Josephine Baker
Josephine Baker
Person

Josephine Baker

Actor 1906-06-03 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, co...

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FILMOGRAPHY
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962 · Self

Zouzou

Zouzou

1934 · Zouzou

Princess Tam Tam

Princess Tam Tam

1935 · Alwina

Siren of the Tropics

Siren of the Tropics

1927 · Papitou

The Fireman of the Folies-Bergere

The Fireman of the Folies-Bergere

1928 · Movie

Josephine Baker: The Story of an Awakening

Josephine Baker: The Story of an Awakening

2018 · Self (archive footage)

Parisian Pleasures

Parisian Pleasures

1927 · Herself

Bardot

Bardot

2025 · archive footage

Paris Was a Woman

Paris Was a Woman

1996 · Self (archive footage)

The French Way

The French Way

1940 · Zazu Clarion

Intimate Portrait

Intimate Portrait

1993 · Self (archive footage)

Donyale Luna: Supermodel

Donyale Luna: Supermodel

2023 · archive footage

Ways to Strength and Beauty

Ways to Strength and Beauty

1925 · Movie

France between the two wars

France between the two wars

2019 · Elle-même

Striptease: The Greatest Exotic Dancers of All Time

Striptease: The Greatest Exotic Dancers of All Time

2004 · Herself (archive footage)

Ten on Every Finger

Ten on Every Finger

1954 · Sängerin

Variety carousel

Variety carousel

1955 · Movie

Le Grand Échiquier

Le Grand Échiquier

1972 · Self

Am laufenden Band

Am laufenden Band

1974 · Self - Guest

The Century of Icons

The Century of Icons

2022 · Self (archive footage)