Josephine Baker
Known For
Acting
Born
1906-06-03 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Died
1975-04-12
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.
Most Known For
Intimate Portrait
as Self (archive footage)
Le Grand Échiquier
as Self
Midi trente
as Self
Discorama
as Self
Legends
as Self (archive footage)
Système 2
as Self (archive footage)
Am laufenden Band
as Self - Guest
Erkennen Sie die Melodie?
as Self
Night-Club
as Self
The French Way
as Zazu Clarion
Hotel Victoria
as Self
Meine Melodie
as Self
Das Jahrhundert des Kabaretts
as Self (archive Footage)
The Century of Icons
as Self (archive footage)
Acht nach 8
as Self
It's Black Entertainment
as Self (archive footage)
Zouzou
as Zouzou
Joséphine Baker en couleur
as Herself
Princess Tam Tam
as Alwina
Moulin Rouge
as Princess Tam-Tam