Often referred to by her initials B.B. - Brigitte Bardot net worth is a French animal rights activist and former actress, singer and model. Famous for
portraying sexually emancipated personae with hedonistic lifestyles, she was one of the best known sex symbols of the late 1950s and 1960s. Although she withdrew from the entertainment industry in 1973, she remains a major popular culture icon. More about Brigitte Bardot can be found at 
Born and raised in Paris, Bardot was an aspiring ballerina in her early life. She started her acting career in 1952. She achieved international
recognition in 1957 for her role in And God Created Woman (1956), and also caught the attention of French intellectuals. She was the subject of
Simone de Beauvoir's 1959 essay The Lolita Syndrome, which described her as a "locomotive of women's history" and built upon existentialist themes to
declare her the first and most liberated woman of post-war France. Bardot later starred in Jean-Luc Godard's film Le Mépris (1963). For her role in
Louis Malle's film Viva Maria! (1965) she was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actress.
Bardot retired from the entertainment industry in 1973. She had acted in 47 films, performed in several musicals and recorded more than 60 songs. She
was awarded the Legion of Honour in 1985. After retiring, she became an animal rights activist. She has been a controversial political figure, having
been fined five times for inciting racial hatred when she criticised immigration and Islam in France. She is married to Bernard d'Ormale, a former
adviser to Marine Le Pen, France's main far-right political leader.