Yvonne Joyce Craig
Yvonne Joyce Craig (May 16 1937 - 17 August, 2015) was an American actress and ballet dancer famous for her part in the role of Batgirl in the 1960s' television series Batman as well as her role as the green-skinned Orion slave girl Marta in the Star Trek episode "Whom Gods Destroy" (1969). The Huffington Post called her "a pioneer in female superheroes for television." Yvonne Craig was raised in Columbus and was born in Taylorville in Illinois. Her family relocated in 1951 from Illinois to Dallas. There she attended W. H. Adamson High School in Dallas as well as Sunset High School. However she did not get a degree because she did not have "one credits for PE". Craig was discovered by Alexandra Danilova (a ballerina and teacher) and was accepted into the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo as its youngest corps de ballet member. It was an amazing experience that enabled her to do stunts as Batgirl. In 1957, she left the company "over a dispute on changes ...