6.2
Movie
Acting
Josephine Baker
- Born
- Died
- (aged 68)
- Birthplace
- St. Louis, Missouri, USA
- Credits
- 49 titles
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.
Signature work
Known For
6.2
Movie
5.2
Movie
Princess Tam Tam
5.5
Movie
Siren of the Tropics
5.7
Movie
The Fireman of the Folies-Bergere
5.8
Movie
The French Way
7.1
Movie
Ways to Strength and Beauty
5.2
Movie
Ten on Every Finger
6.8
Movie
Variety carousel
9.0
TV
France between the two wars
7.0
TV
Am laufenden Band
6.5
Movie
Moulin Rouge
5.0
Movie
Paris: The Luminous Years
9.0
Movie
The Women of the Folies Bergères
10.0
Movie
La folie du jour
7.0
Movie
Palace Music Hall
Acting credits 48
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| TBA | Miss Josephine Baker Film | |
| 2025 | Bardot Film | archive footage |
| 2023 | Donyale Luna: Supermodel Film | archive footage |
| 2022 | The Century of Icons TV | Self (archive footage) (2 ep) |
| 2021 | Madness Remixed Film | (archive footage) |
| 2021 | Josephine Baker, la fleur au fusil Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 2020 | Modeles Noirs, Regards Blancs Film | Self |
| 2019 | France between the two wars TV | Elle-même (2 ep) |
| 2018 | Josephine Baker: The Story of an Awakening Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 2016 | Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers) Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 2015 | Jornal Português (1938-1951) Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 2010 | Paris: The Luminous Years Film | |
| 2006 | Legends TV | Self (archive footage) (1 ep) |
| 2005 | Joséphine Baker en couleur Film | Herself |
| 2004 | Striptease: The Greatest Exotic Dancers of All Time Film | Herself (archive footage) |
| 2002 | It's Black Entertainment Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 2001 | Das Jahrhundert des Kabaretts TV | Self (archive Footage) (1 ep) |
| 1999 | Intimate Portrait: Josephine Baker Film | Herself (archival footage) |
| 1997 | Hitler's Forgotten Victims Film | Self (achive footage) |
| 1996 | Paris Was a Woman Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 1993 | Intimate Portrait TV | Self (archive footage) (1 ep) |
| 1987 | Chasing a Rainbow: The Life of Josephine Baker Film | Self (Archival Footage) |
| 1975 | Black Shadows on a Silver Screen Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 1975 | Système 2 TV | Self (archive footage) (1 ep) |
| 1974 | Am laufenden Band TV | Self - Guest (1 ep) |
| 1973 | Acht nach 8 TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1972 | Midi trente TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1972 | Le Grand Échiquier TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1969 | Erkennen Sie die Melodie? TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1968 | Night-Club TV | Self (2 ep) |
| 1965 | Meine Melodie TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1965 | Show - Charme - Chansons Film | Self |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1961 | Hotel Victoria TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1959 | Discorama TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1955 | Variety carousel Film | |
| 1954 | Ten on Every Finger Film | Sängerin |
| 1940 | Moulin Rouge Film | Princess Tam-Tam |
| 1940 | The French Way Film | Zazu Clarion |
| 1935 | Princess Tam Tam Film | Alwina |
| 1934 | Zouzou Film | Zouzou |
| 1928 | The Fireman of the Folies-Bergere Film | |
| 1927 | Siren of the Tropics Film | Papitou |
| 1927 | Parisian Pleasures Film | Herself |
| 1927 | La folie du jour Film | |
| 1927 | The Women of the Folies Bergères Film | |
| 1925 | Ways to Strength and Beauty Film | |
| 1925 | Palace Music Hall Film |
Crew credits 1
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Le Petite Tonkinoise Film | Music |