Josephine Baker
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 3, 1906
- Died
- April 12, 1975
- Birthplace
- St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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.
Filmography
- Miss Josephine Baker
Miss Josephine Baker TBA
Actor
Bardot 2025
as archive footage
Donyale Luna: Supermodel 2023
as archive footage
Madness Remixed 2021
as (archive footage)
Josephine Baker, la fleur au fusil 2021
as Self (archive footage)
Modeles Noirs, Regards Blancs 2020
as Self
Josephine Baker: The Story of an Awakening 2018
as Self (archive footage)
Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers) 2016
as Self (archive footage)
Jornal Português (1938-1951) 2015
as Self (archive footage)
Paris: The Luminous Years 2010
Actor
Joséphine Baker en couleur 2005
as Herself
Striptease: The Greatest Exotic Dancers of All Time 2004
as Herself (archive footage)
It's Black Entertainment 2002
as Self (archive footage)
- Le Petite Tonkinoise
Le Petite Tonkinoise 2001
Music
Intimate Portrait: Josephine Baker 1999
as Herself (archival footage)
- Hitler's Forgotten Victims
Hitler's Forgotten Victims 1997
as Self (achive footage)
Paris Was a Woman 1996
as Self (archive footage)
Chasing a Rainbow: The Life of Josephine Baker 1987
as Self (Archival Footage)
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen 1975
as Self (archive footage)
- Show - Charme - Chansons
Show - Charme - Chansons 1965
as Self
Variety carousel 1955
Actor
Ten on Every Finger 1954
as Sängerin
Moulin Rouge 1940
as Princess Tam-Tam
The French Way 1940
as Zazu Clarion
Princess Tam Tam 1935
as Alwina
Zouzou 1934
as Zouzou
The Fireman of the Folies-Bergere 1928
Actor
Siren of the Tropics 1927
as Papitou
Parisian Pleasures 1927
as Herself
La folie du jour 1927
Actor
The Women of the Folies Bergères 1927
Actor
Ways to Strength and Beauty 1925
Actor
Palace Music Hall 1925
Actor
Credits from TMDB.