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Eartha Kitt (1927–2008)
An out-of-wedlock child, Eartha Kitt was born in the cotton fields of South Carolina. Kitt's mother was a sharecropper of African-American and Cherokee Native American descent. Her father's identity is unknown. Given away by her mother, she arrived in Harlem at age nine. At 15, she quit high school to work in a Brooklyn factory. As a teenager, ...
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Born:in North, South Carolina, USADied:(age 81) in Weston, Connecticut, USA |
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Actress (71 credits)
Actress (71 credits)
2010
The Simpsons
(TV Series)
Eartha Kitt
Eartha Kitt
- Once Upon a Time in Springfield
(2010)
... Eartha Kitt (voice)
2009
Wonder Pets!
(TV Series)
Cool Cat
Cool Cat
- Wonder Pets in Tuck and Buck/Wonder Pets in Save the Cool Cat and the Hip Hippo
(2009)
... Cool Cat (voice)
2006-2008
The Emperor's New School
(TV Series)
Yzma
Yzma
- Graduation Groove
(2008)
... Yzma (voice)
- Faking the Grade/Eco Kuzco
(2008)
... Yzma (voice)
- Father O'Mine/Everyone Loves Kuzco
(2008)
... Yzma (voice)
- Guaka Rules
(2008)
... Yzma (voice)
- Come Fly with Me/Project Poncho
(2008)
... Yzma (voice)
2003-2007
My Life as a Teenage Robot
(TV Series)
Vexus
Vexus
- Indes-Tuck-tible/Trash Talk
(2007)
... Vexus (voice)
- Voyage to the Planet of the Bikers/Queen Bee
(2006)
... Vexus (voice)
- Toying with Jenny/Teenage Mutant Ninja Troubles
(2005)
... Vexus (voice)
- Designing Women/Robot Riot
(2005)
... Vexus (voice)
- Escape from Cluster Prime
(2005)
... Vexus (voice)
2000
Welcome to New York
(TV Series)
June
June
- The Car
(2000)
... June
- Jim Gets an Apartment
(2000)
... June
2000
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
(TV Series)
The Snow Queen
The Snow Queen
- The Snow Queen
(2000)
... The Snow Queen (voice)
1999
The Famous Jett Jackson
(TV Series)
Albertine Whethers
Albertine Whethers
- Field of Dweebs
(1999)
... Albertine Whethers
1995
Living Single
(TV Series)
Jacqueline Richards
Jacqueline Richards
- He Works Hard for the Money
(1995)
... Jacqueline Richards
1967-1968
Batman
(TV Series)
The Catwoman
The Catwoman
- The Joke's on Catwoman
(1968)
... The Catwoman
- The Funny Feline Felonies
(1967)
... The Catwoman
- The Ogg Couple
(1967)
... The Catwoman (uncredited)
- Catwoman's Dressed to Kill
(1967)
... The Catwoman
- The Bloody Tower
(1967)
... The Catwoman (uncredited)
1962
BBC Sunday-Night Play
(TV Series)
Sally Carrington
Sally Carrington
- Member of the Family
(1962)
... Sally Carrington
1956
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
(TV Series)
Theodora 'Teddy' Hicks
Theodora 'Teddy' Hicks
- Mrs. Patterson
(1956)
... Theodora 'Teddy' Hicks
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Soundtrack (72 credits)
Soundtrack (72 credits)
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Thanks (6 credits)
Thanks (6 credits)
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Self (147 credits)
Self (147 credits)
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Archive footage (22 credits)
Archive footage (22 credits)
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Personal Details
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CD: "Heavenly Eartha" (RCA) See more »Publicity Listings:
3 Print Biographies | 1 Portrayal | 4 Interviews | 26 Articles | 9 Pictorials | 6 Magazine Cover Photos | See more »Official Sites:
News, Biography...Height:
5' 2" (1.57 m)
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I have a great need for affection from an audience. I don't know whether this is because I had such a tough life when I was a child. See more »Trivia:
On March 13, 1953, she recorded with Henri Rene and his Orchestra the American version of the French song "C'est si bon" which was written in 1947 by Henri Betti (music) and André Hornez (lyrics). The English lyrics were written by Jerry Seelen in 1949 but Eartha Kitt sings the song in French. Eartha Kitt sang the song in New Faces (1954) and in The Nanny: A Pup in Paris (1996). Her cover version... See more »Trademark:
High-pitched voice See more »Nickname:
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