#55 Yvonne Craig

Green-eyed, petite brunette Yvonne Craig possessed a unique combination of sexiness and wholesomeness. She’s probably best known for playing the motorcycle-riding, high-kicking Batgirl on the Batman TV series. She also, however, was a two-time Elvis girl (and girlfriend) and a Star Trek babe as well (and a green-skinned one at that). Sadly, she passed away just less than a month ago.

Embarrassing Real Birthplace:  Taylorvile, IL

Embarrassing Movies

• Ski Party
• Eighteen and Anxious
• Mars Needs Women *
• Seven Women from Hell

* - author has seen

Embarrassing Taglines

• Parents may be shocked, but youth will understand!
• Women... captured and enslaved – forced to the inhuman demands of barbarian conquerors!
• When the SKI NICKS meet the SKI CHICKS it's called SNOW-A-GO-GO

Embarrassing Characters

• Luluwa
• Elena de la Madrid
• Azalea Tatum
• Ecstasy La Joie
• Vickie Malone, Meter Maid

Shortest  Marriage:  Less than 2 years

Unlikely Spouses & Boyfriends

• Jimmy Boyd (sang "I saw Mommy kissing Santa Claus" as an 11-year-old)
• Mort Sahl (the comedian)
• Bill Bixby
• Elvis

Interesting Tidbits

• A classically trained ballet dancer, was a member of the  Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo at age 16
• Attended UCLA, where she majored in Russian
• Discovered at a Hollywood restaurant
• Did her own stunts
• Upon retirement, sold real estate, was an acting coach, produced industrial shows, and started a company doing prepaid phone cards

Where can I learn more?

• Obit
• From Ballet to the Batcave and Beyond (memoir)
• Official site
• Batman site
• Cult Sirens
• Glamour Girls of the Silver Screen 
• IMDb
• Brian's Drive-In Theater
• Wikipedia

Nice cone

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