Josephine Baker
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.
Known For
Herself
Joséphine Baker en couleur
Self (archive footage)
Josephine Baker, la fleur au fusil
Princess Tam-Tam
Moulin Rouge
Paris: The Luminous Years
Le pompier des Folies Bergères
Self (achive footage)
Hitler's Forgotten Victims
Alwina
Princesse Tam-Tam
Sängerin
An jedem Finger zehn
Papitou
La Sirène des tropiques
Carosello del varietà
Self (Archival Footage)
Chasing a Rainbow: The Life of Josephine Baker
Zouzou
Zouzou
Herself
La Revue Des Revues
Zazu Clarion
Une Fausse Alerte
Wege zu Kraft und Schönheit
Self (archive footage)
Jornal Português (1938-1951)
Die Frauen von Folies Bergères
Self (archive footage)
Joséphine Baker, première icône noire
Self (archive footage)
It's Black Entertainment
Self (archive footage)
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
Self (archive footage)
Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers)
La folie du jour
Herself (archive footage)
Striptease: The Greatest Exotic Dancers of All Time
Palace Music Hall
Herself (archival footage)
Intimate Portrait: Josephine Baker
Self
Modeles Noirs, Regards Blancs
(archive footage)
Madness Remixed
Self (archive footage)
Paris Was a Woman
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
28
Gender
Female
Birthday
1906-06-03
Place of Birth
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Also Known As
Freda Josephine McDonald