
The Josephine Baker Story 1991
"Before Madonna. Before Marilyn. There was Josephine."
Overview
Biography 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
Director: Brian Gibson
Cast

Lynn Whitfield
Josephine Baker

RubΓ©n Blades
Count Giuseppe Pepito Abatino

David Dukes
Jo Bouillon

Louis Gossett Jr.
Sidney Williams

Craig T. Nelson
Walter Winchell

Kene Holliday
Sidney Bechet

Vivian Bonnell
Josephine's Mother
Mayah McCoy
Josephine - Age 8
Ainslie Currie
Josephine - Age 13
Pierre Magny
Paul Colin