Josephine Baker

Acting

Born: 1906-06-03
Died: 1975-04-12
From: St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Gender: Female
Popularity: 0.1

Also Known As

Freda Josephine McDonaldJoséphine 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.

Awards & Nominations4 won · 0 nominated

🏆 Won

Knight of the Legion of Honour

1957
🏆 Won

Croix de guerre 1939–1945

1957
🏆 Won

Médaille commémorative de la guerre 1939–1945

🏆 Won

Commemorative medal for voluntary service in Free France

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