Deceased
How Did Josephine Baker Die?
Life & Death
Died aged 68Also known asFreda Josephine McDonald, Joséphine BakerGenderFemaleNationalityFranceBorn03/06/1906Born inSt. Louis, Missouri, USADied12/04/1975 (aged 68)Died inParisCausecerebral hemorrhageWikidataQ151972 ↗Buried atMonaco Cemetery, PanthéonTMDb#1148018 ↗
Freda Josephine Baker, also spelled Joséphine Baker, was an American and French dancer, singer, and actress. Her career was centered primarily in Europe, mostly in France. She was the first Black woman to star in a major motion picture, the 1927 French silent film Siren of the Tropics, directed by Mario Nalpas and Henri Étiévant.
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| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | BardotMovie | archive footage | 119 |
| 2022 | The Century of IconsSeries | Self (archive footage) | 116 |
| 2019 | France between the two warsSeries | Elle-même | 113 |
| 2018 | Josephine Baker: The Story of an AwakeningMovie | Self (archive footage) | 112 |
| 2016 | Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers)Movie | Self (archive footage) | 110 |
| 2015 | Jornal Português (1938-1951)Movie | Self (archive footage) | 109 |
| 2010 | Paris: The Luminous YearsMovie | — | 104 |
| 2006 | LegendsSeries | Self (archive footage) | 100 |
| 2002 | It's Black EntertainmentMovie | Self (archive footage) | 96 |
| 2001 | Das Jahrhundert des KabarettsSeries | Self (archive Footage) | 95 |
| 1999 | Intimate Portrait: Josephine BakerMovie | Herself (archival footage) | 93 |
| 1997 | Hitler's Forgotten VictimsMovie | Self (achive footage) | 91 |
| 1996 | Paris Was a WomanMovie | Self (archive footage) | 90 |
| 1993 | Intimate PortraitSeries | Self (archive footage) | 87 |
| 1975 | Système 2Series | Self (archive footage) | 69 |
| 1975 | Black Shadows on a Silver ScreenMovie | Self (archive footage) | 69 |
| 1974 | Am laufenden BandSeries | Self - Guest | 68 |
| 1972 | Le Grand ÉchiquierSeries | Self | 66 |
| 1972 | Midi trenteSeries | Self | 66 |
| 1969 | Erkennen Sie die Melodie?Series | Self | 63 |
| 1968 | Night-ClubSeries | Self | 62 |
| 1965 | Meine MelodieSeries | Self | 59 |
| 1965 | Show - Charme - ChansonsMovie | Self | 59 |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSeries | Self | 56 |
| 1961 | Hotel VictoriaSeries | Self | 55 |
| 1959 | DiscoramaSeries | Self | 53 |
| 1954 | Ten on Every FingerMovie | Sängerin | 48 |
| 1935 | Princess Tam TamMovie | Alwina | 29 |
| 1928 | The Fireman of the Folies-BergereMovie | — | 22 |
| 1927 | Siren of the TropicsMovie | Papitou | 21 |
| 1925 | Ways to Strength and BeautyMovie | — | 19 |