Paris, Dec. 28 -- Brigitte Bardot, the legendary French actress whose uninhibited screen presence reshaped ideas of femininity, freedom and desire in post-war cinema before she renounced fame to become a fervent champion of animal rights, has died.
Bardot was 91, said the Brigitte Bardot Foundation while confirming her death on Sunday.
"The Brigitte Bardot Foundation pays tribute to the memory of an exceptional woman who gave everything and gave up everything for a world more respectful of animals," the foundation said. "Her legacy lives on through the actions and struggles the Foundation continues with the same passion and the same fidelity to her ideals."Known in France merely by her initials B.B., Bardot tantalised audiences and scanda...