Josephine Baker
Birthday
1906/06/03
Day of death
1975/04/12 (68 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Also know as
Freda Josephine McDonald, Joséphine 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 Pa...Read more
Acting
(2005) Joséphine Baker en couleur
as Herself
(2021) Josephine Baker, la fleur au fusil
as Self (archive footage)
(1940) Moulin Rouge
as Princess Tam-Tam
(2010) Paris: The Luminous Years
as ---
(1928) The Fireman of the Folies-Bergere
as ---
(1997) Hitler's Forgotten Victims
as Self (achive footage)
(1935) Princess Tam Tam
as Alwina
(1954) Ten on Every Finger
as Sängerin
(1927) Siren of the Tropics
as Papitou
(1955) Variety carousel
as ---
(1987) Chasing a Rainbow: The Life of Josephine Baker
as Self (Archival Footage)
(1934) Zouzou
as Zouzou
(1927) Parisian Pleasures
as Herself
(1940) The French Way
as Zazu Clarion
(1925) Ways to Strength and Beauty
as ---
(2005) Jornal Português (1938-1951)
as Self (archive footage)
(1927) Die Frauen von Folies Bergères
as ---
(2018) Josephine Baker: The Story of an Awakening
as Self (archive footage)
(2002) It's Black Entertainment
as Self (archive footage)
(1975) Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
as Self (archive footage)
(2016) Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers)
as Self (archive footage)
(1927) La folie du jour
as ---
(2004) Striptease: The Greatest Exotic Dancers of All Time
as Herself (archive footage)
(1925) Palace Music Hall
as ---
(1999) Intimate Portrait: Josephine Baker
as Herself (archival footage)
(2020) Modeles Noirs, Regards Blancs
as Self
(2021) Madness Remixed
as (archive footage)
(1996) Paris Was a Woman
as Self (archive footage)
(1970) Erkennen Sie die Melodie?
as Self
(1973) Acht nach 8
as Self
(1974) Am laufenden Band
as Self - Guest
(1993) Intimate Portrait
as Self (archive footage)
(1972) Le Grand Échiquier
as Self
(1972) Midi trente
as Self
(1975) Système 2
as Self (archive footage)
(2006) Legends
as Self (archive footage)
(2022) Le Siècle des icônes
as Self (archive footage)
(1961) Hotel Victoria
as Self
(1965) Meine Melodie
as Self
(1959) Discorama
as Self
(2000) Abendschau
as Self
(1968) Night-Club
as Self