Josephine Baker
ActingAlso 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.
Movies
(29 total)
Zouzou
as Zouzou
Princess Tam Tam
as Alwina
Siren of the Tropics
as Papitou
Parisian Pleasures
as Herself
Josephine Baker: The Story of an Awakening
as Self (archive footage)
Paris Was a Woman
as Self (archive footage)
The French Way
as Zazu Clarion
Joséphine Baker en couleur
as Herself
Ten on Every Finger
as Sängerin
It's Black Entertainment
as Self (archive footage)
Striptease: The Greatest Exotic Dancers of All Time
as Herself (archive footage)
Intimate Portrait: Josephine Baker
as Herself (archival footage)
Moulin Rouge
as Princess Tam-Tam
Chasing a Rainbow: The Life of Josephine Baker
as Self (Archival Footage)
TV Shows
(15 total)
Intimate Portrait
as Self (archive footage)
The Century of Icons
as Self (archive footage)
France between the two wars
as Elle-même
Am laufenden Band
as Self - Guest
Le Grand Échiquier
as Self
Legends
as Self (archive footage)
Discorama
as Self