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Eartha Mae Kitt (born Eartha Mae Keith; January 17, 1927 – December 25, 2008) was an American singer and actress known for her highly distinctive singing style and her 1953 recordings of "C'est si bon" and the Christmas novelty song "Santa Baby".
Eartha Kitt. Actress: The Emperor's New Groove. 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.
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Jun 20, 2024 · Eartha Kitt was an American singer and dancer noted for her sultry vocal style and slinky beauty who also achieved success as a dramatic stage and film actress. Her best-known songs included ‘C’est Si Bon,’ ‘Santa Baby,’ and ‘I Want to Be Evil.’
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- Eartha Kitt’s early 1950s recordings such as “C’est Si Bon,” “Santa Baby,” and “I Want to Be Evil,” helped make her a star. Later songs that charte...
- Eartha Kitt was born in the town of North, South Carolina, on January 17, 1927.
- Eartha Kitt grew up in North, South Carolina, where she was born in 1927, until age eight, when she moved to Harlem in New York City to live with r...
- After success performing in nightclubs, Eartha Kitt made her acting debut in Orson Welles’s Time Runs in 1950. Her appearance in the Broadway revue...
- Eartha Kitt was blacklisted after she publicly criticized the Vietnam War at a 1968 White House luncheon in the presence of the first lady, Lady Bi...
Apr 2, 2014 · Singer and actress Eartha Kitt is best known for her holiday song "Santa Baby," and for playing Catwoman in the 1960's TV show 'Batman.'
Eartha Kitt, a sultry singer, dancer and actress who rose from South Carolina cotton fields to become an international symbol of elegance and sensuality, has died, a family spokesman said.
Dec 26, 2008 · Eartha Kitt, who purred and pounced her way across Broadway stages, recording studios and movie and television screens in a show-business career that lasted more than six decades, died on...
Learn about the life and career of Eartha Kitt, a singer, dancer and actress who rose from poverty to fame and controversy. Find out her birth date, family, relationships, awards, quotes and more on IMDb.
