![]() ![]() Newmar had first appeared on Broadway in 1955 in Silk Stockings, which starred Hildegarde Neff and Don Ameche. She was also the female lead in a low-budget comedy, The Rookie (also 1959). Her three-minute Broadway appearance as the leggy Stupefyin' Jones in the musical Li'l Abner in 1956 led to a reprise in the film version released in 1959. Her first major role, billed as Julie Newmeyer, was as Dorcas, one of the brides in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (also 1954). She also worked as a choreographer and dancer for Universal Studios beginning at age 19. She danced in several other films, including The Band Wagon (also 1953) and Demetrius and the Gladiators (1954). Newmar began appearing 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. Newmar with Bob Cummings in My Living Doll (1964) Two-Face (2017), where she reprised her role as Catwoman 50 years after the original television series. Her voice work includes the animated feature films Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders (2016) and Batman vs. 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. Yankees! in 1961, and Irma in Irma la Douce in 1965 in regional productions. Her other stage credits include the Ziegfeld Follies in 1956, Lola in. In the 1960s, she starred for two seasons as Catwoman in the television series Batman (1966–1967). 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. She is also a writer, lingerie designer, and real-estate mogul. 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.
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