14 Facts About Julie Newmar

Julie Newmar was born on Julia Chalene Newmeyer; August 16,1933 and is an American actress, dancer, and singer known for a variety of stage, screen, and television roles.

Julie Newmar 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.

Julie Newmar's 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.

Julie Newmar made her Broadway debut in 1955 as Vera in Silk Stockings, starring Hildegarde Neff and Don Ameche.

Julie Newmar stayed with the production for its entire run from November 1956 through July 1958, and appeared in the film version, released in 1959.

Julie Newmar later re-created this role for the 1961 film adaptation, starring James Mason and Susan Hayward.

In 1973, Julie 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.

Julie Newmar starred as Rhoda the Robot in the television series My Living Doll, and is known for her recurring role in the 1960s television series Batman as the villainess Catwoman.

In 1962, Julie Newmar appeared twice as the motorcycle-riding, free-spirited heiress Vicki Russell in Route 66, filmed in Tucson and in Tennessee.

Julie Newmar 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, Julie 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.

Julie Newmar appeared on The Home and Family Show in May 2016, where she met Gotham actress Camren Bicondova who portrays a younger Selina Kyle.

In 2019, Julie Newmar played the role of Dr Julia Hoffman in the audio drama miniseries Dark Shadows: Bloodline.

Julie Newmar began investing in Los Angeles real estate in the 1980s.