How Eartha Kitt rose from 'extreme poverty' to superstardom | BBC Global

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  • @martijnkeisers5900
    @martijnkeisers5900 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +25

    How eloquent she is.

  • @proclivities460
    @proclivities460 16 วันที่ผ่านมา +29

    Eartha is wonderful! Beautiful, talented and smart, great combo

  • @daniellekbingham1104
    @daniellekbingham1104 16 วันที่ผ่านมา +17

    What an amazing, thoughtful, and and well-spoken human. And a wonderful entertainer. ❤

  • @zabadazidit
    @zabadazidit 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +14

    I met Ms. Kitt backstage at a concert in Houston back in the mid 1990s. She was just as charming, polite and beautiful in person as she was on the screen. She had just finished doing "Boomerang" with Eddie Murphy and I complemented her on her performance. She laughed and said "DAAAHLING, it was just a film role!" One of the nicest celebrities I ever met!

    • @celestepalm6949
      @celestepalm6949 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

      Sad to think future generations will only think of her as the villainess in a Disney cartoon. But that is in itself a kind of immortality.

    • @MattClayton-q2u
      @MattClayton-q2u 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      She will always be immortalized as Catwoman in the 1960s TV show, her iconic “Santa Baby” song and the voice of Yzma to me. She’ll always be remembered for her varied and unique career.

  • @shayekisitu
    @shayekisitu 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +11

    What an amazingly beautiful, soft spoken, talented, and passionate human being she truly was. She is remarkable.❤

  • @callofthewintermoon
    @callofthewintermoon 16 วันที่ผ่านมา +15

    Always loved Eartha! Talented lady 💙💫

  • @aiai-j7i
    @aiai-j7i 12 วันที่ผ่านมา +6

    So open and brave to talk about her trauma...

  • @AskieFox-i2b
    @AskieFox-i2b 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    I love the fact that the host let her speak her mind and not bombarded her with question one after onother

  • @franktiesteel7868
    @franktiesteel7868 14 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

    saw her live she was sensational!

  • @inbedwithkpop
    @inbedwithkpop 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    This great! But the title made me think it was a mini doc or piece in her not an interview. It should probably read “Interview With Eartha Kitt: From Poverty to Stardom”

  • @MiniM69
    @MiniM69 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    She is my hero in so many ways!

  • @AjDAngeles
    @AjDAngeles 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    What a lovely human being ❤

  • @moominpic
    @moominpic 14 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    These are some great questions, and great answers.

  • @anitamacedo6302
    @anitamacedo6302 13 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    She's amazing ❤

  • @ivonnecolon8471
    @ivonnecolon8471 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    Wondeful human being 😊

  • @AL-dy1lj
    @AL-dy1lj 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    This was fascinating. I had no knowledge of Eartha Kitt’s life.

  • @GeoffreyGeorge-r5j
    @GeoffreyGeorge-r5j 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

    Wow, love listening to these old school educated folk...
    Eartha, I'm surprised I haven't heard of you until this Short...
    Gonna go on a dive and educate myself a bit I think.

  • @rabit818
    @rabit818 13 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

    Eartha, self reliant, real, honest and succeed, - someone to look up to.

  • @karijordan4930
    @karijordan4930 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

    Well said Ms.Kitt, well said! As long as we belong to a race, religion we are hardwired to be prejudiced instead of honoring our race, religion which would make us inclusive instead of exclusive. When we honor something we respect it so therefore we would respect it in others. So respecting & honoring other races & religions would be respecting & honoring the best in others and ourselves without the exclusivity of belonging to something which carries with it hints of judgement & prejudice! Food for thought...

  • @papermoon1
    @papermoon1 13 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    Love her

  • @MarkWilson-rn8tx
    @MarkWilson-rn8tx 13 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    She was sooooo funny in "Earnest Scared Stupid" loved her part in that movie!!! 😊😊😊

  • @a_net5610
    @a_net5610 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Really touching, very good video.

  • @StayFlowForTheSoul
    @StayFlowForTheSoul 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Well spoken

  • @Dion_Mustard
    @Dion_Mustard 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    When I read about Eartha's life (and I'm talking about her Autobiography), I come to the conclusion that her life couldn't have gone any other way...meaning, I think everyone's life is planned out for them...if you want to use the word fate then call it fate but I am not sure that is the correct word. She went through hell as a child and was rejected so many times, and often bullied, and yet she became a powerful star on the stage with immense wealth and confidence. It was as if her life had to turn out that way. I just don't think she was meant to have suffered as a girl and then died, or gone on to work in an office as a secretary. This planet and indeed the universe is full of mystery, and why some people go far and others don't is one of the greatest mysteries, but I firmly believe Eartha's talent had to be used for the good of humanity.

    • @GinaAngels
      @GinaAngels 9 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

      Wow what beautiful words and very well said!! I admire her grit and determination to stay strong and carry raise above!!

  • @MundiaKamau
    @MundiaKamau 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Wow🙂Eartha Kitt was deep🙂Regards, Michael M. Kamau, Nairobi, Kenya, East Africa, 26th January 2025.

  • @LeonardGalit
    @LeonardGalit 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    God loves everyone. God is Love. We all have to remember this.

  • @DuaneOsborn-d8w
    @DuaneOsborn-d8w 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    God created woman Eartha Kitt.... lovely person

  • @Jebbie1976
    @Jebbie1976 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +11

    You'd think she was born in Europe or somewhere like that by the way she spoke instead of the American South.

  • @johanbrunoDenizet
    @johanbrunoDenizet 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

    ❤️

  • @StellaMariaGiulia
    @StellaMariaGiulia 16 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

  • @clementgavi7290
    @clementgavi7290 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Certainly she was fortunate to not have encountered on her way those who ruin what the poor have realized and who have erected deprivation into a kind of universal maxim to make sure that the poor remain the poorest.

  • @eternity-minded
    @eternity-minded 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    It sounds like she went through hell, not being truly accepted anywhere.☹

    • @Bklyn112
      @Bklyn112 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

      ??????

  • @bellaanis7157
    @bellaanis7157 16 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    👍🏻

    • @rizki7995
      @rizki7995 16 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      I’m I’m 😅kukirim itu ya mkkkp

  • @ultrainstinctdacore3632
    @ultrainstinctdacore3632 16 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    14 minutes ago 💀

  • @ultrainstinctdacore3632
    @ultrainstinctdacore3632 16 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    2nd comment is crazy 💀

  • @francesquinn-escott744
    @francesquinn-escott744 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I thought Eartha Kitt was Welsh!