Bardot in a publicity photo for A Very Private Affair in 1962 (Wikipedia) By ANITA GATES Brigitte Bardot, the pouty, tousle-haired French actress who redefined mid-20th-century movie sex symbolism in films beginning with “And God Created Woman,” then gave up acting at 39 to devote her life to the welfare of animals, died Sunday at her home in southern France. She was 91. Fondation Brigitte Bardot, which she established for the protection of animals, announced her death. Bardo

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