Brigitte Bardot, the French actress who became an international symbol of 1950s cinema, died at the age of 91 her foundation confirmed on Sunday.
According to AP News, Bruno Jacquelin of the Brigitte Bardot Foundation told the Associated Press that she died at her home in southern France no cause of death was given and funeral plans were not yet announced.
Bardot rose to global fame in 1956 with the film And God Created Woman , a performance that rewired the era's ideas about female freedom and sexuality and made her one of the world's best-known screen presences. She retired from acting at 39 and settled in Saint-Tropez, where she devoted her life to rescuing animals and campaigning against cruelty Reuters .
