photo credit: Alan Light
Birth Name:
Eartha Mae Kitt
Birth Place:
North, South Carolina, USA
Date of Birth:
January 17, 1927
What Race or Ethnicity?:
African American, Native Cherokee Indian, Dutch or German
Kitt was a legendary singer, actress and caberet star who is best known as Catwoman in the 1960s series Batman.
She was born to a mother of Cherokee and African American descent and a father of Dutch or German descent. Her surname Kitt is said to be of Dutch or German origin.
She has stated that in her childhood she was often made fun of because of her light skin while growing up in the South.
Source:
http://www.blackflix.com/articles/multiracial.html
http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/
arts_and_entertainment/music/article3722562.ece
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Im sorry but she looked black,nothing “mixed” looking about her.
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@cam
What does a mixed blood black have to look like?I’m 47 and my nep told me about this site.Now I ask you because my mother was dark,about eartha color,yet my grandmother was white.So again I ask what does a mixed person have to look like
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To Cameron
Does Don Cheadle look like he has a mixture to him?
http://www.deadline.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/Don-Cheadle.jpg
Yet he’s 19% white
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I never knew she was mixed either. She does have very thinner facial features and she has light skin. Although it’s possible to be biracial and not look it. Have you seen her daughter she looks almost 100% white. So Eartha’s white blood skipped her generation and showed up in her daughter. That how DNA works. You have to realized when you write your opinion people like the person below me are going to be sensitive. This is a sensitive subject for some people. It doesn’t mean so much to me because I’m comfortable with who I am; there are always people who might not agree with you believe in you or just be plain ignorant to things but guess what that’s life. There are more important things to get upset I about. In my opinion race is not one of them. Your comments to someone who maybe be ignorant or just stating what they feel aren’t going to make them see a new light. 9 times out of 10 they will still think what they want so it’s best to get over it!
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I meant to say the person above me 411 so please don’t get offended (the person below me)
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To Misty
I can only assume you are talking to me,but I wasn’t being sensitive,I was just showing the person that the outside cover does tell the whole story
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Hey,I was going to say something about your comment at first bu then I thought about it. I’ve heard tis before and it always puzzled me how people can always say someone just looks Black when they say they are mixed. I realize it’s because A: most people think that all Black people are mixed with White. B: Anyone with darkskin is Black. C: There aren’t any other people in the world besides Blacks and Whites and you have to look White to be mixed. You said Black and not African so I understand what you mean because she doesn’t look African.
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SHE WAS SOMETHING ELSE, CAN U SAY ( BOOM O RANG) LOL
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R.I.P. Didnt Knew She Died Till Today!
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RIP Eartha
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I had no idea she was dead either
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I Wonder Why There Wasn’t Any News About Her Death, Like Lena Horne Or Michael Jackson Etc.
Even If She Was Not That Successful As Those Two She Deserves To Be Notice.
Man I’m Gonna Miss Emperor New Groove!
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There was news on her death. You guys just missed it!
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To Misty
Now granted I don’t look at the news that much,but the announcement must have been like a side note.
the weather for today 60 with a chance of rain,oh and legend Eartha Kitt dies.and now sports
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LOL @ fuzzybear!
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her daughter is gorgeous but i forgot her name hmm…
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Her grandaughter is really really cute. I looked at pictures of her daughter when she was young and she looked biracial in them just with blond hair. It was even curly so I guess now she straightens it with a flat iron or press comb and even looking closely at her features and feace…you can see there something in there.
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omg she was played Ymza in The Emperor’s New School!!! I LUVED that show!!
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Beautyful Soul..[R.I.P]<3
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thanks for that.
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It says December 25, 2008 thats when she died…. Her birthday is: January 17, 1927
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