Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
June 3, 1906
Place of Birth:
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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Josephine Baker
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
Filmography
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | The Century of Icons | Self (archive footage) |
| 2006 | Legends | Self (archive footage) |
| 1993 | Intimate Portrait | Self (archive footage) |
| 1975 | Système 2 | Self (archive footage) |
| 1974 | Am laufenden Band | Self - Guest |
| 1973 | Acht nach 8 | Self |
| 1972 | Le Grand Échiquier | Self |
| 1972 | Midi trente | Self |
| 1970 | Erkennen Sie die Melodie? | Self |
| 1968 | Night-Club | Self |
| 1965 | Meine Melodie | Self |
| 1961 | Hotel Victoria | Self |
| 1959 | Discorama | Self |