Eartha Kitt: A Brief History of the First Black Catwoman
Batman (1967) - Catwoman (Eartha Kitt) Everything you need to know about Eartha Kitt's portrayal of the Batman villain Catwoman. News broke that biracial actress Zoe Kravitz has been cast as Catwoman . She stars opposite Robert Pattinson as Bruce Wayne / Batman in Matt Reeve's prequel movie. The reason why it's big news is she's black. The character has been played by caucasian women for decades. Most recently by Anne Hathaway in The Dark Knight Rises . While it's big news that the "Big Little Lies" star is playing The Cat opposite The Bat it's worth noting that the racial barrier was broken over 50 years ago. Eartha Kitt, the biracial actress, singer, and writer played Catwoman in the Batman 1960s series. Here's how it went down. Eartha Kitt Becomes a "Sex Kitten" Eartha Mae Keith was born in South Carolina on January 17, 1927, on a cotton plantation. Her mother Annie Mae Keith was Cherokee and black. Eartha was born to a white man ...