I almost missed this one, but found it under the name Yvonne De Carlo.   
       
   News/ Yvonne Craig, Actress Who Played Batgirl, Dead at 78   
   by Zach Johnson  Today 4:47 AM PDT   
       
       
   Yvonne Craig, the actress who originated the role of Batgirl on the iconic   
   1960s ABC series Batman, died Monday at age 78. She passed Monday night at her   
   home in Pacific Palisades, her nephew, Christopher Carson, confirmed. She died   
   from complications brought about from breast cancer that had metastasized to   
   her liver.   
       
   Craig is survived by her husband, Kenneth Aldrich, her sister and two nephews.   
       
   A private service is being planned for a later time, according to her official   
   website.   
       
   Craig was born on May 16, 1937.   
       
   A native of Taylorville, Ill., Craig began her career at age 17 when she   
   became the youngest member of The Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo. The dancer   
   remained with the troupe for three years before being selected to play the   
   part of Elena de la Madrid in the 1959 movie The Young Land. Craig shared the   
   screen with Elvis Presley in two movies: 1963's It Happened at the World's   
   Fair and 1964's Kissin' Cousins. She had a brief relationship with Presley,   
   per The Hollywood Reporter.   
       
   Craig later appeared in epsiodes of The Man From U.N.C.L.E., Mod Squad and The   
   Six Million Dollar Man. The actress joined Batman in its third and final   
   season. Craig did all of her own stunts and all of her own motorcycle riding   
   on the show. Craig was also known for her appearance on an episode of Star   
   Trek in 1969, where she played an Orion Slave Girl who wanted to kill Captain   
   Kirk, played by William Shatner.   
       
   After her acting career, Craig became a real estate broker.   
       
   Craig and her sister, Meridel Carson, were also in the prepaid phone card   
   business.   
       
   In 2000, Craig published a memoir, titled From Ballet to the Batcave and   
   Beyond.   
       
   Craig continued to do voiceover work over the years, including the role of   
   Grandma in Nickelodeon's animated series Olivia from 2009 to 2011. Most   
   recently, she served as executive producer for the documentary feature film   
   BIRTH.   
       
   In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to The Angeles Clinic Foundation.   
       
       
   Regards,   
       
   Roger   
      
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