French Cinema Icon Brigitte Bardot Laid to Rest in Private Saint-Tropez Ceremony

French cinema icon Brigitte Bardot was laid to rest in a funeral ceremony in her adopted hometown of Saint-Tropez, with fans hailing the service as a fitting tribute to the legendary star.

Bardot, who rose to international fame in her early 20s with her magnetic performance in the 1956 film “And God Created Woman,” captivated 1950s France with her tousled hair and fierce energy, becoming a lasting symbol of beauty and liberation.

Following the public funeral, she was buried in a strict, private ceremony in a local cemetery, returning to the glitzy town where she spent much of her later life secluded behind high walls, surrounded by the cats, dogs, and horses she famously devoted herself to protecting after abandoning her acting career.