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)
Le Siècle des icônes (2022)
TV
Self
Rendez-vous With Maurice Chevalier (2021)
Movie
ArchiveFootage
Madness Remixed (2021)
Movie
Self
Siegfried und Roy - Ein Leben für die Illusion (2021)
Movie
Self
Josephine Baker, la fleur au fusil (2021)
Movie
Self
Modeles Noirs, Regards Blancs (2020)
Movie
Self
Myth of a Colorblind France (2020)
Movie
Self
Charlotte Perriand, Pioneer in the Art of Living (2019)
Movie
Self
The Giverny Document (Single Channel) (2019)
Movie
Self
La nuit est à elles, Paris 1919-1939 (2018)
Movie
Self
Josephine Baker: The Story of an Awakening (2018)
Movie
Self
Savages: The Story of Human Zoos (2018)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers) (2016)
Movie
Self - Dancer
Paris: The Luminous Years (2010)
Movie
ArchiveFootage
David Suchet on the Orient Express (2010)
Movie
Self
Dzi Croquettes (2009)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Legends (2006)
TV
Herself (archive footage)
Jornal Português (1938-1951) (2005)
Movie
Self
Joséphine Baker en couleur (2005)
Movie
Self
Carmen & Geoffrey (2005)
Movie
Self
Striptease: The Greatest Exotic Dancers of All Time (2004)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
It's Black Entertainment (2002)
Movie
Music
Le Petite Tonkinoise (2001)
Movie
Self
100 Jahre - Der Countdown (1999)
TV
Self
Intimate Portrait: Josephine Baker (1999)
Movie
Self
Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood (1998)
Movie
Self (achive footage)
Hitler's Forgotten Victims (1997)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Intimate Portrait (1993)
TV
Self - Sings Song Mon pays c'est Paris
The Secret Life of Sergei Eisenstein (1987)
Movie
Self
Chasing a Rainbow: The Life of Josephine Baker (1987)
Movie
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Zelig (1983)
Movie
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ArchiveFootage
Ciné Follies (1977)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen (1975)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Système 2 (1975)
TV
Self
Vive la France (1974)
Movie
Self - Guest
Am laufenden Band (1974)
TV
Self
Double Headed Eagle: Hitler's Rise to Power 1918-1933 (1973)
Movie
Self
Acht nach 8 (1973)
TV
Self
Midi trente (1972)
TV
Self
Le Grand Échiquier (1972)
TV
Self
Erkennen Sie die Melodie? (1970)
TV
self
Night-Club (1968)
TV
Self
Meine Melodie (1965)
TV
Self
Hotel Victoria (1961)
TV
Self
Discorama (1959)
TV
Self - Singer
Project XX: The Jazz Age (1956)
Movie
Self
Variety carousel (1955)
Movie
Sängerin
Ten on Every Finger (1954)
Movie
Zazu Clarion
The French Way (1945)
Movie
Princess Tam-Tam
Moulin Rouge (1940)
Movie
Alwina
Princess Tam Tam (1935)
Movie
Zouzou
Zouzou (1934)
Movie
Self
The Fireman of the Folies-Bergere (1928)
Movie
Papitou
Siren of the Tropics (1927)
Movie
Josephine Baker
Parisian Pleasures (1927)
Movie
Actress
La folie du jour (1927)
Movie
Actress
Die Frauen von Folies Bergères (1927)
Movie
Actress
Ways to Strength and Beauty (1925)
Movie
Palace Music Hall (1925)
Movie
Ratings
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Information
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
AwardsCroix 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
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