March 18, 2024

Felines

Lee Meriwether as Catwoman
Julie Newmar as Catwoman

For a character who has been around since 1940, it took just over a quarter century before someone performed the role. Julie Newmar’s performance on 16-17 March 1966 really captivated the audience. And it didn’t hurt that this episode may well have been purr-haps the best episode ever of the entire series.

Julie was unavailable for the movie that immediately followed the first season, but Lee Meriwether filled the catsuit just fine. Likewise, Eartha Kitt brought her own special qualities to the character in that series’ third season in 1967-1968.

Since that time, many other performers have either performed as Catwoman in live-action productions, or voiced the character in the many different animated series that have aired over the years. Here is our attempt to list at least a few of those artists.