Brigitte Bardot, French film icon turned far-right provocateur, dies at 91

Brigitte Bardot, the French actor and singer who became a global sensation before reinventing herself as an animal protection campaigner and outspoken supporter of the far right, has died aged 91.
The Brigitte Bardot Foundation announced her death on Sunday, saying “with immense sadness” that its founder and president had died.
Bardot rose to international fame in 1956 with her role in And God Created Woman, a film that sought to project female sexuality on screen. She went on to appear in about 50 films, becoming one of the most recognisable faces of post-war French cinema.
In the early 1970s, Bardot quit acting at the height of her fame, turning her attention to animal protection. While her campaigning earned admiration from supporters, her public life grew increasingly controversial as she embraced far-right politics and made repeated racist and inflammatory remarks.

Al Jazeera’s Natacha Butler looks back on her life and career.

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