Brigitte Bardot | 09/28/1934 | 86

Bridget Bardot was a ballet dancer as a child, and in 1949, she pursued a modeling career. By the following year, at the age of 15, she was featured on the cover of Elle, which captured the attention of director Roger Vadim. At the time, Bardot became one of the very few European actresses who were notable in the US. From 1952 to 1956, she received 17 film credits..

Throughout her impressive career, the actress appeared in more than 40 movies and was nominated for multiple acting awards. She has been well-recognized for her acting, modeling, and her animal rights activism. She retired from the acting industry in 1973, just before her 39th birthday. After her early retirement, she is still seen in the public eye as an animal activist. She established the Brigitte Bardot Foundation and reportedly owned a property in France where she raised horses, donkeys, pigs, and cows.