Brigitte Bardot's cause of death has been confirmed. Less than two weeks after the controversial French actress passed away at 91 years old, we've learned what caused her death. Ahead of her funeral on Wednesday, Brigitte's husband Bernard d'Ormale informed French magazine Paris Match that his late wife had been battling cancer - though what kind of cancer remains unclear. Prior to her death, d'Ormale revealed Brigitte underwent two surgeries an had been experiencing severe back pain. She went on to pass peacefully at her home La Madrague in Saint-Tropez, France.