Julie Newmar (born Julia Chalene Newmeyer on August 16, 1933) is an American dancer, actress and singer who is known for a myriad of screen, stage, and television roles. She is also an author, designer of lingerie and real estate mogul. She was awarded the Tony Award for Best Featured actor in a Play for her performance in the role of Katrin Sveg in the 1958 Broadway production of The Marriage-Go-Round and reprised the role in the 1961 film version. In the 1960s, she starred in two seasons of Catwoman in the television show Batman (1966-1967). Other stage credits include the Ziegfeld Follies in 1956, Lola in Damn Yankees! in 1961 and Irma in Irma la Douce in 1965 in regional productionsNewmar made an appearance in the music video of George Michael's 1992 single "Too Funky" and had a cameo as herself in the film of 1995 To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar. Her voice acting credits include animated feature films Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders (2016) and Batman vs. Two-Face (2017) in which she reprised her character in the role of Catwoman 50 years after the first television series.
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