Brigitte Bardot
Brigitte Bardot
Brigitte Anne-Marie Bardot (born 28 September 1934) is a French former fashion model, actress, singer and animal rights activist. She was one of the best-known sex-symbols of the 1960s.
In her early life, Bardot was an aspiring ballet dancer. She started her acting career in 1952 and, after appearing in 16 films, became world-famous due to her role in her then-husband Roger Vadim’s controversial film And God Created Woman. She starred in Jean-Luc Godard’s 1963 cult film, Contempt. She was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actress for her role in Louis Malle’s 1965 film, Viva Maria!.
Bardot caught the attention of French intellectuals. She was the subject of Simone de Beauvoir’s 1959 essay, The Lolita Syndrome, which described Bardot 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.
Starting in 1969, Bardot’s features became the official face of Marianne, which had previosly been anonymous, to represent liberty of France.
Bardot retired from the entertainment industry in 1973. During her career in show business Bardot starred in 47 films, performed in numerous musical shows, and recorded 80 songs. She was awarded the Légion d’honneur in 1985 but refused to receive it.
After her retirement, Bardot established herself as an animal rights activist. During the 1990s she generated controversy by criticizing immigration, Islamization and Islam in France, and has been fined five times for “inciting racial hatred”.
**Picture shown is available in limited edition print of only 50 in different sizes, signed and numbered by Terry O’ Neill and is available to purchase here.
The Legend of Frenchie King
Brigitte Bardot photographed by Terry O' Neill.
The Legend of Frenchie King
D: Christian Jacque
S: Brigitte Bardot, Claudia Cardinale, Michael J. Pollard, Patty Shepard, Emma Cohen, Teresa Cimpera
In Bougival Junction, New Mexico in 1880 the Francophone town is led by Marie Sarrazin. A new family arrives, calling themsleves the Millers, but in fact they are the daughters of the hanged outlaw Frenchie King and his eldest daughter Louise seeks to keep her father’s name alive by donning men’s clothing and continuing his criminal ways. Louise and Maria fight but when they are both jailed they team up to take revenge on the town’s men.
**Picture shown is available in limited edition print of only 50 in different sizes, signed and numbered by Terry O’ Neill and is available to purchase here.
Brigitte Bardot
Brigitte Bardot
Brigitte Anne-Marie Bardot (born 28 September 1934) is a French former fashion model, actress, singer and animal rights activist. She was one of the best-known sex-symbols of the 1960s.
In her early life, Bardot was an aspiring ballet dancer. She started her acting career in 1952 and, after appearing in 16 films, became world-famous due to her role in her then-husband Roger Vadim’s controversial film And God Created Woman. She starred in Jean-Luc Godard’s 1963 cult film, Contempt. She was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Actress for her role in Louis Malle’s 1965 film, Viva Maria!.
Bardot caught the attention of French intellectuals. She was the subject of Simone de Beauvoir’s 1959 essay, The Lolita Syndrome, which described Bardot 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.
Starting in 1969, Bardot’s features became the official face of Marianne, which had previosly been anonymous, to represent liberty of France.
Bardot retired from the entertainment industry in 1973. During her career in show business Bardot starred in 47 films, performed in numerous musical shows, and recorded 80 songs. She was awarded the Légion d’honneur in 1985 but refused to receive it.
After her retirement, Bardot established herself as an animal rights activist. During the 1990s she generated controversy by criticizing immigration, Islamization and Islam in France, and has been fined five times for “inciting racial hatred”.
**Picture shown is available in limited edition print of only 50 in different sizes, signed and numbered by Terry O’ Neill and is available to purchase here.
Brigitte Bardot in Shalako (1968)
Brigitte Bardot in Shalako photographed by Terry O' Neill
Shalako (1968)
D: Edward Dmytryk
S: Sean Connery, Brigitte Bardot, Stephen Boyd, Jack Hawkins, Peter Van Eyck, Woody Strode
A hunting party composed of European aristocrats is led into Apache territory by their guide, Bosky Fulton (Stephen Boyd). When French Countess Irina Lazaar (Brigitte Bardot) wanders off by herself, she is confronted by Indians, only to be rescued by Shalako (Sean Connery). When the party ignores his warning to leave Indian country, the Apaches led by Chato (Woody Strode) attack.
**Picture shown is available in limited edition print of only 50 in different sizes, signed and numbered by Terry O’ Neill and is available to purchase here.
