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Julie Newmar
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Julie Newmar Biography
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-fiancé
Julie Newmar Awards:
1965 Golden Globe: Actress in a Television Series - Nominee
1961 Golden Globe: New Star of the Year - Actress - Nominee
1959 Tony: Actress, Supporting or Featured (Dramatic) - Winner
College:
Attended University of California, Los Angeles, CA
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