NYC: Eartha Kitt, a sultry singer, dancer and actress whom rose from sc cotton industries in order to become a symbol that is international of and sensuality, has died, a household spokesman said. She ended up being 81.

Kitt, a self-proclaimed “sex kitten” well-known for her catlike purr, had been certainly one of America’s many versatile performers, winning two Emmys and nabbing a nomination that is third. She additionally ended up being selected for all Tonys and two Grammys.

Her job spanned six years, from her begin as being a dancer with all the famed Katherine Dunham troupe to cabarets and acting and performing on phase, in films as well as on tv.

She persevered through an unhappy youth as being a mixed-race child of the United states South making headlines when you look at the 1960s for denouncing the Vietnam War during a trip to your White House. (more…)