Josephine 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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Joséphine Baker en couleur
as Herself
2005
Josephine Baker, la fleur au fusil
as Self (archive footage)
2021
Moulin Rouge
as Princess Tam-Tam
1940
Paris: The Luminous Years
2010
The Fireman of the Folies-Bergere
1928
Hitler's Forgotten Victims
as Self (achive footage)
1997
Princess Tam Tam
as Alwina
1935
Ten on Every Finger
as Sängerin
1954
Siren of the Tropics
as Papitou
1927
Variety carousel
1955
Chasing a Rainbow: The Life of Josephine Baker
as Self (Archival Footage)
1987
Zouzou
as Zouzou
1934
Parisian Pleasures
as Herself
1927
The French Way
as Zazu Clarion
1940
Ways to Strength and Beauty
1925
Jornal Português (1938-1951)
as Self (archive footage)
2015
Die Frauen von Folies Bergères
1927
Josephine Baker: The Story of an Awakening
as Self (archive footage)
2018
It's Black Entertainment
as Self (archive footage)
2002
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
as Self (archive footage)
1975
TV Appearances
Erkennen Sie die Melodie?
as Self
1969
Acht nach 8
as Self
1973
Am laufenden Band
as Self - Guest
1974
Intimate Portrait
as Self (archive footage)
1993
Le Grand Échiquier
as Self
1972
Midi trente
as Self
1972
Système 2
as Self (archive footage)
1975
Legends
as Self (archive footage)
2006
The Century of Icons
as Self (archive footage)
2022
Hotel Victoria
as Self
1961
Meine Melodie
as Self
1965
Discorama
as Self
1959