The 'Santa Baby' cemented herself as a Christmas music icon and died alongside her daughter on Christmas Day 2008.

Eartha Kitt (1927-2008) was an unforgettable actor, singer, dancer, activist, boundary-breaking star of stage (eleven Broadway shows, five national touring companies), screen, television (three Emmy® ...

In a word, she was...purrrfect. Preternaturally alluring and charismatic, Eartha Kitt achieved worldwide fame at a time when most mixed-race performers couldn’t even get hired. Whether she was acting ...

"There were two different people that coexisted within my mother," Kitt Shapiro tells PEOPLE. "One was Eartha Kitt. The other was Eartha Mae. They were two distinctive parts that made one person." ...

To say Kitt’s beginnings were humble would be an understatement. She was born Eartha Mae n named “Eartha” by her father because of the bountiful harvest n on a cotton farm in North (yes, North), South ...

Sexy and 81 are usually mutually exclusive. But most octogenerians aren't Eartha Kitt, who plays Portland on Saturday. The versatile veteran performer, who has been nominated for three Tony Awards, ...

Orson Welles on Eartha Kitt, 1950. It is with great pleasure that Network announce the releases of EARTHA KITT LIVE AT THE CHELTENHAM JAZZ FESTIVAL (E) on DVD on 27th October 2008, RRP 19.99 and CD, ...

To Patricia and Ted Hammer, Eartha Kitt was far more than the sex-kitten actress and singer the world knew. Instead she was Eartha Mae, a Southern plantation-born employer and friend who loved to ...

This week on To The Contrary with Bonnie Erbe, we are joined by Kitt Shapiro, the daughter of legendary icon, Eartha Kitt. She discusses the life of her mother and the story behind her new book, ...