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

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Bardot

2025 ⭐ 8.3

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Modeles Noirs, Regards Blancs

2020 ⭐ 8.0

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Josephine Baker: The Story of an Awakening

2018 ⭐ 7.8

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Joséphine Baker en couleur

2005 ⭐ 7.7

Career timeline

2025

Bardot Notable

archive footage · 2025

⭐ 8.3

2021

Madness Remixed

(archive footage) · 2021

Josephine Baker, la fleur au fusil

Self (archive footage) · 2021

2020

Modeles Noirs, Regards Blancs Notable

Self · 2020

⭐ 8.0

2018

Josephine Baker: The Story of an Awakening Notable

Self (archive footage) · 2018

⭐ 7.8

2016

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

Self (archive footage) · 2016

2015

Jornal Português (1938-1951)

Self (archive footage) · 2015

2010

Paris: The Luminous Years

2010

⭐ 5.0

2005

Joséphine Baker en couleur Notable

Herself · 2005

⭐ 7.7

2004

Striptease: The Greatest Exotic Dancers of All Time

Herself (archive footage) · 2004

⭐ 4.3

2002

It's Black Entertainment Notable

Self (archive footage) · 2002

⭐ 8.7

1999

Intimate Portrait: Josephine Baker

Herself (archival footage) · 1999

⭐ 4.7

1996

Paris Was a Woman

Self (archive footage) · 1996

⭐ 6.4

1987

Chasing a Rainbow: The Life of Josephine Baker Notable

Self (Archival Footage) · 1987

⭐ 7.0

1975

Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

Self (archive footage) · 1975

1955

Variety carousel

1955

⭐ 6.8

1954

Ten on Every Finger

Sängerin · 1954

⭐ 5.3

1940

Moulin Rouge

Princess Tam-Tam · 1940

⭐ 6.5

The French Way

Zazu Clarion · 1940

⭐ 5.8

1935

Princess Tam Tam

Alwina · 1935

⭐ 5.2

1934

Zouzou

Zouzou · 1934

⭐ 6.2

1928

The Fireman of the Folies-Bergere

1928

⭐ 5.7

Frequently appears with

Brigitte Bardot

Narrator (voice)

Josephine Thiesen

Self - Brigitte Bardot

Ester Expósito

self

Naomi Campbell

Self

Gaia Weiss

self

Nadège Beausson-Diagne

Self

Jean-Pascal Zadi

Self

Olivier Rousteing

Self

Tania de Montaigne

Self

Full filmography

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Bardot

2025 ⭐ 8.3

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Madness Remixed

2021

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Josephine Baker, la fleur au fusil

2021

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Modeles Noirs, Regards Blancs

2020 ⭐ 8.0

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Josephine Baker: The Story of an Awakening

2018 ⭐ 7.8

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

2016

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Jornal Português (1938-1951)

2015

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Paris: The Luminous Years

2010 ⭐ 5.0

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Joséphine Baker en couleur

2005 ⭐ 7.7

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Striptease: The Greatest Exotic Dancers of All Time

2004 ⭐ 4.3

HD

It's Black Entertainment

2002 ⭐ 8.7

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Intimate Portrait: Josephine Baker

1999 ⭐ 4.7

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Paris Was a Woman

1996 ⭐ 6.4

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Chasing a Rainbow: The Life of Josephine Baker

1987 ⭐ 7.0

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Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

1975

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Variety carousel

1955 ⭐ 6.8

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Ten on Every Finger

1954 ⭐ 5.3

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Moulin Rouge

1940 ⭐ 6.5

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The French Way

1940 ⭐ 5.8

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Princess Tam Tam

1935 ⭐ 5.2