Eartha Kitt was the legendary entertainer who seduced ... the illegitimate daughter of a young Black woman and a man she assumed to be white — and whose identity she never knew.

"We chose Dani Lane from Kenan to play Eartha Mae, the young Eartha Kitt.” says Washington. "Like Ashlee and like Eartha herself, Dani Lane is one of a kind. It took us years to find her." ...

Eartha Mae Keith was sent away at a young age and raised in a relative’s home, where she was physically and sexually abused. “She spoke about her childhood a lot,” recalls Kitt, who details ...

“The Eartha Kitt who lived at home truly was real and ... Shapriro said the lessons she learned from her mother starting at a young age have stuck, particularly when it comes to race.

Kitt explains that Eartha's mother "died when she was very young. She didn't know who her father was and was disconnected from any of her relatives, so I really was her only family. And she clung ...

Having been given away by her young single mother and never having known who her father was, who could really blame her? Eartha Kitt and Kitt Shapiro (Courtesy of Kitt Shapiro) When I was a little ...

Eartha Kitt will return to the screen in mid 2023 ... “Eartha Mae is a challenging role for any actor, especially a young one,” says Director Shadow Dragu-Mihai,“I honestly thought we ...

Eartha Kitt’s “Santa Baby” uses a dignified ... Springer said that the tune seems to appeal to young and old listeners alike. The appeal of “Santa Baby” can be measured by its popularity ...

So she has a very young and active audience as well. Knowing these things, we see the kind of sponsors who favor this particular film." Veal adds: "You still see ads Eartha Kitt did as far back as ...

Essence sat down with the in-demand young starlet to talk all things acting, her love of Eartha Kitt, fashion icons, and her newest gig as the face of the new COS spring/summer campaign.