Catty Catwomen

British beauty Sienna Miller has become the latest star to covet the role of comic book villain Catwoman. The Alfie star said that she would "love" to play the feline femme fatale in a new Batman movie.

"Catwoman. I actually love Catwoman. I just think the idea of being half-cat and half-woman is a great kind of villain-esque persona. It's the age-old thing of a femme fatale," said Miller.

Movie bosses are currently making plans for the next installment in the superhero franchise, a follow-up to 2008 blockbuster The Dark Knight. Producers are rumoured to be in talks to bring back Catwoman for the new film, the character played by Michelle Pfeiffer in 1992's Batman Returns and again by Halle Berry in a 2004 spin-off from the Caped Crusader movies. Miller has become the latest actress to add her name to the list of Catwoman wannabes.

As Sienna Miller gets ready to don the superhot Catwoman persona, here's a look at the women who have played or will be playing the feline fatale on screen before her.

Charlize Theron is also a strong contender for the role.

The actress might just end up in a skin tight catsuit in the upcoming follow-up to the critically-acclaimed 2008 film The Dark Knight.

Not only that, actress Kate Beckinsale has already voiced her interest in taking on the role.

The actress said recently that she would love to play Catwoman in the next Batman movie - because she is determined to take on more action roles.

Recently it was revealed that actress Megan Fox, who had also shown her interest to don the superhot Catwoman persona, will not star in the upcoming Batman movie.

Reports had surfaced that Fox would play Catwoman in the sequel to last year's blockbuster The Dark Knight. But international production house Warner Bros had confirmed that there will be a third film in the current movie series but no casting decisions have been made yet, according to reports.

Halle Berry adopted the Catwoman persona for the 2004 movie Catwoman. This was the first film dedicated to Catwoman who previously lived in the shadow of Batman, as his lady love or his arch-enemy.

With Halle Berry, the very nature of Catwoman changed, she changed from Selina Kyle to Patience Phillips who has superpowers. However, the film bombed and Halle Berry personally apologised for it, calling the film 'god awful.'

Before Halle Berry, Michelle Pfeiffer played Catwoman in Batman Returns in 1992. Micheal Keaton played the title character in the film.

Though Batman Returns was a classic dark Tim Burton film, critics said that Catwoman's character was explored at more levels and appeared more sympathetic thanks to the director and Michelle Pfeiffer's performance.

Since the beginning of the comic series Batman, his relationship with Catwoman has been tense. The character Selina Kyle (Catwoman's original name, like Bruce Wayne is Batman's human name) was first portrayed in the Batman live-action series on ABC by Julie Newmar in the 1960s.

Julie Newmar played Catwoman as many as 13 times even though she didn't act in the 1966 Batman movie.

The movie Batman started work towards the end of season one of the Batman series. Lee Meriwether was cast to play Catwoman

A winner of the Miss America beauty pageant, Lee Meriwether, also appeared in a later episode of the Batman TV series playing Lisa Carson

Much before the Halle Berry's debacle, Catwoman was played by an African-American actress called Eartha Kitt. However, racial tensions and the Vietnam War in the US during the 60s stunted her stint in the series.

Suzanne Lloyd who played Maya the Cat Girl in 1959 is considered to be a rough precursor of the Catwoman.

The reach of Catwoman is global, and the youngest woman to play the feline fatale is Israeli actress Niki Notarile. Her first such film was Catwoman: Principles (2006). Currently, she appears in Catwoman: The Diamond Exchange.