The friends demanded champagne and drank to the prediction of the beautiful Pythia. They could not even imagine that it was not the plant that would glorify the Bardot surname throughout the world, but me, an unknown girl, and that an amazing fate was in store for me, and that I would confirm a wonderful prophecy, having never changed this surname in my life, despite all my numerous marriages.
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Policy
Brigitte Bardot has repeatedly found herself at the center of political scandals. Bernard d'Ormal, Brigitte's husband, at one time served as an adviser to the party with right-wing radical views, the National Front, and from Bardot herself, the people of France more than once heard statements in a nationalist spirit. The actress publicly stated that she does not sympathize with political parties at all. Nevertheless, Bardot was repeatedly condemned for inciting interracial hatred.
Brigitte Bardot
It is known that the film actress was involved in trials on charges of inciting national and religious hatred. Because of this, in 1997 Bardot was fined ₣10 thousand, in 2001 – ₣30 thousand, in 2004 – €5 thousand, in 2008 – €15 thousand.
Brigitte Bardot often says that she does not like government policies because of “Islamization.” According to the film actress, the culture and lifestyle of Muslims is being imposed in France, which is gradually destroying the identity of the French.
Brigitte Bardot: bb
In the 50s, the young actress starred in many romantic comedies, which brought her fame in France and made her a local star. However, international fame came to her only after the legendary film “And God Created Woman” - this film shocked not only Parisian intellectuals, but also attracted attention to BB in Hollywood, and she became the first French actress widely known outside her country.
In 1959, Simone de Beauvoir wrote an essay dedicated to Brigitte, in which she called her the freest and most liberated French woman, a symbol of a country reborn after the hardships of war.
Brigitte Bardot, 1953
Brigitte Bardot, 1955
Brigitte Bardot, 1955
1957
1958
BB's first marriage - with the same Roger Vadim - ended in a quick divorce, having married at 18, already at 23 young Bridget was free again. On the set of the film “And God Created Woman,” Bardot began an affair with her partner, who at that time, like Bardot herself, was married.
This affair, which ended in Bardot’s divorce, caused a nervous breakdown and even a suicide attempt: in 1958, the girl was found unconscious in her room, she drank a packet of sleeping pills.
1961
A year later, the actress had a new affair with actor Jacques Charrier, whom she married in 1959. In this marriage, which also did not last long, Bardo had his only son. The boy was raised by her husband’s family, and after the divorce from his father, BB practically did not communicate with him, which she regretted in her later years.
Animal protection
In 1973, Bardot announced that she was retiring from her film career. At the same time, the actress did not lead a reclusive lifestyle, but decided to devote her life to caring for animals. The actress’s love for our little brothers has always amazed those around her, and her statements have surprised the world community. Bardo called for once and for all to stop eating horse meat and condemned the deer hunting that takes place in Canada. In 1999, she was not afraid to write an angry appeal to the leader of the People's Republic of China, in which she accused the Chinese of killing the world's last rhinoceroses and tigers in order to extract aphrodisiacs.
Brigitte Bardot with a dog
On her 75th birthday, the actress asked Italian actress Sophia Loren to give the world an unusual gift - to stop wearing natural fur. Fans still remember Bardot's statement about women who wear such things.
“Shuba is a cemetery. A true woman will not carry a cemetery on herself,” Brigitte Bardot said in an interview with media representatives.
Brigitte Bardot with a cat
Today, the film actress lives in a villa in St. Tropez, surrounded by a couple of hundred pets.
Star Trek actress
Brigitte Bardot became involved in the world of fashion when an acquaintance of her mother invited her to participate in a fashion show. In the same year, she was lucky enough to appear for the Jardin des Modes magazine. Already in 1950, her photograph appeared on the cover of the French magazine Elle.
Brigitte's modeling success contributed to the start of her film career. Photos from the filming caught the eye of director Mark Allegra, who wanted to see her at his screen tests. Brigitte passed them successfully and got a good role. The filming of the film never took place, but it brought Bardo useful acquaintances, including her future husband, director Roger Vadim.
Brigitte was able to get on the big screen for the first time in 1952, when she played a role in an episode of the comedy “The Normandy Hole.” From that moment on, a period of sharp rise in Brigitte’s acting career began - until 1956 alone, she managed to star in 17 films.
Her popularity was also increased by her appearance at the Cannes Film Festival. But none of Bardot's past successes can compare with the internationally recognized success that Roger Vadim's And God Created Woman brought her - she played the young Juliette Hardy, a girl with a complex love dilemma.
Perhaps a special role in this success is played by the scandalousness of the film, which was received very ambiguously: for the scenes in which the actress appears naked, criticism fell on the film on behalf of the church.
In the 60s, Brigitte gained the role of a naive and sensitive ingénue.
The actress's merits in French cinema allowed her to get to Hollywood in 1966 and work on set there.
But already in 1973, Bardot announced the decision to end her film career, after which she devoted herself to charity and in 1986 founded the Brigitte Bardot Foundation, with the help of which she successfully worked on animal welfare issues.
Personal life
Bardot never experienced a lack of male attention, because the actress had an attractive appearance. The French actress's height is 170 cm, and her weight at the peak of her popularity was 56 kg. There were many novels in the woman’s life.
Roger Vadim and Brigitte Bardot
Brigitte was only 16 years old when she began a relationship with Roger Vadim. The girl completely lost her head in love, as evidenced by her reckless behavior. The parents did not approve of their daughter’s choice, so the aspiring actress more than once tried to commit suicide in protest. At the age of 18, Brigitte finally married Vadim.
Jean-Louis Trintignant and Brigitte Bardot
The first marriage broke up in 1957. The actress found another man - Jean-Louis Trintignant, a co-star in the film that was fateful for Bardot. The lovers began to live together, but this union lasted only two years.
Immediately after her breakup with Trintignant, Brigitte Bardot remarried. This time her man was Jacques Charrier, to whom the actress gave birth to a son, Nicolas, a year later. This was followed by divorce and numerous affairs. Brigitte had relationships with Sacha Distel, Serge Gainsbourg, and Bob Zaguri.
Gunter Sachs and Brigitte Bardot
The third legal spouse of Brigitte Bardot was millionaire photographer Gunter Sachs. The marriage lasted three years. Sachs was a famous photographer whose work was published in prestigious magazines around the world. In addition, the man was a famous collector of modern art. People around Gunther have repeatedly argued that thanks to the photographer’s efforts, the American artist Andy Warhol gained world fame.
At the age of 58, the actress decided to get married again - the wedding with Bernard d'Ormal took place in 1992. A few years later, Brigitte divorced him too.
Brigitte Bardot and Bernard d'Ormal
The actress became the first woman in Europe who dared to appear on screen in a small bikini. In everyday life and in her paintings, Brigitte adhered to the so-called “Saint-Tropez chic” style. This contributed to the popularity of the resort town of St. Tropez.
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Brigitte Bardot is a woman of rare beauty; more than 60 years have passed since the release of the scandalous drama “And God Created Woman” on wide screens, after which the 22-year-old actress woke up famous, and she is still a symbol of the feminine attractiveness of France. At one time, many women simply hated Brigitte Bardot, and it was all about ordinary envy, because, as soon as they saw her on the screen, all men began to admire her, dream about her and regret that there was no such woman next to them. Bold and bold - this is how Brigitte Bardot will be remembered by her fans, despite the fact that at the time of writing this article our heroine is already 82 years old.
This photo shows Brigitte Bardot and her first husband Roger Vadim on their wedding day.
Brigitte Bardot had a lot of lovers and husbands, needless to say - she lost her virginity at the age of 15 , while still a schoolgirl. This first guy of hers became her husband in the future, but the marriage did not last long. Roger Vadim - that was his name - was then an unknown director. The newlyweds lived very modestly, but until Roger Vadim wrote a new script and directed the film “And God Created Woman . This drama brought fame not only to Brigitte Bardot , but also to her co-star, Jean-Louis Trintignant .
In this photo, Brigitte Bardot and Jean-Louis Trintignant , they first became husband and wife according to the plot of the film “And God Created Woman ,” and then their romance began in real life, it lasted about a year.
In the film “And God Created Woman,” Brigitte Bardot and Jean-Louis Trintignant played newlyweds, they had interesting scenes, kisses, although according to the plot the heroine was in love with another, plus a couple of men were still after her, nevertheless Brigitte and Jean-Louis Trintignant reached out to each other, love happened, and thus Roger Vadim lost his wife, she became a star thanks to him, but immediately slipped out of his hands. Although, perhaps Roger Vadim became famous thanks to his wife Brigitte Bardot - here you can really puzzle over this question.
But as a child, Brigitte Bardot considered herself ugly, her eyes were crossed, and her front teeth protruded so much that the girl had to wear braces on her teeth.
But at the age of 14 she simply blossomed, everyone began to pay attention to her beauty, friends of her parents invited Brigitte to appear for the cover of ELLE , thanks to this shoot, her future husband Roger Vadim , and this is where her story began.
Brigitte Bardot has one only child - son Nicolas , and only because she did not have time to make an interruption in time, because being a mother was not part of her plans. She never loved her son and after birth she gave him up to be raised by his father, with whom she did not live long together, because new crowds of people who suffered from her always appeared on the horizon.
But Brigitte Bardot loves animals very much, she constantly saves them, donates enormous amounts of money for their sterilization and maintenance, selling her jewelry for this.
Brigitte Bardot acted in films only until 40 years old, she deliberately left cinema at the right time, this Frenchwoman settled in a villa in Saint-Torop , where at least a hundred animals live with her. But Brigitte Bardot also has a wonderful voice, she sings songs and they are great; my husband often hears these simple melodies in his car.
Well, now I suggest you look at photographs of Brigitte Bardot . You may know absolutely nothing about this woman: who she is, where she is from, what she did for a living, what films she starred in, how many men she gave her warmth to - just look at these photos, they are simply amazing, because I rarely look for photos of stars with such enthusiasm , and looking for photos of Brigitte Bardot was just a sheer pleasure, time seemed to have stopped for me, I sat down in a comfortable chair and started searching, every photo is a masterpiece - there are simply no unsuccessful ones. Yes, this woman is incredibly beautiful, of course - men will always react to her beauty, women will admire, rage, be jealous and envy. After all, fans not only tried to carry young Brigitte Bardot in their arms, but also cursed her, and even tried to kill her and harm her in every possible way, they hated her so much - she was too beautiful and attractive! If she lived in medieval France , envious women would definitely call her a witch. But she's perfect. No glamor, hair dyed blond and combed, arrows drawn, a minimum of clothing and that’s all - you can immediately go to the cover of a magazine, in a movie, or to a beauty contest. No exhausting diets, surgeries, cosmetologists, famous makeup artists and stylists for you. Natural beauty!
And now Brigitte Bardot looks like this. Even though she refused the help of surgeons, she accepted age-related changes in her appearance with dignity.
Brigitte Bardot now
In 2020, during the presidential elections in France, Brigitte Bardot called on everyone who loves animals to vote against former Economy Minister Emmanuel Macron.
According to Bardot, "Macron's animal program is murderous, scandalous, despairing and offers no hope of improvement."
The celebrity claims that the leader of the Forward political party lobbies the interests of large companies and takes the side of “cattle breeders and hunters.”
“The contempt he shows for the suffering of animals represents his complete lack of empathy, confirmed by the coldness of his steely gaze,” Bardot said in a letter posted on the actress’s official Twitter account.
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In January 2020, a new documentary about Brigitte Bardot appeared on French screens. The author of the painting was the master of the biographical genre, Virginie Linard. The film “Bardot in Love” was created on the basis of films and television programs with the participation of the actress. Viewers also saw footage from home newsreels filmed by the father of the famous Frenchwoman.
In August 2020, it became known that the castle where Brigitte Bardot stayed was put up for sale. French media reported that we are talking about the Le Castelet estate. Experts valued the property on the Cote d'Azur at $5.6 million.
Brigitte Bardot
It is known that the actress stayed in this house after her divorce from her first husband. According to rumors, Bardot even wanted to purchase an estate, but then changed her mind and bought property in Saint-Tropez.
It is assumed that the estate was built back in the 13th century. The castle-like home has eight bedrooms, high ceilings and a Louis XIV fireplace. In addition, on the territory of the mansion there are several swimming pools, an olive grove and a vineyard.
The best films with Brigitte Bardot
In 1966, at the age of 32, the actress entered Hollywood and successfully developed her career until 1973, when she decided to leave the world of cinema and do charity work. Brigitte is considered by many to be the main beauty of French and even European cinema.
The best films starring Bardot:
- 1952 - “Manina, a girl without a veil”;
- 1955 - “Future Stars”;
- 1954 - “This sweet little naughty girl”;
- 1956 - “And God created woman”;
- 1956 - “Mademoiselle Striptease”;
- 1956 - “The First Wedding Night”;
- 1957 - “Parisian”;
- 1958 - “In case of misfortune”;
- 1959 - “Babette Goes to War”;
- 1962 - “Private Life”;
- 1965 - “Viva Maria!”;
- 1968 - “Three steps in delirium”;
- 1971 - “The Bear and the Doll”;
- 1971 - “Rum Boulevard”.
Over her more than 20-year career, she managed to win the hearts of millions of fans of different generations.
