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.
Movies & TV Shows
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Zouzou (1934) — Zouzou
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Princess Tam Tam (1935) — Alwina
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Siren of the Tropics (1927) — Papitou
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The Fireman of the Folies-Bergere (1928)
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Parisian Pleasures (1927) — Herself
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Josephine Baker: The Story of an Awakening (2018) — Self (archive footage)
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Bardot (2025) — archive footage
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Paris Was a Woman (1996) — Self (archive footage)
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The French Way (1940) — Zazu Clarion
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Ways to Strength and Beauty (1925)
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Intimate Portrait (1993) — Self (archive footage)
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Ten on Every Finger (1954) — Sängerin
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Variety carousel (1955)
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Striptease: The Greatest Exotic Dancers of All Time (2004) — Herself (archive footage)
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France between the two wars (2019) — Elle-même
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Joséphine Baker en couleur (2005) — Herself
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It's Black Entertainment (2002) — Self (archive footage)
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Intimate Portrait: Josephine Baker (1999) — Herself (archival footage)
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Am laufenden Band (1974) — Self - Guest
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Le Grand Échiquier (1972) — Self
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The Century of Icons (2022) — Self (archive footage)
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Moulin Rouge (1940) — Princess Tam-Tam
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Paris: The Luminous Years (2010)
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Chasing a Rainbow: The Life of Josephine Baker (1987) — Self (Archival Footage)
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Die Frauen von Folies Bergères (1927)
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La folie du jour (1927)
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Palace Music Hall (1925)
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Modeles Noirs, Regards Blancs (2020) — Self
- Erkennen Sie die Melodie? (1969) — Self
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Midi trente (1972) — Self
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Legends (2006) — Self (archive footage)
- Hotel Victoria (1961) — Self
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Discorama (1959) — Self
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Josephine Baker, la fleur au fusil (2021) — Self (archive footage)
- Hitler's Forgotten Victims (1997) — Self (achive footage)
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Jornal Português (1938-1951) (2015) — Self (archive footage)
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Black Shadows on a Silver Screen (1975) — Self (archive footage)
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Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers) (2016) — Self (archive footage)
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Madness Remixed (2021) — (archive footage)
- Show - Charme - Chansons (1965) — Self