With a coquettish allure like no other actress of her time, Brigitte Bardot became a member of a rare club – that of foreign-language stars who attain international success on the silver screen. The original sex kitten – a term actually coined for the French actress – Bardot’s sultry appeal made her a star in Europe in the 1950s. With the international success of “Et Dieu Crea la Femme” (“And God Created Woman”) (1956), Bardot became an international sex symbol. Credited with popularizing the bikini, Bardot’s uninhibited sexuality was unlike any American star of her era, save perhaps Marilyn