Josephine Baker
Acting
Born: 1906-06-03 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
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Intimate Portrait
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Le Grand Échiquier
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Midi trente
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Discorama
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Legends
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Am laufenden Band
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Bardot
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Siren of the Tropics
Papitou
Josephine Baker: The Story of an Awakening
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The French Way
Zazu Clarion
Variety carousel
France between the two wars
Elle-même
Modeles Noirs, Regards Blancs
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The Century of Icons
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Parisian Pleasures
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Joséphine Baker en couleur
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Princess Tam Tam
Alwina
Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers)
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Josephine Baker, la fleur au fusil
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Intimate Portrait: Josephine Baker
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Moulin Rouge
Princess Tam-Tam
Paris: The Luminous Years
La folie du jour
Die Frauen von Folies Bergères
Paris Was a Woman
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Striptease: The Greatest Exotic Dancers of All Time
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Madness Remixed
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It's Black Entertainment
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Ways to Strength and Beauty
Jornal Português (1938-1951)
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