About

Known credits:
28
Birthday:
1906-06-03
Place of birth:
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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Josephine Baker

Overview

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.

Known for

Acting
2021 Madness Remixed Actor (archive footage) N/A
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2021 Josephine Baker, la fleur au fusil Actor Self (archive footage) N/A
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2020 Modeles Noirs, Regards Blancs Actor 59
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2018 Josephine Baker: The Story of an Awakening Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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2016 Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers) Actor Self (archive footage) N/A
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2010 Paris: The Luminous Years Actor 58
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2005 Jornal Português (1938-1951) Actor Self (archive footage) N/A
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2005 Joséphine Baker en couleur Actor Herself 59
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2004 Striptease: The Greatest Exotic Dancers of All Time Actor Herself (archive footage) N/A
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2002 It's Black Entertainment Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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1999 Intimate Portrait: Josephine Baker Actor Herself (archival footage) N/A
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1997 Hitler's Forgotten Victims Actor Self (achive footage) N/A
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1987 Chasing a Rainbow: The Life of Josephine Baker Actor Self (Archival Footage) 59
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1975 Black Shadows on a Silver Screen Actor Self (archive footage) N/A
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1955 Variety carousel Actor 59
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1954 Ten on Every Finger Actor Sängerin 58
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1940 Moulin Rouge Actor Princess Tam-Tam 58
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1940 The French Way Actor Zazu Clarion 58
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1935 Princess Tam Tam Actor Alwina 58
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1934 Zouzou Actor Zouzou 59
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1928 The Fireman of the Folies-Bergere Actor 58
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1927 Siren of the Tropics Actor Papitou 59
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1927 Parisian Pleasures Actor Herself 59
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1927 La folie du jour Actor N/A
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1927 Die Frauen von Folies Bergères Actor N/A
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1925 Ways to Strength and Beauty Actor 59
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1925 Palace Music Hall Actor 59
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Sound
2001 Le Petite Tonkinoise Sound Music N/A
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