Emmys Obit Segment Neglects ‘Batman’ Star Yvonne Craig, Christopher Lee and ‘Rowdy’ Roddy Piper

Yvonne Craig
Yvonne Joyce Craig
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2026-07-02
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Yvonne Joyce Craig (May 16, 1937 – August 17, 2015) was an American actress best known for her role as Barbara Gordon/Batgirl in the 1960s television series Batman. 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".
Career
- 1937Born
- 2015Passed away
Trivia
- •Place of birth: Taylorville
- •Citizenship: United States
- •Known as: actor, television actor, film actor
- •Spouse: Jimmy Boyd
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