Yvonne Craig | |
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| Born | Yvonne Joyce Craig May 16, 1937 Taylorville, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | August 17, 2015 (aged 78) |
| Alma mater | University of California, Los Angeles School of American Ballet Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1957–2011 |
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| Website | yvonnecraig |
Yvonne Joyce Craig (May 16, 1937 – August 17, 2015) was an American actress who is best known 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.[3]
Craig was a philanthropist and "an advocate for workers unions, free mammograms, and equal pay for women".[3][4]
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Mosbergen, 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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