Much of [Julie] Newmar's fame stems from her television career, especially her roles in certain well-remembered television series. Newmar starred as the sexy 'Rhoda the Robot' in the short-lived cult TV series My Living Doll (1964-1965). She is best known for her 13-episode recurring role on the 1960s TV series Batman as the "purrfect" villainess, Catwoman (portrayed in the related 1966 feature film by Lee Meriwether and in the series' final season by Eartha Kitt). In 1962 she made two appearances as motorcycle-riding, free-spirited heiress Vicki Russell in the TV series Route 66, filming on location in Tucson, Arizona and in Tennessee. She also guest-starred on such iconic 60s TV shows as The Twilight Zone, F-Troop, The Beverly Hillbillies and Get Smart. In 1967, she guest starred as April Conquest in an episode of The Monkees and as a pregnant princess named Eleen in the Star Trek episode "Friday's Child." She had a guest appearance in a first season episode of The Bionic Woman (1976).
In the 1980s and early 1990s, Newmar appeared in several low-budget films. She also guest-starred on TV shows including The Love Boat, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, Hart to Hart, CHiPs, and Fantasy Island. She also appeared in George Michael's videoclip Too Funky in 1992 as well as appearing as herself in a 1996 episode of Melrose Place.