Yvonne Joyce Craig
Yvonne Joyce Craig (May 16 1937 - 17 August, 2015) was an American dancer and actress popular for her character 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 of female superheroes" on television. Yvonne Craig was born in Taylorville, Illinois, and was raised in Columbus, Ohio. Her family moved to Dallas in 1951. She was a student at W. H. Adamson High School, Sunset High School as well as W. H. Adamson High School. It was unfortunate that she didn't graduate because she did not receive "one PE credit". Craig was accepted into Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo in the role of most junior ballerina in the company after being identified by Alexandra Danilova who is a dancer and instructor. This experience was beneficial when she did stunts acting as Batgirl. In 1957, she left the ballet