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Eartha Mae Keith Wiki Biography

Eartha Mae Keith was born on the 17th January 1927, in North, a town in South Carolina, USA, and died on the 25th December 2008 in Weston, Connecticut, USA. She was an American singer, cabaret star, dancer, actress and activist, best known for her recordings “C’est Si Bon” (1953) and Christmas novelty hit “Santa Baby” (1953). Thanks to her versatility as an artist, Kitt consistently increased her net worth from when her career started in 1943; she was active in the entertainment industry until 2008.
Have you ever wondered how rich Eartha Kitt was as of mid-2016? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Kitt’s net worth was $4 million. She earned most of her money by singing and performing on stage, but she was an actress as well, which additionally improved her wealth.

Eartha Kitt Net Worth $4 Million

Eartha Kitt was born on a cotton plantation, and her mother Mamie Kitt was of African and Cherokee descent. Although never confirmed, her father was apparently of German descent, and Eartha was conceived by rape. He was supposedly the son of the man who owned the farm where Eartha was born, but she never met him although adopted his supposed surname of Kitt. Eartha was raised by Anna Mae Riley, who she believed that was her mother. However, when Riley went to live with a black man, he refused to take the 8-year-old Kitt due to her pale complexion, so she had to live with another family until they sent her to New York City to live with her natural mother.
Eartha started her career in 1943 when she joined the Katherine Dunham Company, a troupe of dancers, singers, actors and musicians, and stayed with them until 1948. She possessed a quite distinctive voice which was immediately noticed. Kitt recorded numerous hits including “Let’s Do It” (1951), “C’est Si Bon” (1953), “Monotonous”, “Love for Sale”, “Kâtibim”, “Under the Bridges of Paris” (1955) – her most recognizable song “Santa Baby”, was released in 1953. She learned to speak four languages and sang in seven which guaranteed that she performed successfully around Europe as well.
Kitt’s debut in film was in Luciano Emmer’s “Paris Is Always Paris” in 1951, and she later starred in Michael Audley’s drama “The Mark of the Hawk”, with Sidney Poitier (1957). Eartha also appeared in several TV series before securing a leading role in “St. Louis Blues” (1958), with Nat King Cole and Cab Calloway. She was quite busy in the late ’50’s, and appeared in “Anna Lucasta” (1958) with Sammy Davis Jr. and Frederick O’Neal. Eartha Kitt also appeared in five episodes of “Batman” (1966-1968), in Bob Kellett’s comedy “The Chastity Belt” (1972), and “Friday Foster” (1975), starring Pam Grier. These roles additionally increased her net worth.
In the ’80’s, Kitt was cast in several movies, such as “The Serpent Warriors” (1985), “Master of Dragonard Hill” (1987), “Dragonard” (1987) the sequel, and “Erik the Viking” (1989), starring Tim Robbins, John Cleese, and Mickey Rooney. She wasn’t quite as popular in the 90s, but still received a few notable roles, in “Ernest Scared Stupid” (1991), “Boomerang” (1992), starring Eddie Murphy and Halle Berry, “Fatal Instinct” (1993). With Armand Assante, and Bronwen Hughes’ “Harriet the Spy” (1996). All helped her net worth to rise.
Eartha Kitt gave her voice to numerous characters in animated series – the most notable were “My Life as a Teenage Robot” (2003-2007), and her most recent ”The Emperor’s New School” (2006-2008).
Thanks to her long and successful career, Eartha earned several prestigious awards, including a Star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame in 1960. Furthermore, she won three Daytime Emmy Awards in the category Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program, for her work on shows “Wonder Pets!” and “The Emperor’s New School”, among other awards.
Regarding her personal life, Eartha Kitt was married to William O. McDonald from 1960 to 1964, and the pair had a daughter named Kitt Shapiro. Kitt discovered she had colon cancer in 2006, and it took her life on a Christmas Day in 2008.