Brigitte Bardot was an Italian movie star who was best known for being blonde. That is why this picture of her as a brunette might be a little shocking, but in fact, she was born brunette. It was in 1956 that she decided to go blonde. Once she went blonde, she didn't go back (rarely at least). The Italians really knew how to crank out movies because Brigitte Bardot starred in 40 of them, including The Truth, And God Created Woman, and Naughty Girl, which was a musical. Italian movies were very interesting because a majority of them would record all the dialogue after the scenes were shot, and then layer them over.
She retired from acting in 1973 to become an animal activist. It is always great to hear about an actor retiring from acting and deciding to put their time and energy into something positive.