Legendary French actress Brigitte Bardot has died aged 91. The confirmation was made this Sunday, by the Brigitte Bardot Foundation. Female icon of the 1960s and fervent animal defender, the actress was hospitalized more than once, between October and November, after a surgical intervention resulting from a serious illness. «It is with immense sadness that the Brigitte Bardot Foundation announces the death of its founder and president, Mrs. Brigitte Bardot, world-renowned actress and singer, who chose to abandon her prestigious career to dedicate her life and energy to the defense of animals and her Foundation», says the foundation, in a statement, without however specifying the day and/or place of death. READ MORE: Brigitte Bardot, an icon who never realized the fascination around her