Julie Newmar (1933-)

biography

Born Julia Newmeyer in Los Angeles on August 16, 1933, knockout actress Julie Newmar was a student of piano, dance, and classical ballet as a child. The brainy beauty, with a reported IQ of 135, completed high school at age 15 and eventually enrolled at UCLA. While still a teenager, Newmar went to work in films, appearing in musicals and costume dramas such as Just for You (1952; with Bing Crosby), Serpent of the Nile (1953; with Rhonda Fleming and Raymond Burr), and Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954; with Jane Powell).

However, by the mid 1950s musicals were past their heyday in Hollywood. So, with her music and dance training, Newmar headed for Broadway, where she was cast in such hits as Silk Stockings (1955-1956; with Don Ameche), Li'l Abner (1956-1958; with Edie Adams and Peter Palmer), and The Marriage-Go-Round (1958-1960; with Charles Boyer). Based on the success of her Broadway performances, Newmar recreated her roles on the big screen in the films Li'l Abner (1959; with Peter Palmer and Leslie Parrish) and The Marriage-Go-Round (1961; with Susan Hayward and James Mason). In the early 1960s, Newmar left Broadway for a full-time film and television career.

the films of julie newmar

Li'l Abner (1959)

The Rookie (1960)

The Marriage-Go-Round (1961)

For Love or Money (1963)

Batman (1966-1968 ABC TV Series)

The Maltese Bippy (1969)

julie newmar today

Although Julie Newmar has starred in more than 30 films, she is best known for her work in television, particularly for her brilliant performance as the Catwoman in ABC-TV's series Batman (1966-1968; with Adam West), and also for her first series, My Living Doll (1964-1965; with Robert Cummings); sadly, out of the 26 episodes shot of this well-remembered show, many episodes are now lost.

In the 1970s and beyond, Newmar's acting career took a backseat to her family life and real estate sales, yet she's managed to appear in the occasional film from time to time. Recently, she was diagnosed with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, which has limited her mobility. For more information about Julie Newmar today, visit the Official Julie Newmar Web Site.

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Love American Style: Season One, Vol. 1 [DVD](1969) DVD
The first 12 episodes from the debut season--including "Love and a Couple of Couples/Love and the Hustler/Love and the Pill," "Love and the Modern Wife/Love and the Phonies/Love and the Single Couple," "Love and the Legal Agreement/Love and the Militant/Love and Who?," "Love and the Burglar/Love and the Roommate/Love and the Wild Party," and "Love and the Comedy Team/Love and the Divorce Sale/Love and the Mountain Cabin"--are available in a three-disc set. 10 1/3 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono.
Love American Style: Season One, Vol. 2 [DVD](1970) DVD
The remaining 12 episodes from the debut season--including "Love and the Medium/Love and the Bed/Love and the High School Flop-Out," "Love and the Fighting Couple/Love and the Pick-Up/Love and the Proposal," "Love and the Nervous Executive/Love and the Great Catch/Love and the Hitchhiker," "Love and Las Vegas/Love and the Good Samaritan/Love and the Marriage Counselor," and "Love and the Singles Apartment/Love and the Minister"--are available in a three-disc set. 10 1/3 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono.
Star Trek: Season Two Remastered [DVD](1967) DVD
All 26 episodes from the second season--including "Amok Time," "Mirror, Mirror," "The Doomsday Machine," "Journey to Babel," "The Trouble with Tribbles," and "Assignment: Earth"--are featured in an eight-disc set. Includes the broadcast versions of the episodes and the remastered versions featuring all-new CGI special effects. 21 3/4 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, Spanish Dolby Digital mono, French Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, French, Spanish; featurettes; bonus "Star Trek Deep Space Nine episode "Trials and Tribble-ations"; bonus "Star Trek: The Animated Series" episode "More Tribbles, More Troubles." **26 episodes on 8 discs. 21 3/4 hrs.**
Star Trek: Season 2 [Blu-ray](1967)
All 26 episodes from the series's second season--including "Amok Time," "Mirror, Mirror," "Journey to Babel," "The Trouble with Tribbles," and "Assignment: Earth"--are featured in a seven-disc set. Includes the broadcast versions of the episodes and the remastered versions featuring all-new CGI special effects. 21 3/4 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtracks: English DTS HD 7.1 Master Audio, Dolby Digital mono, French Dolby Digital mono, Spanish Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English (SDH), French, Portuguese, Spanish; featurettes. **26 episodes on 7 discs. 21 3/4 hrs.**
Star Trek: The Original Series [Blu-ray]
Special collection includes the boxed sets of seasons one through three of the original "Star Trek." **79 episodes on 20 discs. 68 3/4 hrs.**
The Twilight Zone: The Definitive Edition: Season 4 [DVD](1962) DVD
All 18 hour-long episodes from the fourth season--including "In His Image," "Miniature," "The Incredible World of Horace Ford," "On Thursday We Leave for Home," and "The Bard"--are featured in a six-disc set. 15 1/2 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; audio commentary on selected episodes; interviews; promos; DVD-ROM content; more.
McCloud: Seasons One & Two [DVD](1970) DVD
All 11 episodes from the first two seasons--including "Portrait of a Dead Girl," the first-season two-parters "Man from Taos," "Manhattan Manhunt," and "Murder Arena," plus second-season episodes "Encounter with Aires," "The Disposal Man," and "Give My Regrets to Broadway"--are collected in a three-disc set. 15 3/4 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: Spanish; bonus "McMillan & Wife" episode.
Columbo: The Complete Second Season [DVD](1972) DVD
All eight episodes from season two--including "Etude in Black," "The Most Crucial Game," "Dagger of the Mind," "A Stitch in Crime," and "Double Shock"--are featured in a four-disc set. 10 3/4 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: French, Spanish.
Seven Brides For Seven Brothers (Special Edition) [DVD](1954) DVD
One of MGM's most exciting musical-comedies is a tale of seven backwoods brothers and their quest of seven homespun beauties. Many classic songs, dance sequences, sets, color...it's wonderful! Howard Keel, Jane Powell star. Songs include "When You're in Love," "Sobbin' Women" and "Spring, Spring, Spring." 102 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English, Spanish, French; audio commentary; theatrical versions; documentary; premiere footage; bonus short "M-G-M Jubilee Overture" (1954); alternate 1:77 widescreen version. Two-disc set.
Li'l Abner [DVD](1959) DVD
The down-home denizens of Dogpatch, U.S.A., are a-singin' and a-dancin' in this film rendition of the Broadway musical. It's up to Abner and Mammy Yokum to save the day when their town is deemed "most useless in America" and marked for an A-bomb test! Al Capp's colorful characters are all here; with Peter Palmer, Leslie Parrish, Billie Hayes, Stubby Kaye, Julie Newmar. 113 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono; Subtitles: English.
Mackenna's Gold [DVD](1969) DVD
Sprawling frontier adventure with Gregory Peck as a sheriff who is given a map, said to show the location of a large cache of gold hidden in a valley, and soon finds he's the target of every fortune hunter in the West. The star-laden cast also includes Omar Sharif, Telly Savalas, Julie Newmar, Lee J. Cobb, Edward G. Robinson. 128 min. Widescreen (Enhanced) and Standard; Soundtracks: English Dolby 5.0 and stereo; Subtitles: English, Chinese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai; production notes; biographies; theatrical trailers; scene access.
Up Your Teddy Bear [DVD](1970) DVD
From the weird and wild 1970s comes this truly one-of-a-kind concoction with Julie Newmar as the head of a toy company who uses infantile underling Victor Buono to coerce toymaker Wally Cox into selling his dolls to her firm. The plan is to have hookers service Cox, but the toymaker's obsession with Newmar derails the scheme. Angelique Pettyjohn also stars; music by Quincy Jones. AKA: "Mother," "The Seduction of a Nerd," "Toy Grabbers." 89 min.
Love Scenes [DVD](1984) DVD
A film director finds himself caught in a real-life melodrama when his gorgeous actress/wife falls for the handsome leading man on their latest project. Steamy softcore drama stars Tiffany Bolling, Britt Ekland, Franc Luz, Julie Newmar, and the one and only Jack Carter. AKA: "Ecstasy," "Love Secrets." 94 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital mono.
Evils Of The Night [DVD](1985) DVD
Spine-tingling sci-fi chiller finds a trio of aliens landing on Earth and setting out to capture teenagers and drain them of their life-giving blood. Luckily, the woods near their base are filled with sex-crazed adolescents oblivious to the danger around them! John Carradine, Tina Louise, Julie Newmar, Aldo Ray, and future XXX icons Jerry Butler and Amber Lynn star. 85 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital stereo; photo gallery; theatrical trailer.
That's Dancing! [DVD](1985) DVD
Gene Kelly, Liza Minnelli, Sammy Davis, Jr., Mikhail Baryshnikov, and Ray Bolger take you on a tour of Hollywood musicals. Famous dance scenes from "42nd Street," "The Wizard of Oz," "Oklahoma!," "Flashdance," and other films are seen, with stars ranging from Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers to Shirley Temple and John Travolta. 104 min. Standard/Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles: English (SDH), French; featurettes; theatrical trailer.
To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything! Julie Newmar [DVD](1995) DVD
Patrick Swayze, Wesley Snipes and John Leguizamo kick up their (high) heels as a trio of New York drag queens whose cross-country road trip to an L.A. pageant takes a surprise detour when their car breaks down in a sleepy Midwest town whose residents are crying for a "makeover." Alternately outrageous and touching hit comedy also stars Stockard Channing, Blythe Danner, Chris Penn. 109 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Dolby Digital 5.1, French Dolby Digital 5.1, Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1; deleted scenes.
Return To The Batcave: The Misadventures Of Adam And Burt [DVD](2003) DVD
With all the campy fun of the '60s "Batman" TV series, this reunion movie/docudrama finds ex-caped crusaders Adam West and Burt Ward reteaming for a charity event, only to have the Batmobile stolen from them. As the still-dynamic duo hunts for the missing car and meets old "foes" Frank Gorshin and Julie Newmar, flashbacks show how they became instant stars during the "Batmania" craze and their off-the-set struggles. Lee Meriwether and Lyle Waggoner (who almost landed the Batman role in 1966) also star. 90 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital stereo; DVD-ROM content.
Batman: Holy Batmania! [DVD](2003) DVD
Go behind the scenes of Batman and Robin's delightfully campy 1966-1968 television show and accompanying theatrical film with these four bat-tastic documentaries that feature a retrospective chronicling the Caped Crusaders' journey from the comics to the screen and in-depth profiles of series stars Adam West, Cesar Romero, and Julie Newmar. 176 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital stereo; TV spots; theatrical trailers; trivia; more.

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filmography

FILM
Return to the Batcave: The Misadventures of Adam and Burt (2003) with Adam West, Burt Ward, Lyle Waggoner, Lee Meriwether, Frank Gorshin, and Betty White
One Last Score (1999) with Matthew Modine, John Hurt, Bruce Dern, and Lisa Marie
Oblivion 2: Backlash (1996) with Richard Joseph Paul, Jackie Swanson, Meg Foster, Isaac Hayes, George Takei, and Maxwell Caulfield
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995) with Wesley Snipes, Patrick Swayze, John Leguizamo, Stockard Channing, Blythe Danner, Jason London, Chris Penn, and Melinda Dillon
Oblivion (1994) with Richard Joseph Paul, Jackie Swanson, Meg Foster, Isaac Hayes, and George Takei
Ghosts Can't Do It (1990) with Bo Derek, Anthony Quinn, and Don Murray; directed by John Derek
Cyber-C.H.I.C. (1989) with Kathy Shower, Burt Ward, Jack Carter, and Lyle Waggoner
Nudity Required (1988) with Pamela Bach and Troy Donahue
Dance Academy (1987)
Deep Space (1987) with Charles Napier, Ann Turkel, Bo Svenson, Ron Glass, Anthony Eisley, Peter Palmer, and Michael Forest
Evils of the Night (1985) with Aldo Ray, Neville Brand, Tina Louise, John Carradine, and Jerry Butler
Reel Horror (1985) with Catherine Bach, Leslie Caron, John Carradine, Donald Pleasence, Katharine Ross, and Talia Shire
Love Scenes (1984) with Tiffany Bolling, Jack Carter, and Britt Ekland
Streetwalkin' (1984) with Antonio Fargas
Hysterical (1983) with the Hudson Brothers, Cindy Pickett, Richard Kiel, Robert Donner, Murray Hamilton, Clint Walker, and Charlie Callas
Terraces (1977) with Lloyd Bochner
Columbo: Double Shock (1973) with Peter Falk, Martin Landau, Jeanette Nolan, and Dabney Coleman
A Very Missing Person (1972) with Eve Arden, James Gregory, and Ray Danton
The Feminist and the Fuzz (1971) with Barbara Eden, David Hartman, Jo Anne Worley, Herb Edelman, Farrah Fawcett, and Harry Morgan
Up Your Teddy Bear (1970) with Wally Cox, Victor Buono, and Angelique Pettyjohn
McCloud: Who Killed Miss U.S.A.? (1970) with Dennis Weaver, Craig Stevens, Peter Mark Richman, Diana Muldaur, Terry Carter, and Raul Julia
The Maltese Bippy (1969) with Dan Rowan, Dick Martin, Carol Lynley, Mildred Natwick, and Robert Reed
Mackenna's Gold (1969) with Gregory Peck, Omar Sharif, Telly Savalas, Keenan Wynn, Ted Cassidy, Lee J. Cobb, Raymond Massey, Burgess Meredith, Edward G. Robinson, and Eli Wallach
For Love or Money (1963) with Kirk Douglas, Mitzi Gaynor, Gig Young, Thelma Ritter, William Bendix, Leslie Parrish, Dick Sargent, William Windom, and Alvy Moore
The Marriage-Go-Round (1961) with Susan Hayward and James Mason
The Rookie (1960) with Tommy Noonan, Peter Marshall, Jerry Lester, and Joe Besser
Li'l Abner (1959) with Peter Palmer, Leslie Parrish, Stubby Kaye, Stella Stevens, Billie Hayes, Gordon Mitchell, and Brad Harris
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954) with Jane Powell, Howard Keel, Jeff Richards, Russ Tamblyn, and Ruta Lee
Demetrius and the Gladiators (1954) with Victor Mature, Susan Hayward, Michael Rennie, Debra Paget, Anne Bancroft, William Marshall, Richard Egan, and Ernest Borgnine
Slaves of Babylon (1953) with Richard Conte, Michael Ansara, and Linda Christian
The Band Wagon (1953) with Fred Astaire, Cyd Charisse, Oscar Levant, and Nanette Fabray
Serpent of the Nile (1953) with Rhonda Fleming, William Lundigan, Raymond Burr, and Michael Ansara
Just for You (1952) with Bing Crosby, Jane Wyman, Ethel Barrymore, and Natalie Wood

TELEVISION SERIES
Batman, 1966-1968 ABC TV series. Newmar portrayed Catwoman from 1966-1967 on a recurring basis.
My Living Doll, 1964-1965 CBS TV series. Newmar portrayed robot Rhoda Miller

links

Official Julie Newmar Web Site
This site is the last word on beautiful Julie Newmar; look for many photos, a biography, notes about her films and television work, and much more.