Yvonne Joyce Craig
Yvonne Joyce Craig (May 16 1936 - - August 17 2015), was an American dancer, actress and choreographer. Craig is most well-known for her appearances in Batman's 1960s TV series Batman and Marta she was an Orion slave girl sporting green skin, in the Star Trek 1969 episode "Whom Gods Destruction". The Huffington Post called her "a pioneer of female superheroes" for television. Yvonne Craig was born in Taylorville, Illinois, and was raised in Columbus, Ohio. Her family relocated to Dallas in 1951. She attended W. H. Adamson High School, Sunset High School and then W. H. Adamson High School. The only problem was that she did not graduate due to the fact that she did not receive "one PE credit". Craig was found by Alexandra Danilova (a ballerina and teacher) and was accepted into the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo as its youngest corps de ballet member. The training helped her in her stunt work while playing Batgirl. In 1957 she left the ballet company becaus...