University of California, Los Angeles School of American Ballet Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo
Occupation
Actress
Years active
1957–2011
Known for
Batman
Star Trek
Kissin' Cousins
It Happened at the World's Fair
Spouses
Jimmy Boyd
(m. 1960; div. 1962)
Kenneth Aldrich
(m. 1988)
[1][2][3]
Website
yvonnecraig.com
Yvonne Joyce Craig (May 16, 1937 – August 17, 2015) was an American actress who was renowned for her role as Barbara Gordon/Batgirl in the 1960s television series Batman. Other notable roles in her career include Dorothy Johnson in the 1963 movie It Happened at the World's Fair, Azalea Tatum in the 1964 movie Kissin' Cousins, and as the green-skinned Orion Marta in the Star Trek episode "Whom Gods Destroy" (1969).
The Huffington Post called her "a pioneer of female superheroes" for television.[4]
Craig was a philanthropist and "an advocate for workers unions, free mammograms, and equal pay for women".[4][5]
^Bergan, Ronald (August 23, 2015). "Yvonne Craig obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
^Rogers, Katie (August 19, 2015). "Yvonne Craig, Actress Who Played Batgirl, Is Dead at 78". The New York Times. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
^"Kenneth Aldrich – Batgirl Yvonne Craig's Husband". dailyentertainmentnews.com. · DailyEntertainmentNews.com part of Herval.co. August 19, 2015. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
^ abMosbergen, Dominique (August 19, 2015). "Actress Yvonne Craig, The Original 1960s Batgirl, Dies At 78". The Huffington Post. Archived from the original on August 20, 2015. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
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third season of the Batman television series (1967–1968), portrayed by YvonneCraig. Months before her debut, she had been mentioned by her father and Batman...
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other actors and singers in two USO tours. In 1960, Boyd married actress YvonneCraig (later TV's Batgirl). The marriage ended in divorce in 1962. Boyd married...
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"third floor", distract him with a new Cadillac and a sexy assistant (YvonneCraig) who is able to manipulate him into signing any form or check that she...
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