Brigitte Bardot, a French movie screen sex symbol in the 1960s who became an animal rights activist, has died at 91 years old. Her status as a pop culture icon was cemented with her appearance in the 1956 film "And God Created Woman." In 1969, her features were selected as the model for “Marianne,” France’s national emblem and official Gallic seal. She went on to model, sing and star in dozens of films before she left the entertainment industry to lobby for animal rights around the world. Later

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//…Brigitte Bardot…// (1934–2025) On Sunday morning, December 28, Brigitte Bardot left us. An iconic figure of French cinema, a symbol of freedom and modernity, she leaves behind an indelible mark. A mythical actress who later became a passionate activist, Bardot shaped her era not only through her image, but through her convictions and her battles. Looking at her face, we remember a presence that was intense, luminous, sometimes controversial — and always beyond convention. A page of French cul