Josephine Baker
Acting
Born June 3, 1906 · St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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 an…
Known For · 40 titles
Le Grand Échiquier
Intimate Portrait
Discorama
Midi trente
Système 2
Legends
Am laufenden Band
Night-Club
Siren of the Tropics
Meine Melodie
Erkennen Sie die Melodie?
Bardot
Hotel Victoria
The Century of Icons
Das Jahrhundert des Kabaretts
Josephine Baker: The Story of an Awakening
Acht nach 8
It's Black Entertainment
Princess Tam Tam
Show - Charme - Chansons
The French Way
Modeles Noirs, Regards Blancs
France between the two wars
Ways to Strength and Beauty
Intimate Portrait: Josephine Baker
Parisian Pleasures
Hitler's Forgotten Victims
Joséphine Baker en couleur
Die Frauen von Folies Bergères
The Fireman of the Folies-Bergere
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
Jornal Português (1938-1951)
Palace Music Hall
Zouzou
Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers)
Josephine Baker, la fleur au fusil
Miss Josephine Baker
Paris Was a Woman
Variety carousel
Madness Remixed