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Julie Newmar Biography

Julie Newmar
  • Birth Name: Julia Charlene Newmeyer
  • Birth Place: Los Angeles, CA
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: August 16, Leo
  • Profession: Actor; dancer
Julie Newmar Fast Facts:
  • Studied classical piano, ballet and various forms of dance, beginning at an early age.   
  • Graduated high school and became a prima ballerina for the Los Angeles Opera at age 15.
  • Reportedly has an I.Q. of 135. 
  • Scored a 99 on her entrance exam for UCLA, but attended the school for only six weeks before going to work for Universal Studios as a choreographer, teacher and dance double. 
  • Appeared in gold body paint (and a bikini) at age 17 for her role in 1953's Serpent of the Nile.
  • Landed first Broadway role at age 19 as a ballerina in Silk Stockings.
  • Appeared in the Broadway and film productions of Li'l Abner (1956 and '59) and The Marriage-Go-Round (1958 and '60); won a Tony Award for Best Supporting Actress for The Marriage-Go-Round.
  • Had her legs insured for $1 million.
  • Became the first to play Catwoman in the Batman series in 1966 at the urging of her brother, a Batman fan and Harvard fellow in Physics.
  • Posed for Playboy magazine in 1968 and 1969. 
  • Holds three U.S. patents: 3,914,799 and 4,003,094 for "Pantyhose With Shaping Band for Cheeky Derriere Relief"; and 3,935,865 for "Brassiere."
  • Appeared nearly nude in a 1977 edition of People magazine---donning high heels and pantyhose---to market her invention, Nudemar pantyhose.
  • Ran her own real-estate business in the 1980s.  <LI style="MARGIN: 0in 0
    Julie Newmar Relationships:
  • Donald Charles Newmeyer - Father
  • George Newmeyer - Brother
  • Helene Jesmer Newmeyer - Mother
  • John Holt Smith - Ex-husband
  • John Jewl Smith - Son
  • John Newmeyer - Brother
  • Louis L'Amour - Ex-fiancĂ©

  • Julie Newmar Awards:
  • 1961 Golden Globe: New Star of the Year - Actress - Nominee
  • 1959 Tony: Actress, Supporting or Featured (Dramatic) - Winner
  • 1965 Golden Globe: Actress in a Television Series - Nominee

  • College:
  • Attended University of California, Los Angeles, CA
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