Person

Eartha Kitt

Acting · 1927–2008 · North, South Carolina, USA

Biography

Eartha Mae Kitt (January 17, 1927 – December 25, 2008) was an American actress, singer and cabaret star. She was perhaps best known for her highly distinctive singing style and her 1953 hit Christmas song "Santa Baby". Orson Welles once called her the "most exciting woman in the world." She took over the role of Catwoman for the third season of the 1960s Batman television series, replacing Julie Newmar, who was unavailable for the final season. She also was famous for being the voice of Yzma in Disney's The Emperor's New Groove as well as its sequel and TV series. Description above from the Wikipedia article Eartha Kitt, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Known for

Filmography

2024I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh StorySelf (archive footage)
2022Catwoman vs. the White HouseSelf (archive footage)
2019The ApolloSelf (archive footage)
2016Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers)Self / Catwoman (archive footage)
2014I Am DivineSelf (archive)
2010Året var 1960Self (archive footage)
2009I Know a Woman Like ThatSelf
2007And Then Came LoveMona
2006The Emperor's New SchoolAmzy (voice)
2005Kronk's New GrooveYzma (voice)
2005Preaching to the ChoirSister Nettie
2005Tráiler para amantes de lo prohibido!Thanks
2005Once Upon a HalloweenYzma (voice) (archive sound)
2005My Life as a Teenage Robot: Escape from Cluster PrimeVexus (voice)
2005James Dean: Sense MemoriesSelf
2005American Dad!Fortune Teller (voice)
2005The Many Faces of CatwomanNarrator (voice)
2004Hollywood's Creepiest CreaturesSelf
2004The Legendary Nat King ColeSelf
2004The World of Nat King ColeSelf
2003HolesMadame Zeroni
2002The SweatboxSelf
2002It's Black EntertainmentSelf (archive footage)
2002The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family'Self
2001Santa, Baby!Emerald (voice)
2001Feast of All SaintsLola Dede
2000The Emperor's New GrooveYzma (voice)
2000Welcome to New YorkJune
1999Where Are They Now?Self
1998The Famous Jett JacksonAlbertine Whethers
1998The Jungle Book: Mowgli's StoryBagheera (voice)
1998I Woke Up Early the Day I DiedCult Leader
1998The Wild ThornberrysLioness #1 (voice)
1997Ill Gotten GainsThe Wood (voice)
1996Harriet the SpyAgatha K. Plummer
1995UnzippedSelf
1995Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildThe Snow Queen (voice)
1995James Dean and MeSelf (uncredited)
1994The Magic School BusMrs. Franklin (voice)
1994New York UndercoverMrs. Stubbs
1994Space Ghost Coast to CoastSelf
1993RuPaul's Christmas BallSelf
1993A Simple Matter of JusticeSelf
1993The NannyEartha Kitt
1993Fatal InstinctTrial Judge
1993Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf - Guest
1992Rhythm Divine: The Story of DiscoSelf (archive footage)
1992BoomerangLady Eloise
1992Jack's PlaceIsabel Lang
1991Ernest Scared StupidOld Lady Hackmore
1991Desperately Seeking Roger
1990Adventures in the Skin TradeSelf
1990Living DollMrs. Swartz
1989The SimpsonsEartha Kitt (voice)
1989Erik the VikingFreya
1989The Unforgettable Nat King ColeSelf
1987Master of Dragonard HillNaomi
1987DragonardNaomi
1987The Pink ChiquitasBetty, the Meteor (voice)
1985The Serpent WarriorsSnake Priestess
1984Miami VicePriestess Chata
1983Reading RainbowSelf - Narrator (voice)
1983A Night on the Town
1983Bei BioSelf
1982All by Myself: The Eartha Kitt StorySelf
1982Champs-ElyséesSelf
1981BananasSelf
1979Tropic of DesireLola
1979The Paul Daniels Magic ShowSelf
1978To Kill a CopPaula
1978To Kill a CopPaula
1977Scott Joplin: King of Ragtime ComposersNarrator
1975Friday FosterMadame Rena
1974Police WomanBlack Amelia
1974Der große PreisSelf
1972Lieutenant Schuster's WifeLady
1972The ProtectorsCarrie Blaine
1972Up the Chastity BeltScheherazade
1970Münchner BilderbogenSelf
1969The Barbara McNair ShowSelf
1968Frost on SundaySelf
1968The Dick Cavett ShowSelf - Guest
1966Hollywood SquaresSelf
1966Mission: ImpossibleTina Mara
1966BatmanThe Catwoman
1965I SpyAngel
1965SynanonBetty Coleman
1965Uncle Tom's CabinSinger (uncredited)
1964VergißmeinnichtSelf
1963Burke's LawHonoria De Witt
1962The Merv Griffin ShowSelf
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf
1962The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene StealersSelf
1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelf
1961Ben CaseyDanielle Taylor
1958Heart of DarknessThe Queen
1958Anna LucastaAnna Lucasta
1958St. Louis BluesGogo Germaine
1957The Mark of the HawkRenee
1957Tonight Starring Jack PaarSelf
1956Mrs PattersonTheodora "Teddy" Hicks
1954New FacesEartha Kitt
1952OmnibusSelf - Singer (segment "Eartha Kitt")
1951Paris Is Always ParisCabaret Singer (uncredited)
1950The Colgate Comedy HourSelf
1950Your Show of ShowsSelf - Guest Perfomrer
1950What's My Line?Self
1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf
1948CasbahKatherine Dunham Group Dancer

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