Brigitte Bardot’s funeral will take place on Wednesday, January 7, at the Notre-Dame de l’Assomption church in Saint-Tropez, in the south of France.
The ceremony will be followed by a private and confidential burial, the Brigitte Bardot Foundation told AFP on Monday. The church service will be broadcast on the screens in the port and in the center of the Place des Lices.
After the funeral, a public tribute is planned in which the locals of Saint-Tropez and admirers of the actress can participate, the Foundation explained.
Brigitte Bardot, the French actress and singer who became an international “sex symbol”, has died at the age of 91.
She was born on September 28, 1934 and grew up in a traditional and prosperous Catholic family, but distinguished herself as a dancer, which allowed her to study ballet at the prestigious Paris Conservatoire.
At the same time, she worked as a model, appearing on the cover of Elle magazine in 1950, aged just 15. Due to his work in the modeling world, he was offered roles in films.
Bardot initially played small roles of increasing importance; played Dirk Bogarde’s love interest in ‘Doctor at Sea’, a huge UK hit in 1955.
But the film And God Created Woman, in which Bardot played an uninhibited teenager in Saint-Tropez, solidified her image and turned her into an international star.
The film was a huge success both in France and internationally, propelling Bardot into the ranks of leading French actresses.
In addition to cinema audiences, Bardot quickly became a source of inspiration for intellectuals and artists; among others, the young John Lennon and Paul McCartney asked their girlfriends to dye their hair blonde in imitation of her.
Brigitte Bardot had a musical career, including the original recording of Je T’Aime … Moi Non Plus, and felt the pressure of celebrity, retiring from acting in 1973.
She dedicated herself to animal protection activism, founding the Brigitte Bardot Foundation and protesting against the killing of animals in various countries.
He has also expressed controversial right-wing political views, supporting the National Front and criticizing immigration and “Islamization” to France, which led to convictions for incitement to racial hatred. He had four marriages and several notorious public affairs.
