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Josephine Baker

Known for: Acting

Biography: 1906-06-03

Deathday: 1975-04-12 (68 years old)

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.

Filmography

all 59

self 45

Movies 45

TV Shows 14

Self (archive footage)

Josephine Baker

Biography

Filmography

all 59

self 45

Movies 45

TV Shows 14

Le Siècle des icônes (2022)

Rendez-vous With Maurice Chevalier (2021)

Madness Remixed (2021)

Siegfried und Roy - Ein Leben für die Illusion (2021)

Josephine Baker, la fleur au fusil (2021)

Modeles Noirs, Regards Blancs (2020)

Myth of a Colorblind France (2020)

Charlotte Perriand, Pioneer in the Art of Living (2019)

The Giverny Document (Single Channel) (2019)

La nuit est à elles, Paris 1919-1939 (2018)

Josephine Baker: The Story of an Awakening (2018)

Savages: The Story of Human Zoos (2018)

Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers) (2016)

Paris: The Luminous Years (2010)

David Suchet on the Orient Express (2010)

Dzi Croquettes (2009)

Legends (2006)

Jornal Português (1938-1951) (2005)

Joséphine Baker en couleur (2005)

Carmen & Geoffrey (2005)

Striptease: The Greatest Exotic Dancers of All Time (2004)

It's Black Entertainment (2002)

Le Petite Tonkinoise (2001)

100 Jahre - Der Countdown (1999)

Intimate Portrait: Josephine Baker (1999)

Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood (1998)

Hitler's Forgotten Victims (1997)

Intimate Portrait (1993)

The Secret Life of Sergei Eisenstein (1987)

Chasing a Rainbow: The Life of Josephine Baker (1987)

Zelig (1983)

Ciné Follies (1977)

Black Shadows on a Silver Screen (1975)

Système 2 (1975)

Vive la France (1974)

Am laufenden Band (1974)

Double Headed Eagle: Hitler's Rise to Power 1918-1933 (1973)

Acht nach 8 (1973)

Midi trente (1972)

Le Grand Échiquier (1972)

Erkennen Sie die Melodie? (1970)

Night-Club (1968)

Meine Melodie (1965)

Hotel Victoria (1961)

Discorama (1959)

Project XX: The Jazz Age (1956)

Variety carousel (1955)

Ten on Every Finger (1954)

The French Way (1945)

Moulin Rouge (1940)

Princess Tam Tam (1935)

Zouzou (1934)

The Fireman of the Folies-Bergere (1928)

Siren of the Tropics (1927)

Parisian Pleasures (1927)

La folie du jour (1927)

Die Frauen von Folies Bergères (1927)

Ways to Strength and Beauty (1925)

Palace Music Hall (1925)

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Known ForActing

GenderFemale

Birthday1906-06-03

Deathday1975-04-12 (68 years old)

Birth NameFreda Josephine McDonald

Birth PlaceSt. Louis, United States of America

ReligionCatholicism

RelationshipsJo Bouillon (1947-01-01 - 1961-01-01)

ChildrenAkio Bouillon

CitizenshipsUnited States of America, France

ResidencesLe Vésinet · Paris · Roquebrune-Cap-Martin · Château des Milandes, France, New York City · St. Louis, United States of America

Also Known AsFreda Josephine McDonald, Joséphine Baker

Known For
Acting

Gender
Female

Birthday
1906-06-03

Deathday
1975-04-12 (68 years old)

Birth Name
Freda Josephine McDonald

Birth Place
St. Louis, United States of America

Religion
Catholicism

Relationships
Jo Bouillon (1947-01-01 - 1961-01-01)

Children
Akio Bouillon

Citizenships
United States of America, France

Residences
Le Vésinet · Paris · Roquebrune-Cap-Martin · Château des Milandes, France, New York City · St. Louis, United States of America

Also Known As
Freda Josephine McDonald, Joséphine Baker

Awards
Croix de guerre 1939–1945, Médaille de la Résistance, Commemorative medal for voluntary service in Free France, Médaille commémorative de la guerre 1939–1945, Knight of the Legion of Honour