Yvonne Craig Biography

Fast Facts

• Before becoming an actress, she was a ballet dancer who traveled with the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, of which she was the youngest member
• Was discovered by Patrick Ford, director John Ford's son, and made the jump into acting as the lead actress of the film "The Young Land․"
• Quote: "I hear from women that I was their role model․ 'When I was a little girl, I realized that girls could kick butt just like guys,' [they'd say]․"
• Although she rarely appeared on screen after the 1970s, she continued to do voice-over work and also worked as a real estate broker
• Starred opposite Elvis Presley in two films, "It Happened at the World's Fair" and "Kissin' Cousins․"
• Best known for playing Batgirl in the 1960s "Batman" TV series and for voicing the Grandma in the Nickelodeon series "Olivia․"
• Wrote a book titled "From Ballet to the Batcave and Beyond" in 2000