FKA twigs to star in upcoming Josephine Baker biopic

A film about the life of singer, dancer, actress, activist, and Jazz Age icon Josephine Baker has been in the works since 2022, with Maïmouna Doucouré (Cuties, Hawa) set to direct. “Josephine Baker has lived with me for years. Working on this film, I realize how modern, fearless and complex she was,” Doucouré said. “Beyond the legend, I want to explore her contradictions, her wounds and her immense courage, as well as her relentless fight for dignity.”

It was announced yesterday that FKA twigs would star as Baker and that the still-untitled biopic will begin filming this fall. “Josephine Baker’s extraordinary legacy is such an inspiration to me and to so many people around the world,” said twigs, in a statement released alongside her casting announcement. “She lives on in our hearts as a visionary, groundbreaking woman whose story is as powerful as it is relevant today.”

twigs’ latest acting credit comes on the heels of her supporting role in Mother Mary, starring Anne Hathaway and Michaela Coel (the film also features an original song from FKA twigs, titled “My Mouth is Lonely For You”). She is also slated to appear in Boy Harsher’s directorial debut The Lonely Woman, alongside Chloë Sevigny, Bonnie “Prince” Billy, and Sturgill Simpson. twigs previously appeared in The Carpenter’s Son (2025) and The Crow (2024).

Read our review of FKA twigs’ last album EUSEXUA, which we named the 39th best album of 2025, here.

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