
Brigitte Bardot, the sexy movie star who changed the way we think about beauty and rebellion in post-war films, has died at 91. Her legacy is as complicated as it is timeless. Her death on Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025, at her beloved Saint-Tropez home marks the end of an era.
It also brings up questions about a life spent giving up Hollywood glamour for fierce activism, as well as the controversies that followed her in her last years.The cause of death has not been made public, but her foundation said she died peacefully at 'La Madrague' after spending a short time in the hospital in October and November for breathing problems.