Brigitte Bardot, the French film star who came to define 1960s screen glamour before turning to militant animal activism, has died aged 91.
She died at her home in southern France, according to the Brigitte Bardot Foundation. No cause of death was given.
Bardot rose to global fame in 1956 with And God Created Woman, a film that shocked audiences and made her an international symbol of sexual freedom.
She walked away from cinema at 39 and devoted her life to animal protection, founding a well funded charity and campaigning worldwide against cruelty. Her work earned official honours and broad public respect.