Yvonne Craig

Yvonne Joyce Craig is an actress and former ballerina from Taylorville, Illinois who is most famous for her role as  in the 1967-68 season of . After this series came to an end, she appeared on Star Trek: The Original Series, playing Marta in the episode.

In 1964, she was considered for the role of Vina in the first Star Trek pilot,, mostly due to her dancing skills, before the role went to Susan Oliver.

Among her several other television appearances was a guest spot in an episode of , a series that starred Ricardo Montalban. Other series she appeared on include ', ' and .

Craig also also had supporting roles in a handful of films, including 1959's  and The Gene Krupa Story, both featuring actor James Darren. The latter film also featured Lawrence Dobkin, Susan Oliver, and Stanley Adams.

In the early 1960s Craig was the girlfriend of Elvis Presley and co-starred with him in two films, It Happened at the World's Fair (1963) and Kissin' Cousins (1964). The first also starred Gary Lockwood and featured Pete Kellett, Guy Raymond and Bill Quinn, while the latter was directed by Gene Nelson and included Teri Garr in the cast.

In 1967, she appeared in the film , opposite her "Whom Gods Destroy" cast mate Steve Ihnat.

Craig has since retired from acting and has gone into real estate.