The Resume

(June 3, 1906-April 12, 1975)
Danced in the Folies Bergere
Famed for her 'Banana Dance'
Appeared in 'Moulin Rouge,' Princess Tam Tam' and Siren of the Tropics'

Why she might be annoying:

She first married at fifteen years old (and married five times).
When she rejected a lover, he committed suicide in front of her.
She renounced her American Citizenship (1937).
She spent more than she earned and ran into financial difficulties.
She was branded a communist by U.S. officials (however there is no evidence to prove this).

Why she might not be annoying:

She adopted 11 children of different races and religions.
She would not perform in clubs that insisted on racial segregation.
She was a spy for the French Resistance during World War II.
Her exotic dancing and barely there outfits garnered her almost 1,500 marriage proposals.
She ranked #41 in Playboy's Sex Stars of the Century.

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• About.com Top 100 Women of History [2009] (Ranked: 59)
• Appeared in Black Face
• Bisexuals
• Black and Beautiful
• Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame Members and Honorees [1973-2005] (Ranked: 1976)
• Burnt Bagels [Black Jews]
• Cat Eyes
• Child Brides [16 and Under] (Ranked: 15)
• E!'s Mysteries and Scandals
• Ebony Magazine's 10 Most Unforgettable Black Women [1990]
• Ebony Magazine's 100 Most Fascinating Black Women of the 20th Century [March 1999]
• Ebony Magazine's 20 Greatest African-American Sex Symbols [December 1999]
• Entertainers Loved by Lesbians
• Fag Hags [Women Loved by Gay Men]
• Fashion Role Models
• Flappers
• Fox411.com's 'Battle of the Bombshells' Top 25 [2010] (Ranked: 25)
• Google Modified Its Logo For My Birthday (Google Doodles)
• Historical Figures in Fox's Anastasia [1997]
• I Adopted a Child
• I Am a Stripper
• I am from St. Louis
• I am on a U.S. Postage Stamp [A-C]
• I Am Vaudeville [A-L]
• I Attended the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom [August 28, 1963]
• I Did Not Graduate High School [A-B]
• I Died in 1975 (Ranked: 69)
• I Got a Monkey
• I Inspired a Hair Style
• I Married at Least Five Times [I Do! I Do! I Do! I Do! I Do!]
• I Married Outside My Race
• I Married Young
• I Portrayed a Stripper
• I Probably Banged Frida Kahlo
• I Probably Banged Josephine Baker
• I Sampled ‘Besame Mucho’
• I Sing About Miami
• I was a Ziegfeld Girl
• Influenced by Bayard Rustin
• Keri Hilson’s Poses in ‘Pretty Girl Rock’ [2010]
• Look at Me, I'm Wearing a Top Hat
• Olympia Concerts
• Participated in the French Resistance
• Playboy's 100 Sexiest Movies Stars of All Time (Ranked: 41)
• Profiles 1501-1750 (Ranked: 1740)
• Rainbow Honor Walk Inductees [San Francisco] (Ranked: 2019)
• Renounced U.S. Citizenship
• Someone Won an Emmy Portraying Me
• The My Hero Project
• Women in Neckties
• Women who Dress like Whores

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 67 Votes: 59.70% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 22 Votes: 36.36% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 251 Votes: 28.29% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 81 Votes: 48.15% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 94 Votes: 41.49% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 10 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 51 Votes: 74.51% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 42 Votes: 61.90% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 10 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 46 Votes: 56.52% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 28 Votes: 46.43% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 119 Votes: 51.26% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 43 Votes: 46.51% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 56 Votes: 58.93% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 73 Votes: 52.05% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 80 Votes: 45.00% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 166 Votes: 48.80% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 306 Votes: 41.83% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 660 Votes: 42.73% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 522 Votes: 41.95% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 746 Votes: 42.76% Annoying
In 2002, Out of 2022 Votes: 44.96% Annoying
In 2001, Out of 20772 Votes: 34.62% Annoying