She took on the role of Catwoman for the fourth season of the 1960s Batman TV series, replacing Julie Newmar who was unavailable for the final series.īorn in tiny North, South Carolina to Mamie Kitt, who was of Cherokee and African-American descent, and an American father (surname Kitt) of German and Dutch descent, she was raised by her maternal aunt Anna Mae Riley, whom she believed was her mother up until after Riley's death, when she was sent to live in New York City with her real mother. Orson Welles once called her the "most exciting woman in the world". She was perhaps best known for her 1953 Christmas song Santa Baby. We can’t wait to see Sharp bring one of Black Hollywood’s icons to life.Eartha Mae Kitt (JanuDecember 25, 2008), was an American actress, singer, and cabaret star. “Although I may have been compared to her in the past, I am passionate about bringing her story to life because everyone needs to know how incredible she was! Her life was full of complexity, pain, and triumph, and I am thrilled to take on the challenge.” “Eartha Kitt was a force in the entertainment industry and an icon who opened doors for so many women, especially women of color during a time when it was not popular in America,” the Lethal Weapon star continued. The late actress is also well-known for her activism, her anti-Vietnam stance briefly hindered her career and during a White House luncheon, Kitt famously told Lady Bird Johnson, “You send the best of this country off to be shot and maimed.
Kitt is known for her roles as Catwoman in 1967’s Batman series, everyone’s favorite villainess in The Emperor’s New Groove, and Tony-nominated turns in Timbuktu! and The Wild Party.
Shapiro is also the president of Eartha Kitt Productions, Simply Eartha LLC. However, Kitt’s only daughter Kitt Shapiro told ESSENCE in a statement that neither the film nor book is authorized by herself or Kitt’s estate “in any form or fashion.” The biggest star at the time, Orson Welles, called her ‘the most exciting woman in the world’ for good reason.” Sharp said in a statement, “People don’t mention her in the same conversation with the icons of Hollywood, but she belongs there. Sharp picked up the rights to the biography, and will produce and develop the film alongside her husband, Brad Sharp. Girlfriends star Keesha Sharp is stepping into the iconic role of Eartha Kitt.ĭeadline reports that the actress is set to produce and star in an upcoming adaptation of John Williams’ 2013 biography America’s Mistress: The Life and Times of Eartha Kitt.
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