Julie Newmar 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.
Newmar was born in Los Angeles, California, on August 16, 1933, 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.
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. She began dancing at an early age, and performed as a prima ballerina with the Los Angeles Opera when she was 15.
| Date of Birth | 16th August 1933 |
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| Age | 91 Years |
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| Zodiac Sign | Leo |
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| Country | United States of America |
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| Current City | Los Angeles |
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| Birth Place | Los Angeles |
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| Nationality | United States of America |
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| Citizenship | United States of America |
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| Reference | IMDB |
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| Education |
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| John Marshall High School |
| Instruments | voice |
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| Occupation | singer, entrepreneur, dancer, stage actor, film actor, television actor, voice actor, model |
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| Awards |
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- Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play
- Inkpot Award
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