In development for years, several names were attached to star in 2004's Catwoman—including Ashley Judd and Nicole Kidman—before Berry decided to don the suit after winning the 2002 Best Actress Oscar for Monster's Ball.
All hail Michelle Pfeiffer, by far the best Catwoman we've ever had. The three-time Oscar nominee played Selina Kyle in Tim Burton's Batman Returns, introducing a welcome fantasy element into her story.
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Did Angelina Jolie ever play Catwoman?
Angelina Jolie will not play Catwoman for two reasons, she wouldn't want the role and Warner Brothers would not want her for the role. MTV news interviewed Angelina Jolie around the time that Christopher Nolan was casting the Catwoman role for "The Dark Knight Rises." Her response?
At 14 years old, Bicondova became the youngest actor to step into the role of Catwoman, portraying a teenaged version of Selina in the Batman prequel series, "Gotham." As if that wasn't impressive enough, Bicondova has also played Catwoman longer than any other performer, at five years.
As a rising star of the 1970s and 80s, Michelle Pfeiffer took on the role of Selina Kyle in Tim Burton's 1992 film Batman Returns. However, it was almost Annette Bening who performed as Catwoman opposite Michael Keaton's Bruce Wayne instead.
Not only was the role of Selina Kyle/Catwoman first offered to Annette Bening, but Bening accepted the job. Back in the early '90s during the making of Batman Returns, Bening had been cast as Catwoman but was forced to drop out of the role.
In development for years, several names were attached to star in 2004's Catwoman—including Ashley Judd and Nicole Kidman—before Berry decided to don the suit after winning the 2002 Best Actress Oscar for Monster's Ball.
She came to international prominence with a supporting role in Days of Thunder (1990), and soon gained greater recognition with starring parts in Far and Away (1992), To Die For (1995), Eyes Wide Shut (1999), The Others (2001), and Cold Mountain (2003).
Catwoman appears in Batman (1966), portrayed by Julie Newmar in the first and second seasons, Eartha Kitt in the third season, and Lee Meriwether in the series' film adaptation.
Catwoman has been adapted in various media incarnations, having been portrayed in film by Lee Meriwether in Batman (1966), Michelle Pfeiffer in Batman Returns (1992), Halle Berry in Catwoman (2004), Anne Hathaway in The Dark Knight Rises (2012), and Zoë Kravitz in The Batman (2022).
In what is a rather dark movie, Pfeiffer's Catwoman stands out by being the most comical character. The antihero's dialogue is the best part about her hence Catwoman's best quotes in Batman's Returns are generally the best in the movie as a whole.
Catwoman was first portrayed in the 1960s series by Julie Newmar in the first two seasons. Lee Meriwether and Eartha Kitt replaced when she was unavailable for the movie and season three. Marilyn Watson was Newmar's stunt double.
Ahead of Batman's third season, Newmar ended up being cast in the film Mackenna's Gold alongside Gregory Peck. Due to this new commitment, Newmar was forced to vacate the Catwoman role once again -- this time for good, as Batman would ultimately be canceled at the conclusion of the third season.
In 2004, two years after her Oscar triumph, Berry also gained the dubious distinction of winning the Worst Actress Golden Raspberry Award (known as the Razzies) for her title role in Catwoman, widely panned by critics.
with her iconic dressing imagined by the costume designers of the film Mary Vogt and Bob Ringwood. In 2004, director Pitof chose Halle Berry for the leading character in his feature film Catwoman, making for the second black actress to be given the role, 36 years after Eartha Kitt.
While Julie Newmar and Eartha Kitt were undeniably talented and captivating in their portrayals of Catwoman, Lee Meriwether brought a unique combination of danger and allure to the role. Her performance in the 1966 Batman Movie showcased a Catwoman who was equal parts seductive and cunning.
She's just been cast as Fish Mooney in Batman prequel Gotham, but on Saturday night, Jada Pinkett Smith gave her best Catwoman impersonation as she slipped into a striking head-to-toe leather ensemble.
Pfeiffer took on the role of Selina Kyle–Catwoman in Tim Burton's superhero film Batman Returns (1992), opposite Michael Keaton and Danny DeVito, after Annette Bening dropped out because of her pregnancy.
