Intimate Portrait: Josephine Baker (1999)

4.7/10 • 43 min • Documentary

Overview

From world-renowned performer of the Jazz Age, to WWII spy, to civil rights activist – a look into the iconic life and legacy of Josephine Baker, narrated by Arsenio Hall, including rare archive footage, and interviews with Debbie Allen, Lynn Whitfield (who portrayed Baker in The Josephine Baker Story), and two of Baker’s sons.

Cast

Debbie Allen

Arsenio Hall

Lynn Whitfield

Josephine Baker

Herself (archival footage)

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