Julie Newmar

Julie Newmar

Gave birth to her only child, a son, while she was in her late 40s.

Graduated from John Marshall High School in Los Angeles in 1951

Has 37" legs (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine)

Has her name mentioned in the title of the comedy To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar (1995), while the plot revolves, partly, around an autographed publicity photograph of her.

Her son John is deaf and has Downs Syndrome.



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."

I.Q. of 135. Graduated high school (Los Angeles' John Marshall High School) at age 15.

In November 2004, the former "Catwoman" had a different type of cat fight on her hands. Her next-door neighbor, actor James Belushi, sued her for $4 million alleging harassment and defamation of character. Their openly hostile neighborhood feud has been supposedly going on for years. Newmar, an avid community advocate who once fought restrictions against noisy leaf-blowers, once threw an egg at Belushi's house in retaliation for a noisy air conditioner. The suit includes vandalism and spying.

Invented and marketed her own brand of pantyhose in the 1970s & 1980s

Julie Newmar played in New York City with Hildegarde Neff in the Musical: "Silk Stockings".

Measurements: 37-23-37 (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine)

She is one of only 9 actors to have played "Special Guest Villains" in "Batman" (1966) who are still alive, the others being Malachi Throne, John Astin, Eli Wallach, Joan Collins, Glynis Johns, Barbara Rush, Dina Merrill and Zsa Zsa Gabor.

Was a friend of New York Mets pitcher Tracy Stallard, the man who as a member of the Boston Red Sox gave up Roger Maris' record-breaking 61st home run in 1961.

Was the first actress to portray the DC comics character Catwoman in a live action adaptation of the Batman series.

Won the 1959 Tony Award (New York City) for Supporting or Features Actress in a Drama for "The Marriage-Go-Round".


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