Brigitte Bardot, known as the flame of French cinema, has died, foreign media reports. An actress who captivated millions of moviegoers around the world, died at the age of 91, the Brigitte Bardot Foundation said in a statement.
Brigitte Bardot, who played sexy and nude scenes without hesitation, brought sexual liberation to cinema
Brigitte Bardot is also known as the actress who revolutionized world cinema in the 1950s and brought sexual liberation to cinema. Known to the world as BB, she contributed to many films including A Very Private Affair, And God Created Woman, Mademoiselle Strip-tease, Viva Maria! , The Girl in the Bikini, The Truth .
Film critics believe that Bardot's nude scenes were most artistically used in cinema by her husband, Roger Vadim. She retired from acting in 1974 to devote herself to animal welfare and founded an organization for this purpose.
She was fond of driving fast sports cars and smoking, and was fined by the courts on several occasions for statements that incited racial hatred.
Expressing her grief over Bardot's death, French President Emmanuel Macron said that his country mourns BB, whom she calls "a legend of the century." It has not yet been specified where or when Bardot died.