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Eartha Kitt

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Eartha Kitt

Born January 17, 1927 in North, South Carolina, USADied December 25, 200839 films

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.

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The Emperor's New Groove posterFirst watchThe Emperor's New Groove20007.6as Yzma (voice)When the self‑absorbed Emperor Kuzco is accidentally transformed into a llama, he must rely on a humble villager to survive the jungle and reclaim his throne.View film

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Holes poster6.9Holes2003Kronk's New Groove poster6.4Kronk's New Groove2005Boomerang poster5.7Boomerang1992Erik the Viking poster5.9Erik the Viking1989Harriet the Spy poster6.1Harriet the Spy1996Ernest Scared Stupid poster5.4Ernest Scared Stupid1991Fatal Instinct poster5.5Fatal Instinct1993Friday Foster poster6.1Friday Foster1975

Filmography

39 films as actor
  1. 2007And Then Came LoveMona
  2. 2005Kronk's New GrooveYzma (voice)
  3. 2005Preaching to the ChoirSister Nettie
  4. 2005Once Upon a HalloweenYzma (voice) (archive sound)
  5. 2005My Life as a Teenage Robot: Escape from Cluster PrimeVexus (voice)
  6. 2003HolesMadame Zeroni
  7. 2001Santa, Baby!Emerald (voice)
  8. 2001Feast of All SaintsLola Dede
  9. 2000The Emperor's New GrooveYzma (voice)
  10. 1998The Jungle Book: Mowgli's StoryBagheera (voice)
  11. 1998I Woke Up Early the Day I DiedCult Leader
  12. 1997Ill Gotten GainsThe Wood (voice)
  13. 1996Harriet the SpyAgatha K. Plummer
  14. 1993Fatal InstinctTrial Judge
  15. 1992BoomerangLady Eloise
  16. 1991Ernest Scared StupidOld Lady Hackmore
  17. 1991Desperately Seeking Roger
  18. 1990Living DollMrs. Swartz
  19. 1989Erik the VikingFreya
  20. 1987Master of Dragonard HillNaomi
  21. 1987DragonardNaomi
  22. 1987The Pink ChiquitasBetty, the Meteor (voice)
  23. 1985The Serpent WarriorsSnake Priestess
  24. 1983A Night on the Town
  25. 1979Tropic of DesireLola
  26. 1978To Kill a CopPaula
  27. 1975Friday FosterMadame Rena
  28. 1972Lieutenant Schuster's WifeLady
  29. 1972Up the Chastity BeltScheherazade
  30. 1965SynanonBetty Coleman
  31. 1965Uncle Tom's CabinSinger (uncredited)
  32. 1958Heart of DarknessThe Queen
  33. 1958Anna LucastaAnna Lucasta
  34. 1958St. Louis BluesGogo Germaine
  35. 1957The Mark of the HawkRenee
  36. 1956Mrs PattersonTheodora "Teddy" Hicks
  37. 1954New FacesEartha Kitt
  38. 1951Paris Is Always ParisCabaret Singer (uncredited)
  39. 1948CasbahKatherine Dunham Group Dancer