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The Josephine Baker Story is an American television film that first aired on HBO on March 16, 1991. It stars Lynn Whitfield as Josephine Baker, who was an international African-American star, who was especially successful in Europe. The film was generally well received by critics and has become a success on home video and DVD.
Baker, c. 1908 Josephine Baker was born Freda Josephine McDonald in St. Louis, Missouri. [11] [14] [15] Baker's ancestry is unknown—her mother, Carrie, was adopted in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1886 by Richard and Elvira McDonald, both of whom were former slaves of African and Native American descent. [11]
Siren of the Tropics (French: La Sirène des tropiques) is a 1927 French silent film starring Josephine Baker.Directed by Mario Nalpas and Henri Étiévant and set in the West Indies, the film tells the story of a native girl named Papitou who falls in love with a French man named André Berval (Pierre Batcheff).
She began her acting career in television and theatre before progressing to supporting roles in film. She won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie and received a Golden Globe Award nomination for her breakout performance as Josephine Baker in the HBO biographical film The Josephine Baker Story (1991).
A biopic on the life of the late American singer, dancer and civil rights activist Josephine Baker is on the The post Josephine Baker biopic to be written and directed by Maïmouna Doucouré ...
Princess Tam Tam (French: Princesse Tam Tam) is a 1935 French black-and-white film which stars Josephine Baker as a local Tunisian girl who is educated and then introduced to Parisian high society. [1] Baker sings two songs, "Dream Ship" and "Neath the Tropical Blue Skies", in the film, and dances a number of times.
Josephine Baker . Singer and dancer Josephine Baker (1906 – 1975), sitting on a tiger rug. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Before reaching dazzling heights as the first modern Black ...
Zouzou is a French film by Marc Allégret released in 1934. [1] Josephine Baker plays the title character. It was shot at the Joinville Studios in Paris, with sets designed by the art directors Lazare Meerson and Alexandre Trauner.