Julie Newmar Biography (1933?-)

Original name, Julia Charlene Newmeyer; born August 16, 1933 (one source says1935), in Hollywood, CA; daughter of Donald Charles (a coach and head of thePhysical Education Department of Los Angeles City College) and Helene (a Ziegfeld Follies performer; maiden name, Jesmer) Newmeyer; married John Holt Smith (a lawyer; divorced, 1984); children: John Jewl Smith. Addresses: Agent--The Agency, 1800 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 400, Los Angeles, CA 90067.Press Agent--Ted Guefen, 119 South Almont Dr., Los Angeles, CA 90048.

Nationality: American
Gender: Female
Birth Details: August 16, 1933?; Hollywood, California, United States

Famous Works

Credits; Television Appearances; Series
Catwoman, Batman, ABC, 1966.
Rhonda Miller (also known as Rhonda the Robot and AF 709), My Living Doll, CBS, 1966-68.
Credits; Television Appearances; Pilots
Three on an Island, CBS, 1965.
Credits; Television Appearances; Episodic
"The Big Scandal," The Phil Silvers Show (also known as You'll Never GetRich), CBS, 1957.
"Malice in Wonderland," S. J. Perelman segment, Omnibus, NBC, 1959.
"Open for Diving," Adventures in Paradise, ABC, 1960.
Person to Person, CBS, 1961.
"Gideon's Follies," The Defenders, CBS, 1961.
"How Much a Pound Is Albatross?," Route 66, CBS, 1962.
"Give the Old Cat a Tender Mouse," Route 66, CBS, 1962.
Miss Devlin, "Of Late I Think of Cliffordville," The Twilight Zone, CBS,1963.
"Yellow Bird," F Troop, ABC, 1966.
"The Beautiful Maid," The Beverly Hillbillies, CBS, 1966.
"Monkees Get Out More Dirt," The Monkees, NBC, 1967.
Eleen, "Friday's Child," Star Trek, NBC, 1967.
"The Laser Blazer," Get Smart, NBC, 1968.
"The Funeral Is on Monday," It Takes a Thief, ABC, 1969.
"Love and the Big Night," Love, American Style, ABC, 1970.
"Love and the Lake," Love, American Style, ABC, 1970.
"Love and the Bathtub," Love, American Style, ABC, 1970.
"Love and the Serious Wedding," Love, American Style, ABC, 1970.
Catwitch Ophelia, "The Eight Year Itch Witch," Bewitched, ABC, 1971.
Miss Chambers, "Double Shock," Columbo, NBC, 1973.
Luciana Amaldi, "Aftershock," McMillan and Wife, NBC, 1975.
"Black Magic," The Bionic Woman, ABC, 1976.
Jason of Star Command, CBS, 1979.
"Haven't I Seen You?," The Love Boat, ABC, 1979.
Zarina, "Flight of the War Witch: Part 1," Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, NBC, 1980.
Zarina, "Flight of the War Witch: Part 2," Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, NBC, 1980.
"The Triangle," The Powers of Matthew Star, NBC, 1982.
"This Year's Riot," CHiPs, NBC, 1982.
Doralee, "King of Burlesque," Fantasy Island, ABC, 1983.

"A Change of Hart," Hart to Hart, ABC, 1983.
Half-Nelson, NBC, 1985.
"The Batman TV Reunion," CBS This Morning, CBS, 1989.
Herself, Hope and Gloria (also known as Hope & Gloria), NBC, 1995.
Herself, Melrose Place, Fox, 1995.
Also appeared in The Danny Kaye Show, CBS; The Jonathan Winters Show, NBCand CBS; and ABC's Wide World of Sports, ABC.
Credits; Television Appearances; Movies
Adrienne Redman, McCloud: Who Killed Miss U.S.A.?, NBC, 1970.
Lilah McGuinness, The Feminist and the Fuzz, ABC, 1971.
Aletha Westering, A Very Missing Person, ABC, 1972.
Chalane Turner, Terraces, NBC, 1977.
Melinda, Love Scenes (also know as Ecstasy and Lovescene), Cinemax, 1986.
Credits; Television Appearances; Specials
Guest, The World of Magic, 1975.
Herself, The Making of Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, 1997.
Credits; Other Television Appearances
Ultra witch, Monster Squad, 1983.
Credits; Film Appearances
Just for You, Paramount, 1952.
Specialty dancer, Slaves of Babylon, Columbia, 1953.
Golden girl, Serpent of the Nile, Columbia, 1953.
Salon model (uncredited), The Band Wagon (also known as I Love Louisa), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1953.
(As Julie Newmeyer) Dorcas Galien, a bride, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1954.
Lili Marlene, The Rookie, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1959.
Stupefyin' Jones, L'il Abner, Paramount, 1959.
Katrin Sveg, The Marriage-Go-Round, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1960.
Bonnie Brasher, For Love or Money (also known as Three on a Match and TheThree-Way Match), Universal, 1963.
All the female lead characters, Monsieur le Coq, Zero Mostel, 1967.
Carlotta Ravenswood, The Maltese Bippy (also known as The Incredible Werewolf Murders and Strange Case of ... !#* ), Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer, 1969.
Heshke, MacKenna's Gold, Columbia, 1969.
Director of toy company, Up Your Teddy Bear (also known as Mother and TheToy Grabbers), Geneni/Richard, 1970.
Venetia, Hysterical, EMB, 1983.
Queen Bee, Streetwalkin' (also known as City Streets and Cookie), Concorde, 1985.
Dr. Zarma, Evils of the Night, Shapiro, 1985.
Dance Academy, 1987.
Miss McKenzie, Body Beat, 1988.
Lady Elaine Wentworth, Deep Space, 1988.
Irina, Nudity Required, 1988.
Angel, Ghosts Can't Do It, 1990.
Miss Kitty, Oblivion, R.S. Entertainment, 1994.
Miss Kitty, Backlash: Oblivion 2 (also known as Oblivion 2), Full Moon Home Video, 1995.
Herself, To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar, Universal, 1995.
Credits; Stage Appearances
Alice, Alice in Wonderland, Broadway Department Store, Hollywood, CA, 1940.
Vera, Silk Stockings, Imperial Theatre, New York City, 1955.
Stupefyin' Jones, L'il Abner, St. James Theatre, New York City, 1956.
Katrin, The Marriage-Go-Round, Imperial Theatre, 1958.
Once upon a Russian, Music Box Theatre, New York City, 1961.
Lola, Damn Yankees, summer stock production, 1965.
Appeared as Mona, Dames at Sea; Adelaide, Guys and Dolls; and Irma, IrmaLa Douce; appeared in In the Boom Boom Room, Los Angeles,CA; also appeared inThe Women and Ziegfeld Follies.
Credits; Major Tours
Appeared as Eve, Stop the World ... I Want to Get Off, U.S. cities.

Further Reference

Periodicals:

Empire, issue 78, 1995, p. 24.
Entertainment Weekly, October 23, 1992, p. 66; March 10, 1995, p.
82.
Good Housekeeping, September, 1995, pp. 20-21.
People Weekly, October 16, 1995, pp. 172-174.
Vanity Fair, August, 1995, p. 78.

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