Eartha Kitt

Eartha Mae Kitt was an American actress, singer, cabaret star, dancer, standup comedian, activist and voice artist, known for her highly distinctive singing style and her 1953 recordings of Cest Si Bon and the enduring Christmas novelty smash Santa Baby, which were both US Tophits. She starred in 1967 as Catwoman, in the third and final season of the television series Batman. Orson Welles once called her the most exciting woman in the world.

Kitt was born Eartha Mae Keith on a cotton plantation near the small town of North, in Orangeburg County South Carolina on January 17, 1927. Her mother Mamie Kitt was of Cherokee and African descent.

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