Brigitte Bardot, legendary French actress and animal rights activist, has died at age 91, according to a statement from her foundation obtained by CNN.

Brigitte Bardot has died at 91, closing the life of one of the most influential and polarizing figures of 20th century popular culture. While her legacy is often anchored to Paris, Saint-Tropez, and the sexual revolution of postwar Europe,

BRIGITTE Bardot has died aged 91 just weeks after undergoing surgery and battling a “sudden illness”. The iconic French film star became an international sex symbol in the ’60s

Brigitte Bardot, who has died at the age of 91, swept away cinema's staid 1950s' portrayal of women - coming to personify a new age of sexual liberation.

French film star Brigitte Bardot left acting at her peak, devoting herself to animal rights while drawing criticism for her politics.

Brigitte Bardot, the French actor, style icon, and animal activist who fixated the world with her insouciant, smoky-eyed sensuality, has died aged 91.

BRIGITTE Bardot made a chilling statement just weeks before her death at the age of 91. The iconic French actress had been angered by a death hoax in October after rumours circulated she had died.