We are sad to report this morning the passing of Yvonne Craig, who has died at the age of 78. Her official website broke the news.
Craig was perhaps best known for her role as Batgirl in the 1960’s Batman TV series with Adam West and Burt Ward. She also featured in the Star Trek episode “Whom Gods Destroy” where she played Marta, the green Orion slave girl who wants to kill Captain Kirk.
Her website writes:
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. She is survived by her husband, Kenneth Aldrich, her sister Meridel Carson and nephews Christopher and Todd Carson. A private service is being planned with no date set at the present time. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to: The Angeles Clinic Foundation by mail at 2001 Santa Monica Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90404 or by going into their website at www.theangelesclinicfoundation.org and following the “Donate” link.
We here at Flickering Myth would like to pass on our best wishes to the family of Vyonne Craig. She will always be our Batgirl.
Originally published August 19, 2015. Updated April 13, 2018.
