Julie
Newmar (born August 16, 1935) as Julia Charlene Newmeyer,
an actress, dancer, and singer. She is 5 feet 10 inches
tall, weighs 145 pounds, measures 38-23-38, and has
an IQ of 135.
Her first appearances, before she
changed her name, were as the "dancer-assassin"
in Slaves of Babylon (1953) and as "the gilded
girl" in Serpent of the Nile (1953) in which
she was clad only in gold paint. She also danced in
several other films including The Band Wagon and Demetrius
and the Gladiators.
Her first major role was as one of
the brides in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954).
Her show-stopping 90-second Broadway appearance as
"Stupefyin' Jones" in Li'l Abner in 1956
led to a reprise in the 1959 film version. In The
Marriage-Go-Round (1961) she developed the stock character
role of the sexy Swedish vixen, which she originally
had done on Broadway.Newmar starred as the sexy Rhoda
the Robot in the short-lived cult TV series My Living
Doll. She is best known for her recurring role on
Batman as the villainous Catwoman (portrayed in the
final season by Eartha Kitt). She appeared on stage
with Anthony Newley in a national tour of Stop the
World: I Want to Get Off and as Lola in Damn Yankees!.
In the 1980s and early 1990s, Newmar
appeared in several low-budget films. She also guest-starred
on sitcoms including The Love Boat, Hart to Hart,
CHiPs, Fantasy Island, and Melrose Place.Newmar's
beauty was so legendary that it was even paid tribute
in the title of a film, To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything!
Julie Newmar. Newmar also made a cameo appearance
in the film.On November 2, 2004 Newmar was sued by
comedian James Belushi for the sum of four million
dollars. Belushi claims that Newmar has been harassing
him and actively trying to force him to move through
such acts as destroying his property, blaring loud
music directed at his home and bad-mouthing him to
neighbours.
Quotation
"Tell me I'm beautiful, it's nothing. Tell me
I'm intellectual, I know it. Tell me I'm funny and
it's the greatest compliment in the world anyone could
give me." Julie Newmar, New York Times interview
Selected television appearances
The Twilight Zone (1959) playing "Miss Devlin"
in episode: "Of Late I Think of Cliffordville"
(episode # 4.14) April 11
The Beverly Hillbillies (1962) playing "Ulla
Bergstrom" in episode: "The Beautiful Maid"
(episode # 4.27) March 16
The Monkees (1966) playing "April Conquest"
in episode: "Monkees Get Out More Dirt"
(episode # 1.29) April 3
Star Trek (1966) playing "Eleen" in episode:
"Friday's Child" (episode # 2.11) December
1
Bewitched (1964) playing "Ophelia" in episode:
"The Eight Year Itch Witch" (episode # 8.12)
December 8
The Bionic Woman (1976) playing "Claudette"
in episode: "Black Magic" (episode # 2.9)
November 10
source from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki
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