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.
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
- Thursday's Child (1956)
- Alone with Me (1976)
- 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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Eartha Kitt Timeline
Note: The IMDb links in this timeline have pop-ups.
1927: Born
1948: Casbah - IMDb Listing | Wikipedia
1957: The Mark of the Hawk - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews | Wikipedia
1967-1968: Batman TV series - IMDb Listing | Wikipedia
1991: Ernest Scared Stupid - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews | Wikipedia
1996: Harriet the Spy - Wikipedia | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews | Wikipedia
2003: Holes - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews | Wikipedia
2006-2007: The Emperor's New School - IMDb Listing | Wikipedia
2007: Behind the Director's Son's Cut - IMDb Listing
2007: And Then Came Love - IMDb Listing
2008: Died
