Josephine Baker
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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
Credits
Bardot (2025)
as archive footage
Siren of the Tropics (1927)
as Papitou
Josephine Baker: The Story of an Awakening (2018)
as Self (archive footage)
The French Way (1940)
as Zazu Clarion
Donyale Luna: Supermodel (2023)
as archive footage
Intimate Portrait: Josephine Baker (1999)
as Herself (archival footage)
Modeles Noirs, Regards Blancs (2020)
as Self
Parisian Pleasures (1927)
as Herself
Princess Tam Tam (1935)
as Alwina
Hitler's Forgotten Victims (1997)
as Self (achive footage)
Show - Charme - Chansons (1965)
as Self
It's Black Entertainment (2002)
as Self (archive footage)
Josephine Baker, la fleur au fusil (2021)
as Self (archive footage)
Joséphine Baker en couleur (2005)
as Herself
Madness Remixed (2021)
as (archive footage)
La folie du jour (1927)
Actor
Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers) (2016)
as Self (archive footage)
Ways to Strength and Beauty (1925)
Actor
The Women of the Folies Bergères (1927)
Actor
Zouzou (1934)
as Zouzou
The Fireman of the Folies-Bergere (1928)
Actor
Jornal Português (1938-1951) (2015)
as Self (archive footage)
Striptease: The Greatest Exotic Dancers of All Time (2004)
as Herself (archive footage)
Palace Music Hall (1925)
Actor
Paris Was a Woman (1996)
as Self (archive footage)
Moulin Rouge (1940)
as Princess Tam-Tam
Miss Josephine Baker (—)
Actor
Paris: The Luminous Years (2010)
Actor
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen (1975)
as Self (archive footage)
Ten on Every Finger (1954)
as Sängerin
Variety carousel (1955)
Actor
Chasing a Rainbow: The Life of Josephine Baker (1987)
as Self (Archival Footage)