Julie Newmar

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Julie Newmar
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Newmar in 1965
Born
Julia Chalene Newmeyer

(1933-08-16) August 16, 1933 (age 91)
Los Angeles, California, United States
Occupations
  • Actress
  • dancer
  • singer
  • businesswoman
  • writer
Years active1952–present
Known for Catwoman in Batman
The Marriage-Go-Round (play, film adaptation)
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) [1]
Spouse
J. Holt Smith
(m. 1977;div. 1984)
Children1
Awards Inkpot Award (2014) [2]
Website www.julienewmar.com OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Julie Newmar (born Julia Chalene Newmeyer; August 16, 1933) is an American actress, dancer, and singer known for a variety of stage, screen, and television roles. She is also a writer, lingerie designer, and real estate mogul. She won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for her role as 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 for two seasons as Catwoman in the television series Batman (1966–1967). Her other stage credits include Ziegfeld Follies in 1956, Lola in Damn Yankees! in 1961, and Irma in Irma la Douce in 1965 in regional productions.

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Newmar appeared in the music video for George Michael's 1992 single "Too Funky" and had a cameo as herself in the 1995 film To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar . Her voice work includes the animated feature films Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders (2016) and Batman vs. Two-Face (2017), for which she reprised her role as Catwoman, fifty years after the original television series.

Early life

Newmar was born in Los Angeles, California, on August 16, 1933, [3] [4] as the eldest of three children born to Don and Helene (née Jesmer) Newmeyer. Her father was head of the physical education department at Los Angeles City College, and had played American football professionally in the 1920s with the 1926 Los Angeles Buccaneers of the National Football League. Her Swedish-French mother was a fashion designer – who used Chalene as her professional name – and later became a real-estate investor. [5]

Newmar has two younger brothers: Peter Bruce Newmeyer, who was killed in a skiing accident, and John A. Newmeyer, who became a writer, epidemiologist and winemaker. [6] [7] She began dancing at an early age, and performed as a prima ballerina with the Los Angeles Opera when she was 15. [8]

Career

Early work and stage career

On the set of Adventures in Paradise (1960), L-R: George Tobias, Newmar & Gardner McKay George Tobias Julie Newmar Gardner McKay Adventures in Paradise 1960.jpg
On the set of Adventures in Paradise (1960), L–R: George Tobias, Newmar & Gardner McKay
George Maharis with guest star Newmar in Route 66 (1962) Buzandvicky.jpg
George Maharis with guest star Newmar in Route 66 (1962)
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Newmar with Bob Cummings in My Living Doll (1964)

Newmar appeared in bit parts and uncredited roles in films as a dancer, including a part as the "dancer-assassin" in Slaves of Babylon (1953) and the "gilded girl" in Serpent of the Nile (1953), in which she was clad in gold paint. She danced in several other films, including The Band Wagon (also 1953) and Demetrius and the Gladiators (1954). She also worked as a choreographer and dancer for Universal Studios beginning at the age of 19. [9] [10] Her first major role, billed as Julie Newmeyer, was as Dorcas, one of the brides in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (also 1954). She was also the female lead in a low-budget comedy, The Rookie (also 1959). [11]

Newmar made her Broadway debut in 1955 as Vera in Silk Stockings , starring Hildegarde Neff and Don Ameche. [12] In the following year she created the role of Stupefyin' Jones (a three-minute cameo) in the Broadway production of Li'l Abner . She stayed with the production for its entire run from November 1956 through July 1958, [13] and also appeared in the film version, released in 1959. A few months later, The Marriage-Go-Round opened on Broadway, with Newmar in the role of Swedish vixen Katrin Sveg, for which Newmar won the 1959 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play. [14] She later re-created this role for the 1961 film adaptation, starring James Mason and Susan Hayward. In 1961, she appeared in the Sam Spewack play Once There Was a Russian, which lasted only one performance. [15] She later starred opposite Joel Grey in the national tour of Stop the World – I Want to Get Off , staying with the tour from March to October 1963. [16] In 1973, Newmar was slated to return to Broadway in the David Rabe play Boom Boom Room , opening on November 8, 1973, at the Vivian Beaumont Theater at Lincoln Center. Director Julie Bovasso fired Newmar during rehearsals, and she was replaced by her understudy, Mary Woronov. [17] Bovasso was then replaced as director during previews. [18]

Television work

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Newmar as Catwoman (1966)

Newmar's fame stems mainly from her television appearances. Her statuesque form and height made her a larger-than-life sex symbol, most often cast as a temptress or Amazonian beauty, including an early appearance in a sexy maid costume in The Phil Silvers Show . She starred as Rhoda the Robot in the television series My Living Doll (1964–1965), and is known for her recurring role in the 1960s television series Batman as the villainess Catwoman. (Lee Meriwether played Catwoman in the 1966 feature film, and Eartha Kitt portrayed Catwoman in the series' final season.) Newmar modified her Catwoman costume—now in the Smithsonian Institution—and placed the belt at the hips instead of the waist to emphasize her hourglass figure. [19]

In 1962, Newmar appeared twice as the motorcycle-riding, free-spirited heiress Vicki Russell in Route 66 , filmed in Tucson ("How Much a Pound Is Albatross") and in Tennessee ("Give the Old Cat a Tender Mouse"). She guest-starred in The Twilight Zone as the devil in "Of Late I Think of Cliffordville", F Troop ("Yellow Bird" in 1966) as a girl kidnapped as a child and raised by Native Americans, Bewitched ("The Eight-Year Itch Witch" in 1971) as a cat named Ophelia given human form, The Beverly Hillbillies as a Swedish actress who stays with the Clampetts to learn their accents and mannerisms for a role, and Get Smart as a double agent, posing as a maid, assigned to Maxwell Smart's apartment. In 1967, she guest-starred as April Conquest in an episode of The Monkees ("Monkees Get Out More Dirt", season 1, episode 29), in which the main characters all fall in love with her, and played the pregnant Capellan princess, Eleen, in the Star Trek episode "Friday's Child". In 1969, she played a hit woman in the It Takes a Thief episode "The Funeral is on Mundy" with Robert Wagner. In 1983, she reprised the hit-woman role in Hart to Hart , Wagner's later television series, in the episode "A Change of Hart". In the 1970s she had guest roles in Columbo and The Bionic Woman .

Later roles

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Newmar attending Phoenix Comicon, 2014

Newmar appeared in several low-budget films during the next two decades. She guest-starred on TV, appearing in The Love Boat , Buck Rogers in the 25th Century , CHiPs , and Fantasy Island . She was seen in the music video for George Michael's "Too Funky" in 1992, and appeared as herself in a 1996 episode of Melrose Place .

In 2003, Newmar appeared as herself in the television movie Return to the Batcave: The Misadventures of Adam and Burt alongside former Batman co-stars Adam West, Burt Ward, Frank Gorshin, and Lee Meriwether. [20] Julia Rose played Newmar in flashbacks to the production of the television series. [21] However, due to longstanding rights issues over footage from the Batman TV series, only footage of Meriwether taken from the feature film was allowed to be used in the television movie. [22] In 2016, she provided the voice of Catwoman in the animated film Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders . In 2017, she reprised her role in the animated sequel Batman vs. Two-Face . Newmar also appeared on The Home and Family Show in May 2016, where she met Gotham actress Camren Bicondova who portrays a younger Selina Kyle. [23]

In 2019, Newmar played the role of Dr. Julia Hoffman (replacing the late Grayson Hall) in the audio drama miniseries Dark Shadows: Bloodline. [24]

Inventor and entrepreneur

In the 1970s, Newmar received two U.S. patents for pantyhose [25] and one for a brassiere. [26] The pantyhose were described as having "cheeky derriere relief" and promoted under the name "Nudemar". The brassiere was described as "nearly invisible" and in the style of Marilyn Monroe. [27]

Newmar began investing in Los Angeles real estate in the 1980s. A women's magazine stated, "Newmar is partly responsible for improving the Los Angeles neighborhoods on La Brea Avenue and Fairfax Avenue near the Grove." [28]

Personal life

After a broken engagement to novelist Louis L'Amour [5] and romances with comedian Mort Sahl [29] and actor Ken Scott, [30] Newmar married J. Holt Smith, a lawyer, on August 5, 1977, and moved with him to Fort Worth, Texas, where she lived until their divorce in 1984. [1] She has one child, John Jewl Smith (born February 25, 1981), who has a hearing impairment and Down syndrome. [31]

Newmar has Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease, an inherited neurological condition that affects one in 2,500 Americans. [32]

A legal battle with her neighbor, actor Jim Belushi, ended amicably with an invitation to guest-star in his sitcom According to Jim in an episode ("The Grumpy Guy") that poked fun at the feud. [33]

An avid gardener, Newmar initiated at least a temporary ban on leaf blowers with the Los Angeles City Council. [34]

Newmar has been a vocal supporter of LGBT rights; her brother, John Newmeyer, is gay. [8] In 2013, she was awarded a lifetime achievement award from the Gay and Lesbian Elder Housing organization in Los Angeles. [8]

Newmar is a classically trained pianist.[ citation needed ]

In 2012, Bluewater Comics released a four-issue comic miniseries titled The Secret Lives of Julie Newmar. [35]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1952 She's Working Her Way Through College JulieUncredited
1952 Just for You ChorineUncredited
1953 The I Don't Care Girl Beale Street Blues DancerUncredited
1953 Call Me Madam Ocarna DancerUncredited
1953 Serpent of the Nile Gilded Girl
1953 The Farmer Takes a Wife DancerUncredited
1953 Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Chorus GirlUncredited
1953 The Band Wagon Salon Model / Chorine in Girl Hunt BalletUncredited
1953 Slaves of Babylon Dancer-Assassin
1953 The Eddie Cantor Story ShowgirlUncredited
1954 Demetrius and the Gladiators Primary Specialty DancerUncredited
1954 Seven Brides for Seven Brothers Dorcas Gaylen
1954 Deep in My Heart VampUncredited
1959 Li'l Abner "Stupefyin'" Jones
1959 The Rookie Lili Marlene
1961 The Marriage-Go-Round Katrin SvegNominated – Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer
1963 For Love or Money Bonnie Brasher
1969 Mackenna's Gold Hesh-Ke
1969 The Maltese Bippy Carlotta Ravenswood
1970Seduction of a NerdMother FernsAlso known as Up Your Teddy Bear
1971 The Feminist and the Fuzz Lilah McGuinnessTelevision film
1972A Very Missing PersonAleatha WesteringTelevision film
1974Fools, Females and FunCarla DeanTelevision film
1977TerracesChalane TurnerTelevision film
1983 Hysterical Venetia
1984Love ScenesBelinda
1985 Streetwalkin' "Queen Bee"
1985 Evils of the Night Dr. Zarma
1988 Deep Space Lady Elaine Wentworth
1988Body BeatMiss McKenzieAlso known as Dance Academy
1989 Ghosts Can't Do It AngelNominated – Razzie for Worst Supporting Actress
1990Nudity RequiredIrina
1994 Oblivion Miss Kitty
1995 To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar Herself
1996 Oblivion 2: Backlash Miss Kitty / Ariel Gwen Shana
1999 If... Dog... Rabbit... Judy's Mother
2003 Return to the Batcave: The Misadventures of Adam and Burt Herself / Arizona Bar OwnerTelevision film
2010 Beautiful Darling HerselfDocumentary
2012 Bettie Page Reveals All HerselfDocumentary
2012The Mechanical BrideHerself, The NarratorDocumentary
2013Broadway: Beyond the Golden AgeHerselfDocumentary
2016 Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders Catwoman
(voice)
2017 Batman vs. Two-Face Catwoman
(voice)

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1957 The Phil Silvers Show SuzieEpisode: "The Big Scandal"
1959 Omnibus Episode: "Malice in Wonderland"
1960 Adventures in Paradise VenusEpisode: "Open for Diving"
1961 The Defenders Brandy Gideon MorfootEpisode: "Gideon's Follies"
1962 Route 66 Vicki Russell2 episodes
1963 The Twilight Zone Miss DevlinEpisode: "Of Late I Think of Cliffordville"
1963 The Danny Kaye Show HerselfEpisode: "1.12"
1964 The Greatest Show on Earth Willa HarperEpisode: "Of Blood, Sawdust, and a Bucket of Tears"
1964–1965 My Living Doll Rhoda MillerNominated – Golden Globe Award for Best TV Star – Female
1965 Vacation Playhouse Kris MeekerEpisode: "Three on an Island"
1966–1967 Batman Catwoman / Minerva Matthews / Miss Klutz13 episodes
1966 The Beverly Hillbillies Ulla BergstromEpisode: "The Beautiful Maid"
1966 F Troop Cinthia Jeffries / Yellow BirdEpisode: "Yellow Bird"
1967 The Monkees April ConquestS1:E29, "Monkees Get Out More Dirt"
1967 Star Trek: The Original Series EleenEpisode: "Friday's Child"
1968 Get Smart IngridEpisode: "The Laser Blazer"
1969 It Takes a Thief Susannah SuttonEpisode: "The Funeral Is on Mundy"
1970 McCloud Adrienne RedmanEpisode: "Portrait of a Dead Girl"
1970–1972 Love, American Style Various Roles4 episodes
1971 NBC Children's Theatre HerselfEpisode: "Super Plastic Elastic Goggles"
1971 Bewitched OpheliaEpisode: "The Eight Year Itch Witch"
1973 Columbo Lisa ChambersEpisode: "Double Shock"
1975The Wide World of MysteryEpisode: "The Black Box Murders"
1975 McMillan & Wife Luciana AmaldiEpisode: "Aftershock"
1976 The Bionic Woman ClaudetteEpisode: "Black Magic"
1976 Monster Squad Ultra WitchEpisode: "Ultra Witch"
1978 Jason of Star Command Queen Vanessa2 episodes
1979 The Love Boat Marla SammsEpisode: "The Reunion/Haven't I Seen You?/Crew Confessions"
1980 Buck Rogers in the 25th Century Zarina2 episodes
1982 The Powers of Matthew Star NianEpisode: "The Triangle"
1982 CHiPs Cora DwayneEpisode: "This Year's Riot"
1983 Fantasy Island DoraleeEpisode: "King of Burlesque/Death Games"
1983 Hart to Hart EveEpisode: "A Change of Heart"
1984 High School U.S. StripperTV pilot
1985 Half Nelson HerselfEpisode: "The Deadly Vase"
1995 Hope & Gloria HerselfEpisode: "Whose Poppa?
1996 Melrose Place HerselfEpisode: "Triumph of the Bill"
1998 Maggie CatwomanEpisode: "If You Could See What I Hear"
2006 According to Jim JulieEpisode: "The Grumpy Guy"
2010 Batman: The Brave and the Bold Martha Wayne (voice)Episode: "Chill of the Night!"

Stage credits

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Batman role
1st Catwoman actress
1966
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Lee Meriwether
Catwoman actress
1967
Succeeded by