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Josephine Baker
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
Ways to Strength and Beauty
Princess Tam Tam
as Alwina
It's Black Entertainment
as Self (archive footage)
Zouzou
as Zouzou
Josephine Baker: The Story of an Awakening
as Self (archive footage)
Paris: The Luminous Years
Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers)
as Self (archive footage)
Moulin Rouge
as Princess Tam-Tam
Siren of the Tropics
as Papitou
The French Way
as Zazu Clarion
