<P> Yvonne Joyce Craig ( May 16 , 1937 -- August 17 , 2015 ) was an American ballet dancer and actress best known for her role as Batgirl in the 1960s television series Batman and as the green - skinned Orion slave girl Marta in the Star Trek episode `` Whom Gods Destroy '' ( 1969 ) . The Huffington Post called her `` a pioneer of female superheroes '' for television . </P>
<P> Yvonne Joyce Craig ( May 16 , 1937 -- August 17 , 2015 ) was an American ballet dancer and actress best known for her role as Batgirl in the 1960s television series Batman and as the green - skinned Orion slave girl Marta in the Star Trek episode `` Whom Gods Destroy '' ( 1969 ) . The Huffington Post called her `` a pioneer of female superheroes '' for television . </P>
who played batgirl on the tv show batman
who played batgirl on the tv show batman
Yvonne Joyce Craig
Yvonne Joyce Craig