She debuted in a 1952 comedy film, Le Trou Normand English title: Crazy for Love.
Unlike fellow sex symbol who shunned nudity for religious reasons, Bardot was very open with getting naked for art.
She then, allegedly suffered some kind of nervous breakdown while staying in a hotel in Italy.
Today, an 83-year-old Bardot still occasionally makes public appearances, usually in support of animal rights.
Bardot Married Roger Vadim Once She Turned 18 After working side by side and getting to know each other, Bardot married Director Roger Vadim in December of 1952, just after her eighteenth birthday.
Bardot had very little contact with her only child after her divorce from Charrier in 1962.