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Born into a wealthy and conservative Parisian family in 1934, Bardot was raised in the 16th arrondissement of the city.

Bardot's mother encouraged her to take up dance and by the time she was 13, she was admitted to the prestigious Conservatoire de Paris to train under Russian choreographer Boris Knyazev.

When Bardot was 15 years old, she began to explore a career in modeling. She appeared on the cover of Elle in 1950 and again later in 1952, both of which brought perspective acting roles.

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Bardot appeared in her first feature film in 1952 as Javotte Lemoine in Le Trou Normand (English title: Crazy for Love). The film was a comedy, featuring French actor Andre Bourvil.