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Biography « Thread Started on Jun 29, 2006, 8:48pm »
Full name: Brigitte Anne-Marie Bardot Birthdate: September 28, 1934 Parents: Anne-Marie "Toti" Mucel and Charles "Pilou" Bardot Place of birth: Paris, France Height: 5'7 Measurements: 35-23-35 Occupation: Actress, animal rights activist Spouses: Bernard D'ormale (current) Gunther Sachs Jacques Charrier Roger Vadim Children: Nicholas Charrier Grandchildren: Anna Charrier (b.1985), Thea Charrier (b. 1990)
Quick Facts
Anti-racist group MRAP and the Human Rights League both said they were filing a complaint in court against Bardot for remarks made in her book A Scream In The Silence, where she wrote, I am against the Islamization of France. For centuries our forefathers ... our fathers gave their lives to chase all successive invaders from France. (May 15, 2003)
Angrily hung up the phone during an interview with a South Korean radio station while discussing the country's dog- eating culture. In the interview, Bardot, 67, said she can never condone the South Korean habit of eating dogs, which she views as the best friend of humans.
Has been convicted of inciting discrimination, hatred or racial violence for criticizing a Moslem festival in which sheep are slaughtered. The one-time sex kitten and animal rights activist was fined $3,200 for a chapter in the 1999 book Pluto's Square.
In 1986, she creates her Foundation to Saint Tropez and in June 1987, sells at an auction many objects, jewelries and personal effects to get the 3 millions of francs required by the French legislation. In December 1991, she even parts with her legendary property The Madrague , to increase the capital and to get the recognition of the state.
The Movie And God Created Woman is an enormous scandal, Brigitte without complex appears with all her sensuality of young free woman. All girls copy her style, her savagery and her pace, and shock behaviors, the B.B myth. was born.
Was considered for the part of Tracy Draco in On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
Attended college at the Conservatoire Nationale de Danse
She was nominated for BAFTA Film Award for Best Foreign Actress in 1967 for VIVA MARIA
Nickname: BB
Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#9). (1995)
Ranked #49 in Empire (UK) magazine's The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time list. (October 1997)
Ranked #4 in Playboy's Sex Stars of the Century.
Retired from acting in 1973 at the age of 39.
One of the leading animal rights activists in the world and the head of Fondation Brigitte Bardot, which is a foundation dedicated to animal rights.
Recorded many popular songs in the 60's and 70's.
Breast cancer survivor.
Was paid $350,000 for Viva Maria (1965)
Was paid $15,000 for …and God Created Woman (1956)
Fidel Castro was one of her many admirers
Her wild blonde hair, pouty lips, and catlike eyes have been in style since 1956.
Turned down Jaqueline Bisset's role in Who is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
Sued Roger Vadim for invasion of privacy after he published the book "Bardot, Denueve, Fonda: My Life with the Three Most Beautiful Women in the World"
Despite being a huge star in the U.S, she never made a Hollywood film.
At the Brussels World Fair in 1959 the Vatican hosted an exhibit portaying Bardot as the symbol of evil. The display was removed after seven days because its popularity was causing crowd control problems.
She began beating one of her French countrymen with her umbrella before absconding with his pet mynah bird. When police arrived at her apartment to recover the bird, the actress explained that the man had been abusing the animal... by feeding it a hamburger and French fries.
Turned down Joan Collins role in Road to Hong Kong.
Upon her arrival in the U.S, J. Edgar Hoover believed she was set out to corrupt America's youth and had the FBI open a file on her.
Upon the release of her and Serge Gainsbourg's suggestive music hit, "Je t'aime, Moi Non Plus" (translated "I love you, me neither") the press believed the two had recorded their own lovemaking. The record company who released the album was forced to put a "Not To Be Sold To Minors" warning label on the sleeve!
After turning down a role in How to Murder Your Wife, actress Virna Lisi was given the role and was made up to look like her.
Liked to shop at a Paris boutique called 'Les Halles'.
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Re: Biography « Reply #1 on Jul 1, 2006, 7:10pm »
The archetypal sex kitten, Brigitte Bardot was the first foreign-language star ever to attain a level of international success comparable to America's most popular homegrown talents. While the vast majority of her motion pictures failed to rank even remotely close to the best of her native France's prodigious New Wave-era output, they proved a major breakthrough in establishing a market for foreign films in English-speaking countries; indeed, for all of the acclaim deservedly heaped on the more gifted actors and directors of her day, perhaps no other factor was more crucial to the far-reaching success of world cinema than Bardot's sultry allure.
Born on September 28, 1934, in Paris, she was the daughter of a wealthy industrialist; while studying ballet, she was approached with the offer to begin modeling, and by 1950 her image had already graced the cover of Elle magazine. There she was spotted by director Marc Allegret, who had earlier discovered the young Simone Simon. Soon Allegret's assistant, Roger Vadim, contacted Bardot for a role in the picture Les Lauriers Sont Coupes. While Allegret did not cast the young model in his film, Vadim became immediately smitten by her pouty sensuality, and in 1952 he became her husband. That same year, Bardot made her film debut in Jean Boyer's comedy Le Trou Normand; a series of bit roles followed before she appeared in Warner Bros.' 1955 production of Helen of Troy. The studio was sufficiently impressed to offer a seven-year contract, but she refused, to accept her largest role to date opposite Jean Marais and Isabelle Pia in Futures Vedettes.
After traveling to Britain to appear in 1955's Doctor at Sea, Bardot returned to France to begin work on her first starring role in 1956's La Lumiere d'en Face; the film's producer, Christine Gouze-Renal, subsequently became her mentor and handled her career for a number of years. While still largely an unknown, Bardot soon enjoyed a string of hits, including Cette Sacree Gamine, Mi Figlio Nerone, and En Effeuillant la Marguerite, which positioned her as France's top sex symbol by 1957. As Bardot's popularity continued to soar, producer Raoul J. Levy offered Vadim the opportunity to direct his wife in Et Dieu Crea la Femme, an erotic melodrama co-starring Jean-Louis Trintignant. The film made Bardot an international star, earning over four million dollars in the U.S. alone. Unfortunately, her marriage to Vadim did not last, although their respective careers remained intertwined for years to come.
Bardot's popularity with American audiences was unprecedented for a non-English speaking actress, and after Levy cut a reported 225,000-dollar three-picture deal with Columbia for her services, she next starred in the sex romp Une Parisienne, followed by Vadim's Les Bijoutiers du Clair de Lune. After much deliberation, plans were finally announced for Bardot's English-language debut, Paris by Night, to be helmed by Vadim with Frank Sinatra in the lead. The project fell through, however, and she next appeared in 1960's Babette s'en va-t-en Guerre opposite Jacques Charrier, who briefly became her second husband. While filming Henri-Georges Clouzot's La Verite later that year, Bardot attempted suicide on her 26th birthday. After production resumed, the completed film rose to become France's top moneymaker for the year, but it marked the end of her Columbia deal, and in light of her cooling popularity in the States and in Britain no other deals were immediately forthcoming.
In 1960, Bardot released a pop music album, Inside Brigitte Bardot; several other LPs, including 1963's Brigitte Bardot Sings and 1968's Special Bardot, were to follow, and she scored a number of hit singles in tandem with the infamous singer/songwriter Serge Gainsbourg. After she fired the original director on the 1961 comedy La Bride Sur le Cou, she had Vadim step in to complete the picture. She next starred with Marcello Mastroianni in Louis Malle's La Vie Privée, delivering a clearly autobiographical turn as a young celebrity unable to cope with the pressures of stardom. The picture was intended as Bardot's swan song, but she was quickly coerced out of retirement to star in Jean-Luc Godard's brilliant Le Mépris. While today recognized as a classic, at the time of its release the movie was the subject of very mixed reviews, with considerable editing required for release outside of France. As a result, it was a commercial disaster, and Bardot's standing as Europe's most popular actress was usurped by Sophia Loren.
After finally making an American film, 1964's family comedy Dear Brigitte, Bardot began work on Malle's comedy Viva Maria!, which paired her opposite Jeanne Moreau. When it failed to live up to international box-office expectations, few of Bardot's subsequent films were screened outside of France. Even within her native land her star continued to dim, and she did not appear in another certified hit prior to 1970's L'Ours et la Poupee. However, when the Vadim-helmed Don Juan 1973 ou Si Don Juan Etait une Femme and 1974's L' Histoire Tres Bonne et Tres Joyeuse de Colinot Trousse Chemise failed, Bardot again announced plans for retirement; this time, apart from a handful of television appearances, she made good on her promise, and consistently refused all offers to return to the screen. In later years she became something of a recluse, but continued to make occasional headlines through her ardent support of animal rights causes.
******************************************* Biography courtesy of All Movie Guide.
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