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Josephine Baker

Josephine Baker

ActorSound Jun 3 (died age 68) St. Louis, Missouri, USA 1925–2022 (97 year career)
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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 Pa…

Known For

Zouzou
Film

Zouzou

Zouzou
Josephine Baker: The Story of an Awakening
Film

Josephine Baker: The Story of an Awakening

Self (archive footage)
Siren of the Tropics
Film

Siren of the Tropics

Papitou
Princess Tam Tam
Film

Princess Tam Tam

Alwina
The Fireman of the Folies-Bergere
Film

The Fireman of the Folies-Bergere

5.5 1928
France between the two wars
Film

France between the two wars

Elle-même
Parisian Pleasures
Film

Parisian Pleasures

Herself
Paris Was a Woman
Film

Paris Was a Woman

Self (archive footage)

Filmography

Acting (45)

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