Happy Birthday Brigitte Bardot

Happy birthday wishes go out to Brigitte Bardot who turns 74 years old today. Brigitte Anne-Marie Bardot was born in Paris France. Wikipedia describes her as a French actress, former fashion model, singer, and animal welfare/rights activist. Brigitte is married to Bernard d'Ormale and has one son from her second husband, French actor Jacques Charrier.

I have to confess I don't know if I have ever seen her in a movie. She mostly made French movies, many that couldn't be shown in the U.S. because of the skin shown. She was a sex symbol along the lines of and during the time of Marilyn Monroe. I think I may have seen her in a Playboy magazine once as a kid.

Brigitte Bardot has retired from the entertainment industry and spends her time fighting for causes. Wikipedia said during the 1990s she became outspoken in her criticism of immigration, interracial relationships, Islam in France, and homosexuality, and has been convicted five times for "inciting racial hatred".