Yvonne Craig (16 May 1937 – 17 August 2015; age 78) was an actress and former ballerina who played Marta in the Star Trek: The Original Series third season episode "Whom Gods Destroy". She filmed her scenes between Tuesday 15 October 1968 and Wednesday 23 October 1968 at Desilu Stage 9 and Stage 10.
In 1964, she was considered for the role of Vina in the first Star Trek pilot, "The Cage", mostly due to her dancing skills, before the role went to Susan Oliver. [1]
Hailing from Taylorville, Illinois, Craig was most famous for her role as Batgirl in the 1967-68 season of Batman.
Among her several other television appearances was a guest spot in an episode of Fantasy Island, a series that starred Ricardo Montalban. She also guested in Land of the Giants, starring Don Marshall. Other series she appeared on include Dr. Kildare, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., and Mannix.
Craig also had supporting roles in a handful of films, including 1959's Gidget and The Gene Krupa Story, both featuring actor James Darren. The latter film also featured Lawrence Dobkin, Susan Oliver, and Stanley Adams.
In the early 1960s Craig was a girlfriend of Elvis Presley and co-starred with him in two films, It Happened at the World's Fair (1963) and Kissin' Cousins (1964). The first also starred Gary Lockwood and featured Pete Kellett, Guy Raymond, and Bill Quinn, while the latter was directed by Gene Nelson and included Terri Garr, Lance LeGault, and Carey Foster in the cast.
In 1967, she appeared in the film In Like Flint, opposite her "Whom Gods Destroy" castmate Steve Ihnat.
Craig later retired from acting and went into real estate.
On 17 August 2015 Craig passed away due to complications from breast cancer. [2] [3]
External links[]
- YvonneCraig.com – official site
- Yvonne Craig at the Internet Movie Database
- Yvonne Craig at Wikipedia
- Yvonne Craig at TriviaTribute.com