She was called the sexiest actress, madness and brawler. She is an inventor, a catwoman, dancer, singer, beauty with the most sensual lips and a businesswoman. All this about the American actress and dancer Julie Newmar (Julie Newmar). She was born in the 30s of the twentieth century and still leads an active social life, looks amazing and even acts in films. How was the life of this wonderful woman? What is known about her? What films did you star in? All this will be discussed in the article.
What do we know about Julie
The biography of Julie Newmar began on August 16, 1933. The future actress was born in California, in Los Angeles. Her father was a teacher at a local college, as well as a real estate specialist and football coach, and her mother was a fashion designer and dancer. Julie is the oldest of the three children of the Newmar couple.
From early childhood, Julie was engaged in playing the piano, studied choreography and was engaged in dancing. At the age of 15 she was a prima ballerina in Los Angeles. It was as a dancer that she began to appear in various paintings. Even then, Newmar was called a woman with the most beautiful legs. A little later, she herself began to teach choreography. Actively act in films Julie began in the early 50's. As the queen of the dance, she lit up in the works of Theatrical Van, Demetrius and Gladiators. And she showed her chic figure and plasticity in the painting “The Nile Serpent”.
Dizzying career Julie Newmar. Filmography
Gradually, not only the dancers, but also the actresses began to notice the talents of famous directors. In 1954, Newmar appears her biggest role. We are talking about the film "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers", where she got the role of one of the chosen ones.
Next come the roles in Broadway musicals and plays. In particular, for her work in the Broadway play “Marriage Walks in Circles”, the actress received the Tony Award as the best actress in supporting plays.
Julie also toured as part of the Stop the World - I Want to Quit national tour. This is a musical where she appeared on stage with actor Joel Gray.
The actress also starred in Defenders, Twilight Zone, Beverly Hills Hillbillies and Star Trek.
Catwoman Julie Newmar
But even more popular was her television, and especially the role of a catwoman in the TV series "Batman." After this picture, where she slightly changed her costume, tied a belt to her waist and emphasized her perfect figure, Newmar began to be called a sex symbol.
Newmar starred only a year in this series and did not appear in all episodes, but this was enough for fans of the film to remember her forever and be called one of the best sexy female cats.
“She was a beautiful villain, cunning and powerful. Batman considered her sexy and smart, despite her criminal acts. There was a spark between them, ”recalls her sparkling role as Julie Newmar. According to the actress, a catwoman is the only role among all that she played in films and on stage, which allowed herself to express herself with body language.
“Cats are smooth, cats are fast. They will attract your attention in the most seductive way, ”the actress added.
Own business Newmar
Newmar was not only engaged in creativity, but also decided one day to try her hand at business. In the 70-80s, she took up the promotion of her own brand of tights. She even has her own patent for an invention. She made the seam on the back of the pantyhose more dense and elastic, which allowed the buttocks to look elastic and emphasize them, rather than flatten.
Newmar perfected the tights as needed. According to her, she has a whole cabinet of different tights, but they all do not give the effect that we would like.
The personal life of actress Newmar
It is known that in the 50s, Julie Newmar had an affair with the famous Western author Luis Lamour. However, Newmar was officially married to lawyer Jay Holt Smith, whom she became engaged to in 1977. The couple had a child with Down syndrome, and the boy was deaf. The couple did not live long together, only 7 years later they divorced. More about the official marriage of the actress is unknown.
Interesting facts from the life of Newmar
Actress Julie Newmar, films with the participation of which quickly find her audience, not only invented pulling pantyhose, but also created an invisible bra, such as that of Marilyn Monroe. And she also came up with a waistband for tall and large women.
The actress boasts a noisy scandal in 2004 with actor James Belushi, who is her homemate and has filed a lawsuit in the amount of $ 4 million against Newmar. Belushi demanded such a considerable sum for compensation for moral damage. According to him, the neighbor constantly listens to music loudly, swears at everyone around and spoils the property. Although Newmar argued the opposite, supposedly Belushi himself constantly curses at her. Two years later, the conflict hushed up, and Newmar even starred in an episode of the Belushi series.
In the movie “The Nile Snake, ” where Newmar played a gilded girl, her costume consisted of scotch tape and gold paint.
The actress starred in one subtle episode of The Twilight Zone with the imp horns.
Actress Newmar starred in one of George Michael's music videos.
At the moment, the actress is 84 years old, and she voiced her character in the cartoon "Batman vs. Two-Faced" in 2017.
The actress showed her abilities not only in the field of acting, business related to tights, but also in real estate. “I love real estate because it is a creative collaboration between professionals, as well as a useful way to take care of myself and my family, ” the actress once said.
Meaningful quotes and rules of life Julie
“I have never experienced a midlife crisis. It seems that I flew over him and instantly I turned 75."
“I always try to eat right, it went from childhood. My mother’s house didn’t have Coke, sweets or fries. This is despite the fact that my grandmother had her own bakery."
“For all my life I have not smoked, did not take drugs and practically did not drink. This allowed me to look attractive until my very old age. ”
“If I have a problem, I will first ask spiritual Julie, who then directs me to the mental Julie, who tells the physical what to do. I am an attentive listener. ”
“Tell me that I am beautiful - it does not mean anything. Tell me that I am intelligent - I already know that. Tell me I'm funny - and this is the greatest compliment in the world that anyone could give me. ”
“It's really boring to look at sex on the screen. This should not be done by them, but by me. "You do not need the actress to cry on the screen, you need to make the tears go to the viewer."
“Our mother told us not to waste time on comics. But comics are a fantasy. And fantasy is tomorrow. Need to fantasize!"
