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.
Filmography
Cast Credits
The Century of Icons
Character: Self (archive footage)
TV • 2022
Madness Remixed
Character: (archive footage)
MOVIE • 2021
Josephine Baker, la fleur au fusil
Character: Self (archive footage)
MOVIE • 2021
Modeles Noirs, Regards Blancs
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2020
Josephine Baker: The Story of an Awakening
Character: Self (archive footage)
MOVIE • 2018
Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers)
Character: Self (archive footage)
MOVIE • 2016
Paris: The Luminous Years
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MOVIE • 2010
Legends
Character: Self (archive footage)
TV • 2006
Jornal Português (1938-1951)
Character: Self (archive footage)
MOVIE • 2005
Joséphine Baker en couleur
Character: Herself
MOVIE • 2005
Striptease: The Greatest Exotic Dancers of All Time
Character: Herself (archive footage)
MOVIE • 2004
It's Black Entertainment
Character: Self (archive footage)
MOVIE • 2002
Das Jahrhundert des Kabaretts
Character: Self (archive Footage)
TV • 2001
Intimate Portrait: Josephine Baker
Character: Herself (archival footage)
MOVIE • 1999
Hitler's Forgotten Victims
Character: Self (achive footage)
MOVIE • 1997
Paris Was a Woman
Character: Self (archive footage)
MOVIE • 1996
Intimate Portrait
Character: Self (archive footage)
TV • 1993
Chasing a Rainbow: The Life of Josephine Baker
Character: Self (Archival Footage)
MOVIE • 1987
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
Character: Self (archive footage)
MOVIE • 1975
Système 2
Character: Self (archive footage)
TV • 1975
Crew