Yvonne Craig, the actress best known for originating the role of Batgirl on TV's "Batman," has died. She was 78.
"Yvonne Craig passed away at her home in Pacific Palisades, surrounded by her immediate family and comforted by Hospice yesterday night. She died from complications brought about from breast cancer that had metastasized to her liver," a statement on her website read.
She is survived by her husband, Kenneth Aldrich, her sister Meridel Carson and nephews Christopher and Todd Carson.
After getting her start in The Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo and then landing a role in the 1959 western "The Young Land," the actress got a slew of roles including two movies with Elvis Presley, "It Happened at the World’s Fair" and "Kissin' Cousins."
The actress also starred in TV's "Star Trek" as a green Orion Slave Girl who wanted to kill Captain Kirk.
During her career, Craig starred on "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis," "The Six Million Dollar Man,Land of the Giants," "Mod Squad," "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea," "Love American Style," "Emergency," and "Courtship of Eddie’s Father."
-- Jesse Spero
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