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Josephine Baker (I) (1906–1975)

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Born to Carrie McDonald, a laundress, and Eddie Carson, a musician, Josephine Baker's early life hinted at her future career. She first danced for the public on the streets of St. Louis, Missouri for nickels and dimes. Later, she became a chorus girl on the St. Louis stage. At age 15, she married Pullman porter William Howard Baker... See full bio »

Born:

Freda Josephine McDonald
in St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Died:

(age 68) in Paris, France
Josephine Baker, 1951.
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2011 Midnight in Paris (performer: "La Conga Blicoti" / as Joséphine Baker)
 
2006 A Good Year (performer: "Breezin' Along with the Breeze")
 
2006 Les enfants du pays (performer: "La Conga Blicoti")
 
2002 Frida (performer: "C'est lui" 1934)
 
2000 Joe Gould's Secret (performer: "Sans Amour")
 
1997 Same Old Song (performer: "J'ai deux amours")
 
1988 The Moderns (performer: "Love Is a Dreamer" 1929)
 
1985 Grand Illusion (performer: "Sony Boy")
 
1952 Ikiru (performer: "J'ai deux amours" - uncredited)
 
1945 The French Way (performer: "MON COEUR EST UN OISEAU DES ILES", "NON, NINA")
 
1935 Princesse Tam-Tam (performer: "Rêves", "Sous Le Ciel d'Afrique")
 
1934 Zouzou (performer: "Haiti", "Pour Moi Il n'y a q'un Homme a Paris" For me there's only one man in Paris)
 
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1973 Acht nach 8 (TV series)
 
1954 An jedem Finger zehn
Singer
 
1945 The French Way
Zazou Clairon
 
1940 Moulin Rouge
Princess Tam-Tam
 
1935 Princesse Tam-Tam
Alwina
 
1934 Zouzou
Zouzou (as Joséphine Baker)
 
1930 Le pompier des Folies Bergères (short)
 
1929 La folie du jour
 
1927 Siren of the Tropics
Papitou
 
1927 La revue des revues
 
1927 Die Frauen von Folies Bergères
 
Show ShowMusic Department (1 title)
1989 The Flame of Functionalism (documentary short) (singer)
 
Show ShowSelf (13 titles)
2009 Legends (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Josephine Baker: The First Black Superstar (2009) … Herself
 
1974 The Royal Variety Performance 1974 (TV movie)
Herself - Singer
 
1974 Gala de l'union (TV series)
Herself
– 41ème gala de l'union des artistes (1974) … Herself
 
1973 Touki Bouki
Herself (voice)
 
1972 Erkennen Sie die Melodie? (TV series)
Herself - Singer
– Episode dated 28 January 1972 (1972) … Herself - Singer
 
1970 Probe im Folies Bergère (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1966 Aquí el segundo programa (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 17 July 1966 (1966) … Herself
 
1965 Sábado 64 (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 3 July 1965 (1965) … Herself
 
1964 Amigos del martes (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 14 September 1964 (1964) … Herself
 
1963 Grüsse aus Zürich (TV movie)
Herself
 
1963 Pariser Journal (TV series documentary)
Herself
– Episode #3.5 (1963) … Herself
 
1957 Josephine Baker i København (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1951 The Kate Smith Evening Hour (TV series)
Herself
– Episode #1.7 (1951) … Herself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (35 titles)
2010 100 Years of the London Palladium (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2010 L'Occupation sans relâche - Les artistes pendant la guerre (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2010 Paris: The Luminous Years (TV documentary)
Herself - Dancer
 
2010 David Suchet on the Orient Express (TV documentary)
 
2010 Masterpiece Mystery (TV series)
 
2010 Burlesque Undressed (documentary)
Herself (uncredited)
 
2007 13 heures le journal (TV series)
 
2007 La tele de tu vida (TV series)
 
2006 Protagonistas del recuerdo (TV series)
 
2006 C'est bon pour le moral (TV series)
 
2006 Josephine Baker - Schwarze Diva in einer weißen Welt (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2006 Line Renaud: une histoire de France (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2006 Vie privée, vie publique (TV series)
 
2005 Carmen and Geoffrey (documentary)
Herself
 
2005 Legendary Sin Cities (TV mini-series documentary)
 
2004 Striptease: The Greatest Exotic Dancers of All Time (video documentary)
Herself
 
2004 Les 40 ans de la 2 (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2002 It's Black Entertainment (TV special documentary)
Herself
 
1999 100 Jahre - Der Countdown
Herself
 
1999 Intimate Portrait (TV series documentary)
 
1996 Paris Was a Woman (documentary)
Herself - Performs in Musical (uncredited)
 
1993 Victor Borges Tivoli 150 år (TV documentary)
Herself - Performer
 
1989 The Road to War
Herself (uncredited)
 
1987 The Secret Life of Sergei Eisenstein (documentary)
Herself - Sings Song Mon pays c'est Paris
 
1986 Chasing a Rainbow: The Life of Josephine Baker
Herself
 
1983 Zelig
Herself (uncredited)
 
1980 Il était une fois: Le gala de l'union des artistes (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1977 Ciné Follies (documentary)
 
1975 Am laufenden Band (TV series)
 
1975 Black Shadows on the Silver Screen (TV documentary)
Herself (uncredited)
 
1975 En elsket kunstner - et sjældent menneske: Josephine Baker (TV documentary)
Herself
 
1971 Black Music in America: From Then Till Now (documentary short)
Herself
 
1960 The Twentieth Century (TV series documentary)
 
1956 Project XX (TV series documentary)
 
1955 Carosello del varietà
Herself
 
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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1936) Stage: Appeared (as "Isle in the West Indies" dancer / "Maharanee" performer) in "Ziegfeld Follies of 1936" on Broadway. Musical revue. Music by Vernon Duke. Lyrics by Ira Gershwin. Based on material by David Freeman. Musical Direction by John McManus. Music... See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Biographical Movie  | 6 Print Biographies  | 4 Articles  | See more »

Official Sites:

Official site (CMG Worldwide) | See more »

Alternate Names:

Joséphine Baker

Height:

5' 7" (1.70 m)
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Did You Know?

Trivia:

Had pet leopards that she would walk down the Champs-Elysees. See more »

Nickname:

Black Pearl See more »

Star Sign:

Gemini