Acting
Josephine Baker
Born 1906-06-03
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Department: Acting
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
Prominent works featuring Josephine Baker
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
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Intimate Portrait
1993
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Le Grand Échiquier
1972
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Midi trente
1972
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Discorama
1959
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Legends
2006
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Siren of the Tropics
1927
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Bardot
2025
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Am laufenden Band
1974
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Zouzou
1934
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (48 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Bardot | archive footage | Movie | 2025 |
 | The Century of Icons | Self (archive footage) | TV Series | 2022 |
 | Madness Remixed | (archive footage) | Movie | 2021 |
 | Josephine Baker, la fleur au fusil | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2021 |
 | Modeles Noirs, Regards Blancs | Self | Movie | 2020 |
 | France between the two wars | Elle-même | TV Series | 2019 |
 | Josephine Baker: The Story of an Awakening | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2018 |
 | Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers) | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2016 |
 | Jornal Português (1938-1951) | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2015 |
 | Paris: The Luminous Years | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2010 |
 | Legends | Self (archive footage) | TV Series | 2006 |
 | Joséphine Baker en couleur | Herself | Movie | 2005 |
 | Striptease: The Greatest Exotic Dancers of All Time | Herself (archive footage) | Movie | 2004 |
 | It's Black Entertainment | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2002 |
| Das Jahrhundert des Kabaretts | Self (archive Footage) | TV Series | 2001 | |
| Le Petite Tonkinoise | Music | Movie | 2001 | |
 | Intimate Portrait: Josephine Baker | Herself (archival footage) | Movie | 1999 |
| Hitler's Forgotten Victims | Self (achive footage) | Movie | 1997 | |
 | Paris Was a Woman | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 1996 |
 | Intimate Portrait | Self (archive footage) | TV Series | 1993 |
 | Chasing a Rainbow: The Life of Josephine Baker | Self (Archival Footage) | Movie | 1987 |
 | Black Shadows on a Silver Screen | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 1975 |
| Système 2 | Self (archive footage) | TV Series | 1975 | |
 | Am laufenden Band | Self - Guest | TV Series | 1974 |
| Acht nach 8 | Self | TV Series | 1973 | |
 | Midi trente | Self | TV Series | 1972 |
 | Le Grand Échiquier | Self | TV Series | 1972 |
| Erkennen Sie die Melodie? | Self | TV Series | 1969 | |
| Night-Club | Self | TV Series | 1968 | |
| Meine Melodie | Self | TV Series | 1965 | |
| Show - Charme - Chansons | Self | Movie | 1965 | |
 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self | TV Series | 1962 |
| Hotel Victoria | Self | TV Series | 1961 | |
 | Discorama | Self | TV Series | 1959 |
 | Variety carousel | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1955 |
 | Ten on Every Finger | Sängerin | Movie | 1954 |
 | Moulin Rouge | Princess Tam-Tam | Movie | 1940 |
 | The French Way | Zazu Clarion | Movie | 1940 |
 | Princess Tam Tam | Alwina | Movie | 1935 |
 | Zouzou | Zouzou | Movie | 1934 |
 | The Fireman of the Folies-Bergere | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1928 |
 | Siren of the Tropics | Papitou | Movie | 1927 |
 | Parisian Pleasures | Herself | Movie | 1927 |
 | La folie du jour | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1927 |
 | Die Frauen von Folies Bergères | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1927 |
 | Ways to Strength and Beauty | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1925 |
 | Palace Music Hall | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1925 |
| Miss Josephine Baker | Self / Appearance | Movie | — |