Eartha Kitt
Actor · CrewEartha 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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I Can't Give You Anything But Love: The Jimmy McHugh Story
2024
Self (archive footage)
Catwoman vs. the White House
2022
Self (archive footage)
The Apollo
2019
Self (archive footage)
Do I Look Like a Lady? (Comedians and Singers)
2016
Self / Catwoman (archive footage)
I Am Divine
2014
Self (archive)
Året var 1960
2010
Self (archive footage)
I Know a Woman Like That
2009
Self
And Then Came Love
2007
Mona
Kronk's New Groove
2005
Yzma (voice)
Once Upon a Halloween
2005
Yzma (voice) (archive sound)
James Dean: Sense Memories
2005
Self
Preaching to the Choir
2005
Sister Nettie
My Life as a Teenage Robot: Escape from Cluster Prime
2005
Vexus (voice)
The Many Faces of Catwoman
2005
Narrator (voice)
The Legendary Nat King Cole
2004
Self
Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures
2004
Self
The World of Nat King Cole
2004
Self
Holes
2003
Madame Zeroni
The Sweatbox
2002
Self
It's Black Entertainment
2002
Self (archive footage)
The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family'
2002
Self
Feast of All Saints
2001
Lola Dede
Santa, Baby!
2001
Emerald (voice)
The Emperor's New Groove
2000
Yzma (voice)
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
1998
Cult Leader
The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story
1998
Bagheera (voice)
Ill Gotten Gains
1997
The Wood (voice)
Harriet the Spy
1996
Agatha K. Plummer
James Dean and Me
1995
Self (uncredited)
Unzipped
1995
Self
Fatal Instinct
1993
Trial Judge
RuPaul's Christmas Ball
1993
Self
A Simple Matter of Justice
1993
Self
Boomerang
1992
Lady Eloise
Rhythm Divine: The Story of Disco
1992
Self (archive footage)
Desperately Seeking Roger
1991
Ernest Scared Stupid
1991
Old Lady Hackmore
Living Doll
1990
Mrs. Swartz
Adventures in the Skin Trade
1990
Self
Erik the Viking
1989
Freya
The Unforgettable Nat King Cole
1989
Self
Dragonard
1987
Naomi
Master of Dragonard Hill
1987
Naomi
The Pink Chiquitas
1987
Betty, the Meteor (voice)
The Serpent Warriors
1985
Snake Priestess
A Night on the Town
1983
All by Myself: The Eartha Kitt Story
1982
Self
Tropic of Desire
1979
Lola
To Kill a Cop
1978
Paula
Scott Joplin: King of Ragtime Composers
1977
Narrator
Friday Foster
1975
Madame Rena
Up the Chastity Belt
1972
Scheherazade
Lieutenant Schuster's Wife
1972
Lady
Synanon
1965
Betty Coleman
Uncle Tom's Cabin
1965
Singer (uncredited)
The New March of Dimes Presents: The Scene Stealers
1962
Self
St. Louis Blues
1958
Gogo Germaine
Anna Lucasta
1958
Anna Lucasta
Heart of Darkness
1958
The Queen
The Mark of the Hawk
1957
Renee
Mrs Patterson
1956
Theodora "Teddy" Hicks
New Faces
1954
Eartha Kitt
Paris Is Always Paris
1951
Cabaret Singer (uncredited)
Casbah
1948
Katherine Dunham Group Dancer
