Eartha Kitt, the Catwoman of TV, Died at 81

Eartha Kitt, Singer, Dancer, Actress, Dies at 81

Eartha Kitt, the Emmy-award winning actress, singer, and dancer has died of colon cancer in Connecticut at the age of 81.

Kitt, best known for playing Catwoman in the 1960s “Batman” television series, died at 2:15 p.m. local time with her daughter and only child Kitt Shapiro by her side, Patty Freedman, a spokeswoman for the star, said in a telephone interview today.

During a career that spanned more than six decades, Kitt performed in over 100 countries, received two Emmy awards, and appeared in a number of films, according to Freedman.

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Her publicist said Kitt succumed to colon cancer in her Connecticut home on Christmas Day—a fitting departure for a performer whose most famous song celebrated the Yule.

The triple-threat Kitt won two Daytime Emmys for her voice work on Disney's The Emperor's New School and received two Tony nominations for her Broadway endeavors, but her best known acting came playing the devious come-hither Catwoman opposite Adam West's Batman.