From French cinema to international fame

French model and actress Brigitte Bardot has died at the age of 91.

She took the French film industry by storm in the 1950s after taking Paris by storm as a teenage model.

She went on to become a global icon that directors competed with. But she struggled in the spotlight and turned her attention to supporting animal charities in retirement.

In her later years, she was convicted of a series of racial hate crimes in France, her reputation was tarnished and she was criticized for homophobic comments.