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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 . 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

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Movies 45

self 44

TV Shows 14

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Josephine Baker

Biography

Filmography

all 59

Movies 45

self 44

TV Shows 14

Donyale Luna: Supermodel (2023)

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 (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)

Ciné Follies (1977)

Black Shadows on a Silver Screen (1975)

Système 2 (1975)

Vive la (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)

Information

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

Religion Catholicism

Relationships Jo Bouillon (1947 - 1961)

Children Akio Bouillon

Citizenships United States,

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

Also Known As Freda Josephine McDonald, Joséphine Baker

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

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

Religion

Catholicism

Relationships

Jo Bouillon (1947 - 1961)

Children

Akio Bouillon

Citizenships

United States,

Residences

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

Also Known As

Freda Josephine McDonald, Joséphine Baker

Awards

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