▁star red ▁in ▁Jean - L uc ▁God ard ' s ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁film ▁Le ▁Mé pr is . ▁For ▁her ▁role ▁in ▁Louis ▁M alle ' s ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁film ▁V iva ▁Maria ! ▁she ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁a ▁B AF TA ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁Foreign ▁Act ress . ▁ ▁B ard ot ▁retired ▁from ▁the ▁entertain ment ▁industry ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁She ▁had ▁acted ▁in ▁ 4 7 ▁films , ▁performed ▁in ▁several ▁musical s ▁and ▁recorded ▁more ▁than ▁ 6 0 ▁songs . ▁She ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Leg ion ▁of ▁Hon our ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁but ▁refused ▁to ▁accept ▁it . ▁After ▁ret iring , ▁she ▁became ▁an ▁animal ▁rights ▁activ ist . ▁During ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 s ▁she ▁generated ▁controvers y ▁by ▁critic izing ▁imm igration ▁and ▁Islam ▁in ▁France , ▁and ▁she ▁has ▁been ▁f ined ▁five ▁times ▁for ▁inc iting ▁ra cial ▁hat red . ▁ ▁Life ▁and ▁career ▁ ▁Early ▁life : ▁ 1 9 3 4 – 1 9 5 1 ▁Brig itte ▁Anne - Marie ▁B ard ot ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁September ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 5 th ▁arr ondissement ▁of ▁Paris , ▁to ▁Louis ▁B ard ot ▁( 1 8 9 6 – 1 9 7 5 ) ▁and ▁Anne - Marie ▁M uc el ▁( 1 9 1 2 – 1 9 7 8 ). ▁B ard ot