Yvonne Joyce Craig
Yvonne Joyce Craig (May 16, 1937 - August 17 15th, 2015) was an American dancer and actress popular for her character in the role of Batgirl in the 1960s' tv series Batman and as the green-skinned Orion slave girl Marta in the Star Trek episode "Whom Gods Destroy" (1969). The Huffington Post called her "a pioneer of female superheroes" on television. Yvonne Craig was born in Taylorville, Illinois, and was raised in Columbus, Ohio. In 1951 her family moved from Illinois to Dallas. There she attended W. H. Adamson High School in Dallas and Sunset High School. However she didn't finish her education because she had only "one PE credit". Craig was a part of Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo in the role of young ballerina from the youngest corps after being recognized by Alexandra Danilova who is a dancer and teacher. While she was performing as Batgirl the training proved very beneficial. In 1957, she quit the company's ballet program due to an issue abo...