Batman: All 11 Catwoman actresses ranked from worst to best

6. Eartha Kitt

Appeared in: Batman (season 3)

Eartha Kitt stepped in to replace original Catwoman Julie Newmar (who was unavailable at the time) during the third season of the classic Batman series, appearing in three episodes between 1967 and 1968.

Now, let’s make one thing clear, it’s no easy task to step into shoes as iconic as Catwoman’s, let-alone shoes that Newmar made famous, and yet Kitt did just that – and shined.

As continuity wasn’t Batman‘s strong-suit, this interpretation was written in a way that made her far more evil and less-likable than her predecessor. However, Kitt’s enigmatic performance brought what could have been a bland and one-dimensional version of the character to life.

She was sultry and sassy as she delivered the lines, commanding the screen with her larger-than-life presence and she did such an incredible job of making the role her own that she even managed to shine in episodes that were packed with Adam West’s Batman, Burt Ward’s Robin, Yvonne Craig’s Batgirl and even Cesar Romero’s Joker.

And on top of all of that, the way that she rolled her tongue and purred her way through every line was nothing short of iconic. The only criticism here is that we didn’t see more of her.