
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

as Josephine Baker

as Count Giuseppe Pepito Abatino

as Jo Bouillon

as Sidney Williams

as Walter Winchell

as Sidney Bechet

as Josephine's Mother

as Josephine - Age 8

as Josephine - Age 13

as Paul Colin

as Victor

as Emcee in Harlem Club / Male Singer

as Copa City Manager

as Josephine's Father

as Josephine's Sister

as Female Singer / Dancer

as Amateur Female Singer / Dancer

as Cruel Woman

as Folies Bergeres Producer

as French Cab Driver

as Soldier from St. Louis

as Casablanca Doctor

as New York Hotel Manager

as Bobino Theatre Manager

as Priest

as American Reporter in Press Conference

as American Reporter in Press Conference

as American Reporter in Press Conference

as American Woman at Party

as Dance Teacher

as Pepito's Doctor

as New York Critic

as White Racist

as Reporter at Stork Club

as Reporter at Stork Club

as Bell Boy

as Stork Club Waiter

as Casablanca Nurse

as Lover in New York

as Court Official