Eartha Kitt

ActorCrew Jan 17 (died age 81) North, South Carolina, USA 1948–2024 (76 year career)

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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 …

Known For

Film

The Emperor's New Groove

Yzma (voice)

Film

Holes

Madame Zeroni

Film

Kronk's New Groove

Yzma (voice)

Film

The Emperor's New School

Yzma (voice)

Film

Boomerang

Lady Eloise

Film

Erik the Viking

Freya

Film

Harriet the Spy

Agatha K. Plummer

Film

Fatal Instinct

Trial Judge

Filmography

Acting (106)

Movies (62)

I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story

2024

as Self (archive footage)

Catwoman vs. the White House

2022

as Self (archive footage)

The Apollo

2019

as Self (archive footage)

6.5

Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers)

2016

as Self / Catwoman (archive footage)

Året var 1960

2010

as Self (archive footage)

5.0

I Know a Woman Like That

as Self

And Then Came Love

as Mona

Kronk's New Groove

as Yzma (voice)

My Life as a Teenage Robot: Escape from Cluster Prime

2005

as Vexus (voice)

7.4

Once Upon a Halloween

2005

as Yzma (voice) (archive sound)

6.2

James Dean: Sense Memories

2005

as Self

The Many Faces of Catwoman

2005

as Narrator (voice)

8.0

Preaching to the Choir

2005

as Sister Nettie

Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures

2004

as Self

7.0

The World of Nat King Cole

2004

as Self

The Legendary Nat King Cole

2004

as Self

Holes

as Madame Zeroni

The Sweatbox

as Self

The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family'

2002

as Self

10.0

It's Black Entertainment

2002

as Self (archive footage)

Feast of All Saints

as Lola Dede

Santa, Baby!

as Emerald (voice)

The Emperor's New Groove

2000

as Yzma (voice)

7.6

The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story

1998

as Bagheera (voice)

5.7

I Woke Up Early the Day I Died

as Cult Leader

Ill Gotten Gains

as The Wood (voice)

Harriet the Spy

as Agatha K. Plummer

Unzipped

as Self

James Dean and Me

as Self (uncredited)

RuPaul's Christmas Ball

as Self

Fatal Instinct

as Trial Judge

Rhythm Divine: The Story of Disco

1992

as Self (archive footage)

Boomerang

as Lady Eloise

Ernest Scared Stupid

as Old Lady Hackmore

Desperately Seeking Roger

1991

Adventures in the Skin Trade

1990

as Self

Living Doll

as Mrs. Swartz

Erik the Viking

as Freya

The Unforgettable Nat King Cole

1989

as Self

Dragonard

1987

as Naomi

3.4

The Pink Chiquitas

1987

as Betty, the Meteor (voice)

3.5

Master of Dragonard Hill

as Naomi

The Serpent Warriors

as Snake Priestess

A Night on the Town

All by Myself: The Eartha Kitt Story

1982

as Self

Tropic of Desire

1979

as Lola

6.4

To Kill a Cop

1978

as Paula

Scott Joplin: King of Ragtime Composers

1977

as Narrator

Friday Foster

1975

as Madame Rena

5.9

Lieutenant Schuster's Wife

1972

as Lady

Up the Chastity Belt

1972

as Scheherazade

4.0

Uncle Tom's Cabin

1965

as Singer (uncredited)

5.6

Synanon

1965

as Betty Coleman

6.0

The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers

1962

as Self

7.0

Heart of Darkness

1958

as The Queen

St. Louis Blues

as Gogo Germaine

Anna Lucasta

as Anna Lucasta

The Mark of the Hawk

as Renee

Mrs Patterson

as Theodora "Teddy" Hicks

New Faces

1954

as Eartha Kitt

5.5

Paris Is Always Paris

1951

as Cabaret Singer (uncredited)

5.0

Casbah

1948

as Katherine Dunham Group Dancer

5.8

Television (44)

The Emperor's New School

2006

as Yzma (voice)

7.3

The Emperor's New School

2006

as Amzy (voice)

7.3

American Dad!

2005

as Fortune Teller (voice)

7.0

My Life as a Teenage Robot

2002

as Vexus (voice)

7.4

Welcome to New York

2000

as June

Where Are They Now?

1999

as Self

7.5

The Wild Thornberrys

1998

as Lioness #1 (voice)

7.0

The Famous Jett Jackson

1998

as Albertine Whethers

6.6

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

1995

as The Snow Queen (voice)

New York Undercover

as Mrs. Stubbs

The Magic School Bus

as Mrs. Franklin (voice)

7.7

Space Ghost Coast to Coast

as Self

The Nanny

as Eartha Kitt

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest

Jack's Place

as Isabel Lang

The Simpsons

as Eartha Kitt (voice)

Miami Vice

as Priestess Chata

Reading Rainbow

as Self - Narrator (voice)

8.4

Bei Bio

1983

as Self

Champs-Elysées

as Self

Bananas

as Self

The Paul Daniels Magic Show

1979

as Self

7.5

To Kill a Cop

1978

as Paula

Police Woman

as Black Amelia

Der große Preis

as Self

The Protectors

as Carrie Blaine

Münchner Bilderbogen

as Self

The Barbara McNair Show

1969

as Self

The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

Batman

as The Catwoman

Mission: Impossible

as Tina Mara

Hollywood Squares

as Self

Vergißmeinnicht

as Self

Burke's Law

1963

as Honoria De Witt

6.0

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

as Self

7.4

The Merv Griffin Show

1962

as Self

6.2

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

Ben Casey

as Danielle Taylor

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

1957

as Self

7.0

Omnibus

1952

as Self - Singer (segment "Eartha Kitt")

6.0

What's My Line?

1950

as Self

6.9

The Colgate Comedy Hour

1950

as Self

6.8

Your Show of Shows

1950

as Self - Guest Perfomrer

6.3

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948

as Self

6.8

Crew (1)

Movies (1)

Tráiler para amantes de lo prohibido!

2005

Thanks

6.8