Julie Newmar
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About
Actress best known for her role as Catwoman on the Batman TV series in the 1960s. She won a Tony Award for her role as Katrin Sveg in the 1958 Broadway production The Marriage-Go-Round. She has amassed over 75 different acting roles throughout her long career.
Before Fame
She studied at UCLA for six weeks and then dropped out to become a choreographer, teacher, and dancer for Universal Studios.
Trivia
She had a legal feud with actor Jim Belushi, which ended amicably with her appearance on an episode of his TV show According to Jim.
Family Life
She married J. Holt Smith in 1977, and the couple divorced in 1983.
Associated With
She starred in the Batman TV series alongside Adam West.
