Cast and Crew of Josephine Baker: The Story of an Awakening

Cast of
Josephine Baker: The Story of an Awakening

About Josephine Baker: The Story of an Awakening

How did a poor little black girl from Missouri become the Queen of Paris, before joining the French Resistance and finally creating her dream family “The Rainbow Tribe”, adopting twelve children from four corners of the world? This is the fabulous story of the first black superstar, Josephine Baker.

Full Cast of Josephine Baker: The Story of an Awakening

Josephine Baker
plays Self (archive footage)

Léonie Simaga
plays Narrator (voice)

Sara Martins
plays Josephine Baker (voice)

Sara Martins as Josephine Baker (voice)

Sara Martins (born 19 August 1977) is a Portuguese-born French actress of Cape Verdean descent. She is known in Franc...

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Tracy Denean Sharpley-Whiting
plays Self

Simon Njami
plays Self

Margo Jefferson
plays Self

Katja Amberger
plays Self (voice)

Monia Douieb
plays Speaker (voice)

Anke Solveig Jeschke
plays Self (voice)

Martin Luther King Jr.
plays Self (archive footage)

Verena Rendtorff
plays Self (voice)

Colette Sodoyez
plays Speaker (voice)

Johannes Steck
plays Self (voice)

Susanne von Medvey
plays Self (voice)

Crew of Josephine Baker: The Story of an Awakening

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