Yvonne Joyce Craig
Yvonne Joyce Craig (May 16 1936 - - August 17 15th, 2015), was an American actress, ballet dancer and choreographer. She is best remembered for her roles in Batman's television series from the 1960s Batman as well as Marta the Orion slave with green skin in the Star Trek 1969 episode "Whom Gods Destruction". The Huffington Post called her "a pioneer in female superheroes for television." Yvonne Craig was born in Taylorville, Illinois, and was raised in Columbus, Ohio. Her family relocated in 1951 from Illinois to Dallas. There she attended W. H. Adamson High School in Dallas and Sunset High School. However, she did not complete her studies as she did not have "one credits for PE". Craig was found by Alexandra Danilova (a ballerina and teacher) and joined the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo as its youngest corps de ballet member. In the role of Batgirl, this training proved extremely beneficial. She left the ballet troupe in the year 1957 "over disagre