Josephine Baker

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

42

Gender

Female

Birthday

1906-06-03

Day of death

1975-04-12 (68 years old)

Place of Birth

St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Josephine 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 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.

Known For

  • Midi trente

    Midi trente

  • Intimate Portrait

    Intimate Portrait

  • Discorama

    Discorama

  • Le Grand Échiquier

    Le Grand Échiquier

  • Legends

    Legends

  • Système 2

    Système 2

  • Hotel Victoria

    Hotel Victoria

  • Am laufenden Band

    Am laufenden Band

  • Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

    Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

  • Night-Club

    Night-Club

  • Meine Melodie

    Meine Melodie

  • Hitler's Forgotten Victims

    Hitler's Forgotten Victims

  • Jornal Português (1938-1951)

    Jornal Português (1938-1951)

  • Ten on Every Finger

    Ten on Every Finger

  • Paris Was a Woman

    Paris Was a Woman

  • Erkennen Sie die Melodie?

    Erkennen Sie die Melodie?

  • Paris: The Luminous Years

    Paris: The Luminous Years

  • The Century of Icons

    The Century of Icons

  • Zouzou

    Zouzou

  • Josephine Baker: The Story of an Awakening

    Josephine Baker: The Story of an Awakening

  • Intimate Portrait: Josephine Baker

    Intimate Portrait: Josephine Baker

  • Das Jahrhundert des Kabaretts

    Das Jahrhundert des Kabaretts

  • Ways to Strength and Beauty

    Ways to Strength and Beauty

  • Acht nach 8

    Acht nach 8

  • The French Way

    The French Way

  • It's Black Entertainment

    It's Black Entertainment

  • Joséphine Baker en couleur

    Joséphine Baker en couleur

  • Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers)

    Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers)

  • Chasing a Rainbow: The Life of Josephine Baker

    Chasing a Rainbow: The Life of Josephine Baker

  • Princess Tam Tam

    Princess Tam Tam

  • Modeles Noirs, Regards Blancs

    Modeles Noirs, Regards Blancs

  • Striptease: The Greatest Exotic Dancers of All Time

    Striptease: The Greatest Exotic Dancers of All Time

  • Moulin Rouge

    Moulin Rouge

  • Siren of the Tropics

    Siren of the Tropics

  • Parisian Pleasures

    Parisian Pleasures

  • Variety carousel

    Variety carousel

  • Die Frauen von Folies Bergères

    Die Frauen von Folies Bergères

  • The Fireman of the Folies-Bergere

    The Fireman of the Folies-Bergere

  • Madness Remixed

    Madness Remixed

  • La folie du jour

    La folie du jour

  • Josephine Baker, la fleur au fusil

    Josephine Baker, la fleur au fusil

  • Palace Music Hall

    Palace Music Hall