Synopsis
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
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Cast
- Lynn WhitfieldJosephine Baker
- Rubén BladesCount Giuseppe Pepito Abatino
- David DukesJo Bouillon
- Louis Gossett Jr.Sidney Williams
- Craig T. NelsonWalter Winchell
- Kene HollidaySidney Bechet
- Vivian BonnellJosephine's Mother
- Mayah McCoyJosephine - Age 8
- Ainslie CurrieJosephine - Age 13
- Pierre MagnyPaul Colin
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