The Josephine Baker Story
1991Biography of the African-American who became a major performer in the Paris cabarets of the 1920s and 1930s. The film follows her life beginning as a struggling performer in 1917 St. Louis, her frustrations leading to her move to France, and follows to her death in 1975. Written by John Sacksteder
Acted in
Lynn Whitfield
as Josephine Baker
Rubén Blades
as Count Giuseppe Pepito Abatino
David Dukes
as Jo Bouillon
Louis Gossett Jr.
as Sidney Williams
Craig T. Nelson
as Walter Winchell
Kene Holliday
as Sidney Bechet
Vivian Bonnell
as Josephine's Mother
Mayah McCoy
as Josephine - Age 8
Ainslie Currie
as Josephine - Age 13
Pierre Magny
as Paul Colin
Franco Britt
as Victor
George Faison
as Emcee in Harlem Club / Male Singer
Robert Lesser
as Copa City Manager
Luis Reyes
as Josephine's Father
Vivienne Eytle
as Josephine's Sister
Eartha Robinson
as Female Singer / Dancer
Paula Brown
as Amateur Female Singer / Dancer
Ann Harrington
as Cruel Woman
Zoltán Gera
as Folies Bergeres Producer
Gábor Csíkos
as French Cab Driver
Noel Weekes Jr.
as Soldier from St. Louis
Kertész Péter
as Casablanca Doctor
Gregory Orr
as New York Hotel Manager
János Gosztonyi
as Bobino Theatre Manager
Tibor Kenderesi
as Priest
Steven R. McGlothen
as American Reporter in Press Conference
Richard Rothenstein
as American Reporter in Press Conference
Sherry Baumgart
as American Reporter in Press Conference
Debbie Javor
as American Woman at Party
Angelus Iván
as Dance Teacher
András Márton
as Pepito's Doctor
Dean Tschetter
as New York Critic
Richard Battagna
as White Racist
Gábor Ferenczi
as Reporter at Stork Club
András Monory Mész
as Reporter at Stork Club
Jimmy Smith
as Bell Boy
Laszlo Dozsa Jr.
as Stork Club Waiter
Fajer Khaled
as Casablanca Nurse
János Vészi
as Lover in New York
Attila Lőte
as Court Official