Josephine Baker

Josephine Baker

Date of Birth:

Jun 03, 1906

Place of Birth:

St. Louis, Missouri, USA

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:

It's Black Entertainment It's Black Entertainment

2002

Black Shadows on a Silver Screen Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

1975

Josephine Baker: The Story of an Awakening Josephine Baker: The Story of an Awakening

2018

Die Frauen von Folies Bergères Die Frauen von Folies Bergères

1927

Jornal Português (1938-1951) Jornal Português (1938-1951)

2005

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

2016

La folie du jour La folie du jour

1927

Modeles Noirs, Regards Blancs Modeles Noirs, Regards Blancs

2020

Madness Remixed Madness Remixed

2021

Intimate Portrait: Josephine Baker Intimate Portrait: Josephine Baker

1999

Palace Music Hall Palace Music Hall

1925

Striptease: The Greatest Exotic Dancers of All Time Striptease: The Greatest Exotic Dancers of All Time

2004

Ways to Strength and Beauty Ways to Strength and Beauty

1925

The French Way The French Way

1945

The Fireman of the Folies-Bergere The Fireman of the Folies-Bergere

1928

Hitler's Forgotten Victims Hitler's Forgotten Victims

1997

Paris: The Luminous Years Paris: The Luminous Years

2010

Moulin Rouge Moulin Rouge

1940

Josephine Baker, la fleur au fusil Josephine Baker, la fleur au fusil

2021

Princess Tam Tam Princess Tam Tam

1935

Ten on Every Finger Ten on Every Finger

1954

Zouzou Zouzou

1934

Parisian Pleasures Parisian Pleasures

1927

Chasing a Rainbow: The Life of Josephine Baker Chasing a Rainbow: The Life of Josephine Baker

1987

Variety carousel Variety carousel

1955

Siren of the Tropics Siren of the Tropics

1927

Joséphine Baker en couleur Joséphine Baker en couleur

2005

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