Josephine Baker: Dancer, singer, activist, & more! (6 things you didn't know about her)

Josephine Baker was an It Girl of stage and screen during the roaring 20s and 30s, but unfortunately she doesn’t often receive the recognition she deserves today. So here are some fun facts about the fabulous performer!

Are you excited for the tv series Janelle Monae will be making about Josephine's life?

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[KylieCassidy]

That’s some good casting! Janelle is a great dancer and they do have a good resemblance!

[rkivelover]

Can’t wait for the TV show, I remember doing a presentation about Josephine Baker for history class during Black History Month and I loved her so much :)

[chrissiem]

Ugh, pls do one of your longer videos about Josephine! She is a personal hero of mine and there are far more than just 6 amazing facts about her!!!

[breehonnamccumber]

I wrote my English IV term paper on her back in high school and loved the autobio pic movie from the 90s

[frangi]

So excited for the tv show, I hope it'll also be available in Germany 😍 btw there's a great documentary on German/French tv station arte available to watch for free online. Not sure how international access works though. And for anyone in western Germany, there's currently an amazing, comprehensive exposition at Bundeskunsthalle in Bonn all about her.

[susannehuber]

❤❤❤Josephine is one of the biggest stars EVER❤❤

[Attorney.]

The book about her life is very inspirational ❤

[jairmy]

Josephine Baket was the GOAT!!! I've love this amazing woman since I first heard her singing when I was a kid in the early 80s...She was so ahead of her time and she deserves to be a household name for her talent and all she stood for❤❤❤❤

[The_momur]

I found a clip from one of her French films, just so I could hear her singing voice. Her voice was so beautiful. I recommend looking it up.

[GtheMVP]

Looking forward to the series! History is full of iconic people, from all walks of life. I'm so tired of the lazy race/gender swapping, this is the type of actual representation I want to see!

[ayah]

I’m literally doing a project about her right now

[naturewalkchannel]

Maya would be a great artist to represent Josephine...

[NoOne-wtsv]

I wish Ruth Negga played her in a film. That would be more believable.

[RoseInnn]

Came here from Spider-Man 2. Cool fact I learnt today

[mmdoz]

This who Tyler got the song " water " and her moves ! But i tried to find some of her early day i couldnt find it, she lived in Paris . And that dance, that that S.African girl doing that same dance .they considered Jo, s dance was too sexual .i seen that water dance by Josephine Baker / and a song " water" ! Tyler stole from her and said she wrote song n make up her dance ! Yeah Right !

[Mutic]

Oui, mais elle était noire, pas facile de devenir une star aux étasunis dans ces années là, avec la ségrégation, donc elle est venue en France et a fait profiter la France de ses talents.

[kraceynuemann]

Doja cat looks like her before she shaved her head

[BB-Marty]

She's not black - she's of mix race...
Same as Luther...

[carlossmall]

Josephine Baker an amazing woman a pioneer, took all the evilness her own country threw at her. Josephine over came all her adversities, became global icon in humanity.