Kitty Carlisle (also known as
Kitty Carlisle Hart; September 3, 1910April 17, 2007) was an American singer, actress and spokeswoman for the arts. She is best remembered as a regular panelist on the television game show
To Tell the Truth. Carlisle served 20 years on the
New York State Council on the Arts. In 1991, she received the
National Medal of Arts from President
George H. W. Bush. Eight years later, in 1999, she was inducted into the
American Theater Hall of Fame.