Eartha Kitt, legendary screen star and the voice behind the 1953 hit Santa Baby, died yesterday aged 81. Here are a selection of clips from some of her most memorable performances.
It has been covered by Kylie Minogue, Madonna and the inimitable Miss Piggy. But the definitive version of Santa Baby belongs to Kitt, who made the song a hit with her seductive vocals in 1953.
Where My Man Goes I Will Follow was one of Kitt's earlier screen performances, taken from the 1957 film Mark of the Hawk. She starred in more than 30 films throughout her life, the latest being 2007's And Then Came Love.
A doll-faced Kitt set pulses racing with the lyrics to her song I Want To be Evil. "My smile is brilliant, my glance is tender. But I'm noted most for my unspoiled gender," she sings, with a twinkle in her eye, during this 1962 live performance.
Aged 56, Kitt added her trademark sultry vocals to the 1983 song Where Is My Man. A disco hit along the lines of Madonna's Material Girl, Where Is My Man heard Kitt demanding a fella who would take her on a stroll through Cartier and provide holidays in the Hamptons.
The singer turned femme fatal in 1989 when she joined synth-pop outfit Bronski Beat on the HI-NRG hit Cha-Cha Heels.
She will be much missed - do add your favourite Kitt moments below.
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