Brigitte โคBardot Hospitalizedโ at 91
French screen โฃicon Brigitte Bardot is currently receiving medical careโค in a โขprivate clinic,according toโฃ reports from French media outlets. The 91-year-old actress, โfamed for her roles in โค1950s and โ60s cinema, has been hospitalized for the past three weeks after a “serious illness” necessitated her leaving her Saint-tropez estate.
While details surrounding her condition remain undisclosed, sourcesโข indicate Bardot is expected to be discharged in the coming daysโข and is recovering following a surgical procedure. Doctors โขcontinue to monitorโข her progress. Representativesโ for Bardot have been contacted โขfor comment.
Bardot rose to โprominence with herโ debut in 1952’s The Girlโ In The Bikini, quickly becomingโ a leading figure in postwar โFrench cinema. Her role in Roger Vadim’s 1956 film And God Created Woman โcatapulted her to international stardom, cementing herโฃ status โขasโ a cultural icon. She continuedโฃ to captivate audiences throughout the 1960s,โ with The Truth (1960) becoming her most commercially triumphant film in France and earning anโฃ Academy Award nomination for Bestโ Foreign Film.
Throughout her prolific โcareer,โ spanningโฃ over 45 films, Bardot earned โthe nickname โ”sex kitten.” sheโค retiredโฃ from acting in the earlyโค 1970s toโ dedicate herself to animal rights advocacy.โค
Bardot’s influence extended beyond the screen; she was a celebrated figure amongst artists โand musicians, famously โcounted as a fan by Beatles legend John Lennon, who reportedly hadโฃ her poster in his childhood bedroom and briefly met herโ in 1968.She wasโ married four times – to Roger โVadim (1952-1957), Jacques charrier (1959-1962), โขGunter Sachs (1966-1969), and โbernard โคd’Ormale (since 1992) – and has one son, Nicolas-Jacques Charrier, born โin 1960.