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Yvonne Craig

American actress (1937-2015) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 78

Yvonne Joyce Craig was an American actress best known for her role as Barbara Gordon/Batgirl in the 1960s television series Batman.

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2015Died17 August 20152005Ballets RussesFilm1999Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1Film1990Diggin' Up BusinessFilm, Lucille1975Starsky & HutchSeries, Carol1973KojakSeries, LizBatgirl Teaches Batman a Lesson About Equal PayFilm, 1973Batgirl1971How to Frame a FiggFilm, Glorianna Hastings1969Love, American StyleSeries, Kathy1968Land of the GiantsSeries, BernaMars Needs WomenFilm, 1968Dr. Bolen1967BatgirlFilm, Batgirl / Barbara Gordon1966BatmanSeries, Batgirl1965Quick, Before It MeltsFilm, Sharon Sweigert1964The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Series, Cecille BergstromAdvance to the RearFilm, 1964Ora (uncredited)1963It Happened at the World's FairFilm, Dorothy Johnson1962The Merv Griffin ShowSeries1961Ben CaseySeriesBy Love PossessedFilm, 1961Veronica Kovacs1960High TimeFilm, Randy 'Scoop' Pruitt1959LaramieSeriesGidgetFilm, 1959Nan1957Perry MasonSeries, Patricia FaxonEighteen and AnxiousFilm, 1957Gloria Dorothy McCormick1937Born16 May 1937

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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 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. Craig was a philanthropist and "an advocate for workers unions, free mammograms, and equal pay for women".

Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1937 to 2015 · aged 78