Catwoman (Michelle Pfeiffer)

"I am Catwoman. Hear me roar."

- Catwoman

Selina Kyle was a lonely, frustrated woman pushed over the edge into obsession and crime after her boss, tycoon Max Shreck, tried to kill her to keep her from revealing his plot to build a power plant that would steal Gotham's electricity.

Rebirth
Mysteriously revived by alley cats after Shreck pushes her out a window, Selina Kyle's repressed rage allowed her to transform into the clever supervillainess Catwoman. Shortly following her transformation, she joined forces with The Penguin.

As a masked figure operating under the guise of a theatrical public identity, Catwoman found a reflection of herself in Batman. In a ballroom masque, to Siouxsie & the Banshees' "Face to Face", the two masked crime fighters, Batman and Catwoman, dressed as their alter-egos, Bruce and Selina, discovered their dual personalities.

She electrocuted Shreck by kissing him with a Taser in her mouth; Batman never found her body.

Reemergence
After Bruce found her cat, Miss Kitty, he drove away, wondering what had become of his girlfriend. Perched atop a rooftop nearby was Catwoman, who rose to look at the Batsignal in the sky.

A couple years later, Dr. Chase Meridian revealed to Batman that she had learned of the attraction between himself and Catwoman, noting that he liked "strong women with skin-tight vinyl and a whip".

Behind the scenes

 * When Tim Burton was set to direct Batman Forever, his intention was to use The Riddler as the main villian and possibly have Catwoman return. As Burton was replaced, this never came to pass.
 * Bruce and Selina, discovered their dual personalities, thus exposing one of Burton's main themes — duality — in the film.

Appearances

 * Batman Returns
 * Batman Forever (mentioned only)

See

 * Catwoman
 * Catwoman (Julie Newmar)
 * Catwoman (Lee Meriwether)
 * Catwoman (Eartha Kitt)
 * Catwoman (Maggie Baird)
 * Catwoman (BTAS)