Yvonne Craig

 Yvonne Joyce Craig was born on May 16, 1937 in Taylorville, Illinois. Yvonne was an exciting young dancer when she was just an teen. She was then accepted by Denham's Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo. She continued her training until she quit the company in the year 1957 because of an issue over casting changes. In her desire to continue dancing, she relocated to Los Angeles in 1957. She soon found herself in films. Yvonne was initially given small roles in films such as Gidget (1959), and The Gene Krupa Story (59). Following that, her film career just bumped along. Yvonne was at that time engaged to Elvis Presley. She did however play a part in the two Elvis movies It Happened At the World's Fair (1963), and Kissin Cousins (1964). But her most famous role was on the show that became a cult TV show Batman (1966). In the show, she played Barbara who was the daughter of Commissioner Gordon. Her secret identity was Batgirl and as the Commissioner's daughter, she had access to the entire saga of trouble happening in Gotham City. The 1967-68 season saw the end of the series' run. She also appeared in Batman (1966) on several other television series, including Star Trek : The Original Series (1966), and The Six Million Dollar Man ( 1974). Yvonne entered the real estate business after her career had ended. Yvonne Craig, age 78 passed away from breast cancer at her Pacific Palisades home in California on the 17th of August, 2015.