caption years_active children birth_place height name birth_date spouse image article_title birth_name occupation
newmar in 1965 1952 -- present john jewl newmar los angeles , california , u.s. 5 ' 11 '' julie newmar 16 august 1933 j. -rrb- holt smith -lrb- 1977 & ndash ; 1983 julie newmar - 1965.jpg julie newmar
 julia chalene newmeyer actress , dancer , singer , businesswoman , writer
julie newmar

julie newmar -lrb- born august 16 , 1933 -rrb- is an american actress , dancer and singer , known for a variety of stage , screen , and television roles .
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 '' -lrb- 1966 -- 67 -rrb- .
newmar began her career as a dancer in films including `` the band wagon '' -lrb- 1953 -rrb- , `` demetrius and the gladiators '' -lrb- 1954 -rrb- , and as dorcas in `` seven brides for seven brothers '' -lrb- 1954 -rrb- , before making her broadway debut playing vera in the 1955 musical `` silk stockings '' .
her other stage credits include the ziegfeld follies in 1956 , and playing lola in `` damn yankees ! ''
-lrb- 1961 -rrb- and irma in `` irma la douce '' -lrb- 1965 -rrb- in regional productions .
she 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 '' .
