Josephine Baker

Josephine Baker

6/3/1906 – 4/12/1975St. 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 (45 titles)

Bardot

Bardot

archive footage · 2025

The Century of Icons

The Century of Icons

Self (archive footage) · 2022

Madness Remixed

Madness Remixed

(archive footage) · 2021

Josephine Baker, la fleur au fusil

Josephine Baker, la fleur au fusil

Self (archive footage) · 2021

Modeles Noirs, Regards Blancs

Modeles Noirs, Regards Blancs

Self · 2020

France between the two wars

France between the two wars

Elle-même · 2019

Josephine Baker: The Story of an Awakening

Josephine Baker: The Story of an Awakening

Self (archive footage) · 2018

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

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

Self (archive footage) · 2016

Jornal Português (1938-1951)

Jornal Português (1938-1951)

Self (archive footage) · 2015

Paris: The Luminous Years

Paris: The Luminous Years

2010

Legends

Legends

Self (archive footage) · 2006

Joséphine Baker en couleur

Joséphine Baker en couleur

Herself · 2005

Striptease: The Greatest Exotic Dancers of All Time

Striptease: The Greatest Exotic Dancers of All Time

Herself (archive footage) · 2004

It's Black Entertainment

It's Black Entertainment

Self (archive footage) · 2002

Das Jahrhundert des Kabaretts

Self (archive Footage) · 2001

Intimate Portrait: Josephine Baker

Intimate Portrait: Josephine Baker

Herself (archival footage) · 1999

Hitler's Forgotten Victims

Self (achive footage) · 1997

Paris Was a Woman

Paris Was a Woman

Self (archive footage) · 1996

Intimate Portrait

Intimate Portrait

Self (archive footage) · 1993

Chasing a Rainbow: The Life of Josephine Baker

Chasing a Rainbow: The Life of Josephine Baker

Self (Archival Footage) · 1987

Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

Self (archive footage) · 1975

Système 2

Self (archive footage) · 1975

Am laufenden Band

Am laufenden Band

Self - Guest · 1974

Acht nach 8

Self · 1973

Midi trente

Midi trente

Self · 1972

Le Grand Échiquier

Le Grand Échiquier

Self · 1972

Erkennen Sie die Melodie?

Self · 1969

Night-Club

Self · 1968

Meine Melodie

Self · 1965

Show - Charme - Chansons

Self · 1965