The Music Quiz: Who is playing legendary Josephine Baker in a new TV series?

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Emmy winner Lynn Whitfield in the 1991 HBO biopic The Josephine Baker Story

Tony Clayton-Lea

Wed May 11 2022 - 06:00

Tony Clayton-Lea

Tony Clayton-Lea

Tony Clayton-Lea is a contributor to The Irish Times specialising in popular culture

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