Eartha Kitt
Eartha Kitt (January 17, 1927 – December 25, 2008) was an American actress. She was also a singer and songwriter, credited with many hit recordings, including the first version of the Javits, Springer, and Springer Christmas song "Santa Baby."
Eartha Kitt was born on a cotton plantation in the town of North, in Orangeburg County, South Carolina. It was there that she spent the first 7 years of her life.
At the age of 8, she moved with her family to Harlem in New York City, eventually attending the High School of Performing Arts in Manhattan.
In 1943, she joined the Katherine Dunham Dance Company. With the Dunham troupe, Kitt performed in Egypt, France, Greece, Turkey, New York, Las Vegas and Hollywood.
Eartha Kitt eventually secured her first movie acting role in the 1948 film, Casbah. She went on to larger roles and soon became famous.
For her many outstanding accomplishments, Kitt was honored in 1960 with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.[1]
She also made numerous television appearances on The Colgate Comedy Hour, Batman, The Ed Sullivan Show, I Spy, Police Woman, and several others programs.
She provided the voice of the character Yzma in the 2000 animated film, The Emperor's New Groove, and from 2002 to 2006, she was the voice of Queen Vexus in the Nickelodeon animated series, My Life as a Teenage Robot.
Kitt performed in the Broadway musical productions of New Faces and Timbuktu, and in numerous films, including Synanon, The Mark of the Hawk, All by Myself and Accused.
Eartha Kitt also wrote and published books, including the memoirs Thursday's Child (1956), Alone With Me: A New Autobiography (1976), and I’m Still Here; Confessions of a Sex Kitten (1989).
She died of colorectal cancer on December 25, 2008, in Weston, Connecticut. She was 81 years of age.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Jan 2008, 12:09AM GMT 24 (24 January 2008). "Eartha Kitt tickets competition". www.telegraph.co.uk.
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- "Kitt, Eartha." World Book Advanced. World Book, 2014. Web. 12 May 2014.
- "Eartha Kitt." Contemporary Authors Online. Detroit: Gale, 2008. Biography in Context. Web. 12 May 2014.
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