Wide World of Women

http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/19/entertain ... irl-death/
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/y ... 60s-816226
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(CNN) Before Lynda Carter's Wonder Woman, before Joanna Cameron's Isis, before Scarlett Johannsson's Black Widow,
Yvonne Craig was a pioneer of female superheroes on screen.
As an actress, she originated the role of Batgirl in the 1960s "Batman" television series.
As a trained dancer, she did her own stunts.
Craig died Monday, August 17th in California after a long two-year battle with breast cancer. She was 78.

...Craig originated the role of Batgirl in the show's third and final season in 1967, kapowing and zzonking the bad guys alongside Adam West and Burt Ward's dynamic duo of Batman and Robin.

"I hear from women that I was their role model," she told CNN in an interview earlier this year. "'When I was a little girl, I realized that girls could kick butt just like guys,' [they'd say]."

She also had a memorable role as the green-skinned Orion slave girl Marta who wanted to kill Captain Kirk in a third-season episode of "Star Trek."
In an interview with CNN earlier this year, Craig explained how she got into acting while she was still touring as a dancer.
She went on to appear in several films, including two with Elvis Presley -- "It Happened at the World's Fair" and "Kissin' Cousins."
( Craig's passing comes one day after the anniversary of her co-star Presley's death in 1977. )

She then parlayed her success into television roles, guest starring in several series, most notably several episodes of "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis" and "77 Sunset Strip."
Then came her role as Batgirl.










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Very saddened by this news. She is a true icon. Many have tried but no one and I mean NO ONE could fill out that Batgirl outfit like Yvonne could! Batgirl's sexiness never became dated. Still as sexy in 2015 as it was in the 1960's. May she RIP.

She even dabbled as a real estate broker in her post acting days.
Definitely a true trailblazer in every sense of the word--not even Batman and Robin knew her secret cave entrance, only Alfred the trusty assistant knew.

Yvonne will be missed, but at least she is reunited 38 years and one day later with Elvis.

.. No doubt... no doubt at all...