With Anne Hathaway gearing up to play Catwoman in the next Batman film, The Dark Knight Rises, CS tells you more:

>>u00a0Catwoman was created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane. She is said to be partially inspired by Ruth Steel, Kane's second cousin by marriage. Finger and Kane used the imagery of a cat as they felt that cats were hard to understand.

>>u00a0The most widely known Catwoman, Selina Kyle first appeared in 1940 in Batman 1 as a mysterious burglar and jewel thief.

>>u00a0Actresses like Julie Newmar, Lee Meriwether and Eartha Kitt, Michelle Pfeiffer, Halle Berry have played Catwoman.