Tributes paid to Bardot

FRENCH actress Brigitte Bardot has died at the age of 91.

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The film star and 1960s "sex symbol" earned worldwide fame as one of the most recognisable faces of postwar cinema but later withdrew from the showbusiness world to devote her life to causes such as animal rights.

Known widely as BB because of her initials, pronounced bebe, the French word for baby, Bardot starred in dozens of movies, with Et Dieu Crea La Femme (And God Created Woman) often seen as the film that propelled her to international stardom.

French President Emmanuel Macron paid tribute to the star, known for her tousled blonde hair and bold eyeliner, and described her as "a legend of the century".