Editing Brigitte Bardot (section)

===Beginnings: 1952–1955===
Bardot appeared on the cover of ''Elle'' again in 1952, which landed her an offer for a small part in the comedy film ''[[Crazy for Love]]'' the same year, directed by [[Jean Boyer (director)|Jean Boyer]] and starring [[Bourvil]].{{sfn|Bardot|1996|p=81}} She was paid 200,000 [[French franc|francs]] (about 575 1952 US dollars<ref name=convert>{{cite web | title=Historical Currency Converter|first=Rodney|last=Edvinsson| website=Historicalstatistics.org| url=https://www.historicalstatistics.org/Currencyconverter.html}}</ref>) for the small role portraying a cousin of the main character.{{sfn|Bardot|1996|p=81}} Bardot had her second film role in ''[[Manina, the Girl in the Bikini]]'' (1952), directed by [[Willy Rozier]].{{sfn|Bardot|1996|p=84}} She also had roles in the 1953 films, ''[[The Long Teeth]]'' and ''[[His Father's Portrait]]''.

Bardot had a small role in a [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]]-financed film being shot in Paris in 1953, ''[[Act of Love (1953 film)|Act of Love]]'', starring [[Kirk Douglas]]. She received media attention when she attended the [[Cannes Film Festival]] in April 1953.<ref name="twolives"/>

[[File:Tradita - Brigitte Bardot.png|thumb|upright=0.9|left|Bardot in a scene of ''[[Concert of Intrigue]]'' in 1954]]
Bardot had a leading role in 1954 in an Italian melodrama, ''[[Concert of Intrigue]]'', and in a French adventure film, ''[[Caroline and the Rebels]]''. She had a good part as a flirtatious student in 1955's ''[[School for Love]]'', opposite [[Jean Marais]], for director [[Marc Allégret]].

Bardot played her first sizeable English-language role in 1955 in ''[[Doctor at Sea (film)|Doctor at Sea]]'' as the love interest for [[Dirk Bogarde]]. The film was the third most popular movie in Britain that year.<ref>"'The Dam Busters'." Times [London, England] 29 December 1955: 12. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 11 July 2012.</ref>

Bardot had a small role in ''[[The Grand Maneuver]]'' (1955) for director [[René Clair]], supporting [[Gérard Philipe]] and [[Michèle Morgan|Michelle Morgan]]. Her part was bigger in ''[[The Light Across the Street]]'' (1956) for director [[Georges Lacombe (director)|Georges Lacombe]]. She had another in the Hollywood film ''[[Helen of Troy (film)|Helen of Troy]]'', playing Helen's handmaiden.

For the Italian movie [[Nero's Weekend|''Mio figlio Nerone'']] (1956) brunette Bardot was asked by the director to appear as a blonde. She dyed her hair rather than wear a wig; she was so pleased with the results that she decided to retain the color.<ref name="Servat. Page 76">Servat. Page 76.</ref>