• Eartha Kitt was an actress, singer and Cabaret star who sang the 1953 Christmas song "Santa Baby." Kitt's first starring film role was in the Orson Welles movie Dr. Faustus, as Helen of Troy. Kitt also portrayed the role of Catwoman in the Batman television series.

• Fast Facts

  1. Full name: Eartha Mae Kitt
  2. Birth name: Eartha Mae Keith
  3. Born: January 17, 1927
  4. Birth place: North, South Carolina
  5. Died: December 25, 2008
  6. Place of death: ConnecticutWashington Post: Bewitching Entertainer Eartha Kitt, 81 (December 26, 2008)
  7. Died from colon cancerWashington Post: Bewitching Entertainer Eartha Kitt, 81 (December 26, 2008)
  8. Ex-spouse: John "Bill" McDonald (1960–1965)
  9. One child: Kitt Shapiro
  10. Heritage: Cherokee and African-American German and DutchTimes Online: Legendary seductress Eartha Kitt — the original pussycat doll (April 11, 2008)
  11. Studied with the Katherine Dunham CompanyWashington Post: Bewitching Entertainer Eartha Kitt, 81 (December 26, 2008)
  12. First film role was in Casbah

• Death

  Kitt died on December 25, 2008, in Connecticut, of colon cancer. Before her death, she sought treatment for the cancer in New York City.Washington Post: Bewitching Entertainer Eartha Kitt, 81 (December 26, 2008)

• Autobiographies

  1. Thursday's Child (1956)
  2. Alone with Me (1976)
  3. I'm Still Here: Confessions of a Sex Kitten (1989).

• Hit Singles

  • "Let's Do It"
  • "Champagne Taste"
  • "C'est si bon"
  • "Just an Old Fashioned Girl"
  • "Monotonous"
  • "Je cherche un homme"
  • "Love for Sale"
  • "I'd Rather Be Burned as a Witch"
  • "Uska Dara"
  • "Mink, Schmink"
  • "Under the Bridges of Paris"
  • Santa Baby

• Filmography

  • 1948: Casbah
  • 1954: New Faces
  • 1950: Dr. Faustus
  • 1958: The Mark of the Hawk
  • 1967-68: Batman TV series
  • 1971: Up the Chastity Belt
  • 1991: Ernest Scared Stupid
  • 2003: Holes
  • 2007: And Then Came Love

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