Yvonne Joyce Craig
Yvonne Joyce Craig, May 16, 1937 until August 17, 2015. Craig was an American dancer and actress who was popular for her performances as Batgirl in the 1960s' tv series Batman and Marta her character, Marta, the Orion slave girl Marta from Star Trek's episode "Whom Gods Deceive" (1969). The Huffington Post referred to her as "a pioneer in female superheroes" on television. Yvonne Craig was born and was raised in Taylorville, Illinois. Her family moved to Dallas in 1951. She was a student at W. H. Adamson High School, Sunset High School, and later W. H. Adamson High School. The only problem was that she didn't graduate because she was not awarded "one PE credit". After being spotted by Alexandra Danilova, a ballerina and instructor, Craig joined the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo as its youngest member of the corps de ballet. It was a wonderful experience that helped her perform stunts in the role of Batgirl. In 1957, she left the company "o...
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