Yvonne Joyce Craig

Yvonne Joyce Craig (May 16, 1936 from 1936 to August 17, 2015), was an American actress, ballet dancer and choreographer. Her most famous work is for her roles in Batman's television series from the 1960s Batman as well as Marta who played an Orion slave girl sporting green skin in the Star Trek 1969 episode "Whom Gods Destruction". The Huffington Post referred to her as "a pioneer in female superheroes" on TV. Yvonne Craig was born and raised in Taylorville, Illinois. Her family relocated in 1951 from Illinois to Dallas. In Dallas, she attended W. H. Adamson High School in Dallas as well as Sunset High School. However she was not able to finish her education because she had only "one credits for PE". Craig was recognized by Alexandra Danilova (a ballerina and teacher) and was accepted into the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, becoming its youngest member of the corps de ballet. In the role of Batgirl the training proved to be very helpful. She left the ballet troupe in the year 1957 "over an issue with casting decisions" and relocated to Los Angeles in the hopes of pursuing her dance career, but found herself playing film roles. One of her earliest television roles was in the episode from the TV series Perry Mason ("The Case of the Lazy Lover" 1958) along with Neil Hamilton, who played her stepfather (later Hamilton played Police Commissioner James Gordon, Batgirl's father). Following her appearances in The Young Land, The Gene Krupa Story (all 1959), and Gidget (all 1958) she also appeared as Beverly Mills on the TV show Mr. Lucky (also 1959). Craig appeared with Bing Crosby in High Time (1960) and in Seven Women from Hell (1961) was a co-star with Cesar Romero. In 1962, she was guest-starring in Western Laramie's "The Long Road Back" episode. Craig also appeared with Bing Crosby on High Time (1960) and Seven Women from Hell (1961) Both of which featured Cesar Romero. Craig also starred in two Elvis Presley films: It happened at the World's Fair (1963), and Kissin Cousins (1964). She also starred as an Russian ballet performer opposite James Coburn in Mars Needs Women (1966).



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