Yvonne Joyce Craig
Yvonne Joyce Craig, May 16, 1937 from May 16, 1937 until August 17, 2015. Craig was an American dancer and actress famous for her portrayals as Batgirl in the 1960s' TV series Batman and Marta who played the Orion slave girl Marta who appeared in the Star Trek episode "Whom Gods Deceive" (1969). The Huffington Post referred to her as "a pioneer in female superheroes" on TV. Yvonne Craig was raised in Columbus and was born in Taylorville in Illinois. In 1951 her family moved from Illinois to Dallas. 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 joined Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo in the role of youngest corps de ballerina after being identified by Alexandra Danilova who is a instructor and dancer. It was a wonderful experience which helped her to perform stunts in the role of Batgirl. She quit the ballet company in the year 1957 "over a...