Brigitte Bardot, Hollywood icon and animal rights activist, dead at 91

Brigitte Bardot, Hollywood icon and animal rights activist, dead at 91

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Legendary French actress and animal rights activist Brigitte Bardot has died at 91, her foundation announced Sunday.

"The Brigitte Bardot Foundation announces with immense sadness the death of its founder and president, Madame Brigitte Bardot, a world-renowned actress and singer, who chose to abandon her prestigious career to dedicate her life and energy to animal welfare and her foundation," it said in a statement to the French news agency Agence-French Presse.

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Ashley Carnahan is a writer at Fox News Digital.

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