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Standard Time (2002) -- Trailer for this musical romance
Friday Foster (1975) -- Open-ended Trailer from American International
Erik the Viking (1989) -- US Home Video Trailer from Orion
And Then Came Love (2007) -- US Home Video Trailer from Fox Meadow Films
And Then Came Love (2007) -- Open-ended Trailer from Fox Meadow Films

Overview

Date of Death:
25 December 2008, Weston, Connecticut, USA more
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Mini Biography:
An out-of-wedlock child, Eartha Kitt was born in the cotton fields of... more
Trivia:
Was nominated twice for Broadway's Tony Award: in 1978, as Best Actress... more
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Awards:
Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 5 wins & 2 nominations more

Filmography

Actress
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. "The Emperor's New School" (2006)   Yzma (20 episodes, 2006-2007) 2007 - 6.1 (172)
- 2. Behind the Director's Son's Cut (2007) (V) Freya 2007 - -
- 3. "American Dad!" (2005)   Fortune Teller (1 episode, 2007) 2007 - 8.2 (80)
1 TV episode:
- 4. And Then Came Love (2007) Mona 2007 - 4.2 (163)
- 5. The Emperor's New Groove 2: Kronk's New Groove (2005) (V) (voice) Yzma 2005 - 5.8 (1,344)
- 6. On the One (2005)   Ms. Nettie 2005 - 5.1 (122)
AKAs:
  • Preaching to the Choir (USA: new title)
- 7. "My Life as a Teenage Robot" (2003)   Queen Vexas (2 episodes, 2003-2005) 2005 - 6.7 (232)
- 8. Holes (2003) Madame Zeroni 2003 - 7.1 (17,558)
- 9. Santa Baby! (2001) (TV) (voice) Emerald 2001 - 6.8 (26)
- 10. Feast of All Saints (2001) (TV)   Lola Dede 2001 - 6.1 (341)
AKAs:
  • Anne Rice's The Feast of All Saints (USA: complete title)
- 11. Emperor's New Groove (2001) (VG) (voice) Yzma 2001 - 8.1 (110)
- 12. The Emperor's New Groove (2000) (voice) Yzma 2000 $160M 7.4 (21,162)
- 13. "Welcome to New York" (2000)   June (2 episodes, 2000) 2000 - 5.4 (20)
- 14. "Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child" (1995)   The Snow Queen (1 episode, 2000) 2000 - 5.3 (131)
- 15. "The Famous Jett Jackson" (1998)   Albertine Whethers (1 episode, 1999) 1999 - 7.0 (438)
1 TV episode:
- 16. The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story (1998) (V) (voice) Bagheera the Panther 1998 - 4.3 (114)
- 17. "The Wild Thornberrys" (1998)   Lioness #1 (1 episode, 1998) 1998 - 6.7 (948)
- 18. I Woke Up Early the Day I Died (1998)   Cult Leader 1998 - 5.9 (326)
AKAs:
  • Ed Wood's I Woke Up Early the Day I Died
  • I Awoke Early the Day I Died (USA)
- 19. Ill Gotten Gains (1997) (voice) The Wood 1997 - 3.8 (43)
- 20. Harriet the Spy (1996) Agatha K. Plummer 1996 $28M 5.8 (2,637)
- 21. "Living Single" (1993)   Jacqueline Richards (1 episode, 1995) 1995 - 6.9 (639)
AKAs:
  • My Girls
1 TV episode:
- 22. "New York Undercover" (1994)   Mrs. Stubbs (1 episode, 1995) 1995 - 7.2 (407)
AKAs:
  • Uptown Undercover
- 23. "The Magic School Bus" (1994)   Mrs. Franklin - Keesha's Grandma (1 episode, 1995) 1995 - 8.4 (662)
AKAs:
  • Scholastic's The Magic School Bus (USA: complete title)
1 TV episode:
- 24. Fatal Instinct (1993) First Trial Judge 1993 - 5.3 (2,912)
- 25. "Matrix" (1993)   Sister Rowena (1 episode, 1993) 1993 - 7.4 (51)
1 TV episode:
- 26. "Jack's Place" (1992)   Isabel Lang (1 episode, 1993) 1993 - -
1 TV episode:
- 27. Boomerang (1992) Lady Eloise 1992 $131M 5.0 (8,677)
- 28. Ernest Scared Stupid (1991) Old Lady Hackmore 1991 - 5.1 (2,889)
- 29. Living Doll (1990) Mrs. Swartz 1990 - 5.6 (92)
- 30. Erik the Viking (1989)   Freya 1989 - 5.8 (5,372)
AKAs:
  • Erik viking (Sweden)
- 31. Master of Dragonard Hill (1989) Naomi 1989 - 3.2 (59)
- 32. The Pink Chiquitas (1987) (voice) Betty/The Meteor 1987 - 3.7 (106)
- 33. Dragonard (1987) Naomi 1987 - 3.1 (58)
- 34. "Miami Vice" (1984)   Priestess Chata (1 episode, 1985) 1985 - 7.8 (3,695)
1 TV episode:
- 35. The Serpent Warriors (1985) Snake Priestess 1985 - 3.4 (15)
- 36. A Night on the Town (1983) (TV) 1983 - 7.0 (8)
- 37. To Kill a Cop (1978) (TV) Paula 1978 - 6.1 (35)
- 38. "Police Woman" (1974)   Amelia (1 episode, 1978) 1978 - 6.6 (186)
1 TV episode:
- 39. Friday Foster (1975) Madame Rena 1975 - 5.6 (367)
- 40. "The Protectors" (1972)   Carrie Blaine (1 episode, 1974) 1974 - 6.9 (49)
- 41. Lieutenant Schuster's Wife (1972) (TV) Lady 1972 - 7.2 (13)
- 42. Up the Chastity Belt (1971)   Scheherazade 1971 - 4.8 (173)
AKAs:
  • Naughty Knights
  • The Chastity Belt (USA)
- 43. "Batman" (1966)   Catwoman #2 / Catwoman (4 episodes, 1967-1968) 1968 - 7.7 (2,189)
- 44. "Mission: Impossible" (1966)   Tina Mara (1 episode, 1967) 1967 - 8.3 (1,244)
- 45. All About People (1967) Narrator 1967 - 4.6 (23)
- 46. "I Spy" (1965)   Angel (1 episode, 1965) 1965 - 7.5 (262)
1 TV episode:
- 47. "Ben Casey" (1961)   Danielle Taylor (1 episode, 1965) 1965 - 7.6 (107)
1 TV episode:
- 48. Synanon (1965)   Betty Coleman 1965 - 5.2 (27)
AKAs:
  • Get Off My Back
- 49. Onkel Toms Hütte (1965)   (uncredited) Singer 1965 - 5.6 (45)
AKAs:
  • Cento dollari d'odio (Italy)
  • Cica Tomina koliba (Yugoslavia: Croatian title)
  • Cry Sweet Revenge (Australia: video title)
  • La Case de l'oncle Tom (France)
  • La capanna dello zio Tom (Italy)
  • Uncle Tom's Cabin (USA)
- 50. "Burke's Law" (1963)   Honoria De Witt (1 episode, 1965) 1965 - 7.7 (141)
AKAs:
  • Amos Burke, Secret Agent (USA: new title)
1 TV episode:
- 51. "BBC Sunday-Night Play" (1960)   Sally Carrington (1 episode, 1962) 1962 - 8.7 (5)
- 52. Drei Männer spinnen (1962) (TV) 1962 - 10.0 (6)
- 53. "Play of the Week" (1959)   (1 episode, 1961) 1961 - 5.3 (13)
- 54. Saint of Devil's Island (1961)   Annette 1961 - -
AKAs:
  • Seventy Times Seven
- 55. Anna Lucasta (1959) Anna Lucasta 1959 - 6.5 (86)
- 56. "Playhouse 90" (1956)   Queen (1 episode, 1958) 1958 - 8.5 (67)
- 57. St. Louis Blues (1958) Gogo Germaine 1958 - 7.0 (262)
- 58. The Mark of the Hawk (1957)   Renee 1957 - 4.8 (78)
AKAs:
  • Accused
- 59. "BBC Sunday-Night Theatre" (1950)   Theodora 'Teddy' Hicks (1 episode, 1956) 1956 - 7.7 (17)
1 TV episode:
- 60. "Omnibus" (1952)   Salome (1 episode, 1955) 1955 - 8.8 (40)
1 TV episode:
- 61. "Your Show of Shows" (1950)   (1 episode, 1954) 1954 - 8.5 (60)
AKAs:
  • Sid Caesar's Show of Shows (UK: rerun title)
- 62. Casbah (1948) (uncredited) Katherine Dunham Group dancer 1948 - 6.5 (137)
Soundtrack
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. "Qwerty" (2007)   (1 episode, 2009) 2009 - -
1 TV episode:
- 2. An Evening with Eartha Kitt (2009) (TV) (performer: "Ain't Misbehavin'", "La vie en rose", "Here's to Life") 2009 - -
- 3. Da Lintsi -koodi (2007) (TV)   (lyrics: "Uska Dara") 2007 - 4.1 (6)
AKAs:
  • UIT: Da Lintsi -koodi (Finland: promotional title)
- 4. "The Emperor's New School" (2006)   (1 episode, 2007) 2007 - 6.1 (172)
1 TV episode:
- 5. The Emperor's New Groove 2: Kronk's New Groove (2005) (V) (performer: "Feel Like A Million") 2005 - 5.8 (1,344)
- 6. Huips (2004) (TV)   (performer: "Champagne Taste") 2004 - -
AKAs:
  • Estradilla: Huips! (Finland)
- 7. "Miss Match" (2003)   (1 episode, 2003) 2003 - 6.9 (591)
1 TV episode:
- 8. Something's Gotta Give (2003) (performer: "Je Cherche un Homme", "C'Est Si Bon") 2003 $228M 6.8 (32,852)
- 9. "The O.C." (2003)   (1 episode, 2003) 2003 - 7.6 (17,542)
1 TV episode:
- 10. Elf (2003)   (performer: "Santa Baby" (1953)) 2003 $220M 6.8 (37,666)
AKAs:
  • Buddy - Der Weihnachtself (Germany)
- 11. Friday After Next (2002) (performer: "Santa Baby") 2002 - 5.2 (6,084)
- 12. Laurel Canyon (2002) (performer: "C'Est Si Bon" (1947)) 2002 - 6.5 (7,248)
- 13. Mein Bruder, der Vampir (2001)   (performer: "I Want To Be Evil") 2001 - 7.1 (346)
AKAs:
  • Getting My Brother Laid (Canada: English title: festival title)
  • My Brother the Vampire (International: English title)
- 14. "The Sopranos" (1999)   (1 episode, 2001) 2001 - 9.5 (28,380)
1 TV episode:
- 15. The 54th Annual Tony Awards (2000) (TV) (performer: "Queenie Was a Blonde/Wild Party/Welcome to My Party/When It Ends/Wild") 2000 - 3.8 (25)
- 16. "Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child" (1995)   (1 episode, 2000) 2000 - 5.3 (131)
- 17. Thank God He Met Lizzie (1997)   (performer: "Santa Baby") 1997 - 5.9 (384)
AKAs:
  • The Wedding Party (USA: video title)
- 18. Harriet the Spy (1996) (performer: "Uska Dara") 1996 $28M 5.8 (2,637)
- 19. Rites of Winter (1996) (performer: "Santa Baby") 1996 - -
- 20. To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar (1995) (performer: "Je Cherche Un Homme (I Wan't A Man)") 1995 $45.2M 5.7 (8,840)
- 21. Mixed Nuts (1994)   (performer: "Santa Baby") 1994 - 4.9 (4,041)
AKAs:
  • Lifesavers
- 22. A Man of No Importance (1994) (performer: "Let's Do It (Let's Fall In Love)") 1994 - 6.7 (524)
- 23. Driving Miss Daisy (1989) (performer: "SANTA BABY") 1989 $146M 7.5 (20,481)
- 24. Up the Chastity Belt (1971)   (performer: "A Knight for my Nights") 1971 - 4.8 (173)
AKAs:
  • Naughty Knights
  • The Chastity Belt (USA)
- 25. St. Louis Blues (1958) (performer: "Yellow Dog Blues", "Careless Love", "Friendless Blues", "Chantez Les Bas", "Saint Louis Blues") 1958 - 7.0 (262)
- 26. New Faces (1954)   (performer: "C'est Si Bon", "Love Is a Simple Thing", "Santa Baby", "Uska Dara", "Bal Petit Bal", "Monotonous") 1954 - 5.7 (58)
AKAs:
  • New Faces of 1952 (USA: long title)
Thanks
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. "Oz" (1997)   special thanks (1 episode, 2001) 2001 - 9.3 (10,741)
1 TV episode:
- 2. Hamlet (2000) (special thanks) 2000 - 6.0 (4,814)
- 3. Unzipped (1995) (very special thanks) 1995 - 6.0 (622)
- 4. Tráiler para amantes de lo prohibido (1985) (TV) (thanks) 1985 - 6.2 (88)
Self
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. An Evening with Eartha Kitt (2009) (TV) Herself 2009 - -
- 2. "Breakfast" (2000)   Herself (1 episode, 2008) 2008 - 5.3 (48)
1 TV episode:
- 3. "Loose Women" (1999)   Herself (1 episode, 2007) 2007 - 3.8 (299)
1 TV episode:
- 4. "American Masters" (1983)   Herself (2 episodes, 2005-2006) 2006 - 8.3 (66)
- 5. "Larry King Live" (1985)   Herself (2 episodes, 2005) 2005 - 5.8 (388)
- 6. The Many Faces of Catwoman (2005) (V) Host 2005 - 6.5 (54)
- 7. "Biography" (1987)   Herself (1 episode, 2004) 2004 - 8.0 (266)
- 8. The 2nd Annual TV Land Awards (2004) (TV) Herself 2004 - 6.9 (44)
- 9. "Hollywood Squares" (1998)   Guest Appearance (5 episodes, 2003) 2003 - 5.0 (175)
AKAs:
  • H² (USA: promotional abbreviation)
  • H2: Hollywood Squares (USA: fifth season title)
- 10. VH-1 Where Are They Now: Superheros (2003) (TV) Herself 2003 - 8.1 (14)
- 11. Standard Time (2002)   Herself 2002 - 5.9 (174)
AKAs:
  • Anything But Love (USA: new title)
- 12. The Sweatbox (2002) Herself 2002 - 8.2 (28)
- 13. Inside TV Land: African Americans in Television (2002) (TV) Herself 2002 - 3.9 (54)
- 14. The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family' (2002)   Herself 2002 - 4.3 (19)
AKAs:
  • We Are Family (USA: short title)
- 15. Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration (2001) (TV) Herself 2001 - 6.3 (374)
- 16. "Oz" (1997)   Herself (1 episode, 2001) 2001 - 9.3 (10,741)
1 TV episode:
- 17. "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" (1996)   Herself (2 episodes, 1997-2000) 2000 - 3.6 (556)
- 18. The 54th Annual Tony Awards (2000) (TV) Herself - Performer & Nominee: Best Featured Actress in a Musical 2000 - 3.8 (25)
- 19. "VH-1 Where Are They Now?" (1999)   Catwoman (1 episode, 1999) 1999 - 6.9 (26)
- 20. "The Roseanne Show" (1998)   Herself (1 episode, 1998) 1998 - 3.5 (47)
1 TV episode:
- 21. Nat King Cole: Loved in Return (1998) (TV)   Herself 1998 - -
AKAs:
  • Biography: Nat King Cole (USA: series title)
- 22. "Viva Variety" (1997)   Herself - Musical guest (1 episode, 1997) 1997 - 7.1 (75)
1 TV episode:
- 23. "The Nanny" (1993)   Herself (2 episodes, 1996) 1996 - 7.0 (4,884)
2 TV episodes:
- 24. "Lauren Hutton and..." (1995)   Herself (1 episode, 1996) 1996 - 7.5 (11)
- 25. James Dean and Me (1995) (TV) (uncredited) Herself 1995 - 8.0 (7)
- 26. Unzipped (1995) (uncredited) Herself 1995 - 6.0 (622)
- 27. "Space Ghost Coast to Coast" (1994)   Herself (1 episode, 1994) 1994 - 8.2 (926)
AKAs:
  • SGC2C (USA: short title)
- 28. "Reading Rainbow" (1983)   Herself (1 episode, 1993) 1993 - 8.1 (414)
- 29. "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" (1993)   Herself (1 episode, 1993) 1993 - 8.7 (759)
AKAs:
  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien (Australia)
- 30. "It's Showtime at the Apollo" (1987)   Herself - Guest Host (1 episode, 1992) 1992 - 4.4 (42)
AKAs:
  • Showtime at the Apollo (USA: new title)
1 TV episode:
- 31. Desperately Seeking Roger (1991) (TV) Herself 1991 - -
- 32. "Forty Minutes" (1981)   Herself (1 episode, 1990) 1990 - -
- 33. "Wogan" (1982)   Herself (1 episode, 1989) 1989 - 4.7 (34)
AKAs:
  • The Wogan Years (UK: repeat compilations title)
1 TV episode:
- 34. "Ebony/Jet Showcase" (1983)   Herself (1 episode, 1987) 1987 - -
1 TV episode:
- 35. "Entre amigos" (1985)   Herself (1 episode, 1986) 1986 - -
1 TV episode:
- 36. "Brown Sugar" (1986) Herself 1986 - 1.9 (5)
- 37. "Musikladen" (1972)   (1 episode, 1983) 1983 - 6.9 (6)
1 TV episode:
- 38. All by Myself (1982)   Herself 1982 - 6.2 (11)
AKAs:
  • All by Myself: The Eartha Kitt Story (USA)
  • Eartha Kitt - Ganz allein (West Germany: TV title)
- 39. The 1st Annual Black Achievement Awards (1978) (TV) Herself 1978 - -
- 40. "Parkinson" (1971)   Herself (1 episode, 1978) 1978 - 8.1 (166)
1 TV episode:
- 41. "The Good Old Days" (1953)   Herself - Performer (3 episodes, 1972-1976) 1976 - 5.7 (5)
3 TV episodes:
- 42. "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" (1962)   Herself (3 episodes, 1972-1973) 1973 - 8.3 (462)
- 43. "Russell Harty Plus" (1972)   Herself - Guest (1 episode, 1972) 1972 - -
1 TV episode:
- 44. "Stars on Sunday" (1969)   Herself (4 episodes, 1970) 1970 - -
- 45. "Frost on Sunday" (1968)   Herself (1 episode, 1970) 1970 - -
1 TV episode:
- 46. "The Barbara McNair Show" (1969)   Herself (1 episode, 1970) 1970 - 8.4 (6)
- 47. "The David Frost Show" (1969)   Herself (1 episode, 1969) 1969 - 8.5 (25)
1 TV episode:
- 48. "Della" (1969)   Herself (1 episode, 1969) 1969 - -
1 TV episode:
- 49. "Romeo und Julia 70" (1969) Herself 1969 - -
- 50. The Other Americans (1969) (TV) Herself 1969 - -
- 51. "The Hollywood Squares" (1965)   Guest Appearance (20 episodes, 1966-1968) 1968 - 6.6 (115)
- 52. "The Pat Boone Show" (1967)   Herself (1 episode, 1968) 1968 - 4.3 (11)
1 TV episode:
- 53. "The Celebrity Game" (1964)   Herself / 3 characters not shown (7 episodes, 1964-1965) 1965 - 5.5 (6)
- 54. "Blackpool Night Out" (1964)   Herself (1 episode, 1965) 1965 - -
- 55. "Not So Much a Programme, More a Way of Life" (1964)   Herself (1 episode, 1965) 1965 - -
AKAs:
  • Not So Much a Programme... (UK: short title)
- 56. "That Regis Philbin Show" (1964)   Herself (1 episode, 1964) 1964 - -
- 57. "Pantomime Quiz" (1947)   Guest Panelist / Herself - Guest Panelist (2 episodes, 1963) 1963 - 8.9 (21)
AKAs:
  • Mike Stokey's Pantomime Quiz (USA: alternative title)
  • Stump the Stars (USA: new title)
2 TV episodes:
- 58. "Toast of the Town" (1948)   Herself / Singer (15 episodes, 1952-1963) 1963 - 8.4 (100)
AKAs:
  • The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
- 59. "Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium" (1955)   Herself - Top Of The Bill (2 episodes, 1960-1962) 1962 - -
AKAs:
  • Sunday Night at the London Palladium (UK: short title)
- 60. "What's My Line?" (1950)   Herself / 3 characters not shown (3 episodes, 1954-1961) 1961 - 8.9 (268)
3 TV episodes:
- 61. "The Mike Wallace Interview" (1957)   Herself (1 episode, 1960) 1960 - -
- 62. "The Nat King Cole Show" (1956)   Herself - Singer (1 episode, 1956) 1956 - 8.3 (6)
1 TV episode:
- 63. "Person to Person" (1953)   Herself (1 episode, 1954) 1954 - 8.8 (28)
1 TV episode:
- 64. "The Morning Show" (1954)   Herself (1 episode, 1954) 1954 - 5.9 (5)
1 TV episode:
- 65. New Faces (1954)   Herself 1954 - 5.7 (58)
AKAs:
  • New Faces of 1952 (USA: long title)
- 66. "The Colgate Comedy Hour" (1950)   Herself - Singer (1 episode, 1954) 1954 - 7.8 (140)
AKAs:
  • Colgate Summer Comedy Hour (USA: summer title)
  • Colgate Variety Hour (USA: sixth season title)
  • Michael Todd Revue (USA: subtitle)
1 TV episode:
- 67. "The Red Buttons Show" (1952)   Herself (1 episode, 1953) 1953 - 7.3 (6)
- 1. 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2009) (TV) Herself - Memorial Tribute
- 2. TV's Funniest Music Moments (2008) (TV) Herself
- 3. "The American Experience"  
1 TV episode:
- 4. It's Black Entertainment (2002) (TV) Herself
- 5. "The Real Las Vegas" (1996) Herself
- 6. Sonny Liston: The Mysterious Life and Death of a Champion (1995) (TV) Herself
- 7. Victor Borges Tivoli 150 år (1993) (TV) Herself - Performer
- 8. "¡Qué noche la de aquel año!"  
1 TV episode:
- 9. "Toast of the Town"  
1 TV episode:

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Other Works:
TV Commercial (Voice) for Floor Buster (2000) more
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