An icon of cinema has died.
Actress Brigitte Bardot, known for her roles in movies such as “And God Created Woman” and “Love on a Pillow,” has died at the age of 91, her animal rights foundation announced on social media on Dec. 28.
French Cinema Icon Brigitte Bardot Dies at 91
Bardot settled in Saint-Tropez and began a passionate defense of animal welfare. ‘This is my only battle,’ she said in 2013.
French former actress Brigitte Bardot, with a seal baby, protests against seal-hunting in fecamp, northern France, on April 8, 1976. Jean-Pierre Prevel/AFP via Getty Images
