Brigitte Bardot (born September 28, 1934) is a BAFTA Awards-nominated French actress, former fashion model, singer. Although the European film industry was then in its ascendancy, Bardot's personal rise was remarkable; she has been one of the few European actresses to receive mass media attention in the United States. In 1963, she starred in Jean-Luc Godard's critically acclaimed film Contempt. On December 21, 1952, at the age of 18, Bardot married director Roger Vadim with whom she had been romantically involved for several years. She is the princess of pout, the countess of come hither.