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Acting
Josephine Baker
Also known as: Freda Josephine McDonald, Joséphine Baker
Biography
Josephine Baker (born Freda Josephine McDonald, naturalised French Joséphine Baker; 3 June 1906 – 12 April 1975) was an American-born French entertainer, activist, and French Resistance agent. Her career was centered primarily in Europe, mostly in her adopted France. During her early career she was renowned as a dancer, and was among the most celebrated performers to headline the revues of the Folies Bergère in Paris. Her performance in the revue Un vent de folie in 1927 caused a sensation in Paris. Her costume, consisting of only a girdle of artificial bananas, became her most iconic image and a symbol of the Jazz Age and the 1920s.
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
June 3, 1906
Day of Death
April 12, 1975
Age at Death
68 years old
Place of Birth
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Popularity Score
0.5
Filmography
Bardot
archive footage
2025Movie
The Century of Icons
Self (archive footage)
2022TV
Josephine Baker, la fleur au fusil
Self (archive footage)
2021Movie
Madness Remixed
(archive footage)
2021Movie
Modeles Noirs, Regards Blancs
Self
2020Movie
France between the two wars
Elle-même
2019TV
Josephine Baker: The Story of an Awakening
Self (archive footage)
2018Movie
Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers)
Self (archive footage)
2016Movie
Jornal Português (1938-1951)
Self (archive footage)
2015Movie
Paris: The Luminous Years
2010Movie
Legends
Self (archive footage)
2006TV
Joséphine Baker en couleur
Herself
2005Movie
Striptease: The Greatest Exotic Dancers of All Time
Herself (archive footage)
2004Movie
It's Black Entertainment
Self (archive footage)
2002Movie
Das Jahrhundert des Kabaretts
Self (archive Footage)
2001TV
Le Petite Tonkinoise
Music
2001Movie
Intimate Portrait: Josephine Baker
Herself (archival footage)
1999Movie
Hitler's Forgotten Victims
Self (achive footage)
1997Movie
Paris Was a Woman
Self (archive footage)
1996Movie
Intimate Portrait
Self (archive footage)
1993TV
Chasing a Rainbow: The Life of Josephine Baker
Self (Archival Footage)
1987Movie
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
Self (archive footage)
1975Movie
Système 2
Self (archive footage)
1975TV
Am laufenden Band
Self - Guest
1974TV
Acht nach 8
Self
1973TV
Le Grand Échiquier
Self
1972TV
Midi trente
Self
1972TV
Erkennen Sie die Melodie?
Self
1969TV
Night-Club
Self
1968TV
Show - Charme - Chansons
Self
1965Movie
Meine Melodie
Self
1965TV
Hotel Victoria
Self
1961TV
Discorama
Self
1959TV
Variety carousel
1955Movie
Ten on Every Finger
Sängerin
1954Movie
Moulin Rouge
Princess Tam-Tam
1940Movie
The French Way
Zazu Clarion
1940Movie
Princess Tam Tam
Alwina
1935Movie
Zouzou
Zouzou
1934Movie
The Fireman of the Folies-Bergere
1928Movie
Siren of the Tropics
Papitou
1927Movie
Parisian Pleasures
Herself
1927Movie
Die Frauen von Folies Bergères
1927Movie
La folie du jour
1927Movie
Ways to Strength and Beauty
1925Movie
Palace Music Hall
1925Movie
Miss Josephine Baker
—Movie