Brigitte Bardot, the French 1960s sex symbol who became one of the greatest screen sirens of the 20th century and later a militant animal rights activist and far-right supporter, has died. She was 91.

French movie actress Brigitte Bardot, whose sexy 1950s and ’60s look defined beauty for generations of men and women and who later became a world-renowned animal rights activist, has died at age 91.

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“And God Created Woman” made her a world-famous sex symbol in the 1950s. She later gave up acting to devote her life to animal welfare. Brigitte Bardot in 1965, when she was at the height of her movie ...

NEW YORK (AP) — In addition to being a 1960s French sex symbol, actor, singer and animal welfare activist, Brigitte Bardot was a muse to many — in particular, musicians. Her name, with its ...

FILE: Brigitte Bardot shown with dog in the Gennevilliers, Paris suburb while supporting the French animal protection society operation, Feb. 10, 1982. Multi-vehicle crash leaves seven injured ...

Brigitte Bardot, the French 1960s sex symbol who became one of the greatest screen sirens of the 20th century and later a militant animal rights activist, has died. (AP Photo/File) PARIS -- Brigitte ...

A symbol of rebellious youth and beauty, Brigitte Bardot helped usher in the sexual revolution in the movies with her sensual, uninhibited performances in films like Jean-Luc Godard’s “Contempt.” Then ...

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