Brigitte Bardot, the French actor and singer who became a global star in the 1950s and 1960s before dedicating her life to animal rights, has died aged 91.
Bardot, who had rarely been seen in public in recent months and was hospitalised in October, previously denied rumours of her death in November. Her foundation announced her passing without specifying when or where she died.
French President Emmanuel Macron called her a “legend” who “embodied a life of freedom.”
Bardot rose to fame after And God Created Woman in 1956, appeared in about 50 films, then retired to Saint-Tropez to campaign for animal welfare, including opposing Australia’s 2015 feral cat cull.
A controversial figure later in life, she was convicted five times for hate speech over comments largely targeting Muslims.
Source: ABC.
