Josephine Baker: The Story of an Awakening
Nov 22 2018
•Documentary, Music
How did a poor little black girl from Missouri become the Queen of Paris, before joining the French Resistance and finally creating her dream family “The Rainbow Tribe”, adopting twelve children from four corners of the world? This is the fabulous story of the first black superstar, Josephine Baker.
Cast
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Josephine Baker
Self (archive footage)
Léonie Simaga
Narrator (voice)
Sara Martins
Josephine Baker (voice)
Tracy Denean Sharpley-Whiting
Self
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