BIRDS OF PREY (2002) Star Dina Meyer Shares Throwback Photo From Her Short Stint As Batgirl

BIRDS OF PREY (2002) Star Dina Meyer Shares Throwback Photo From Her Short Stint As Batgirl

Dina Meyer, who played Barbara Gordon/Oracle in the 2002 Birds of Prey TV series, has shared a never-before-seen BTS photo from her brief time in the full Batgirl costume...

By MarkCassidy - Jan 25, 2025 11:01 AM EST
Filed Under: Birds of Prey

Though some of you may not even be aware of this, Warner Bros. aired a Birds of Prey TV series back in 2002, which ran for 13 episodes before being abruptly cancelled despite relatively strong ratings.

The show was set in an alternate DC Comics reality, taking place years after Batman abandoned Gotham City (now known as New Gotham) and focusing on a trio of heroes joining forces as the city's new protectors in the Dark Knight's absence.

The team was made up of Bruce Wayne and Selena Kyle's daughter Helene Kyle/Huntress (Ashley Scott), Barbara Gordon/Oracle (Dina Meyer), and Dinah Redmond/Black Canary (Rachel Skarsten), with Doctor Harleen Quinzel (Mia Sara) as their main adversary.

Birds of Prey is not exactly well-regarded (and wasn't at the time), but it has since gained something of a cult following, with most of the episodes available to watch on YouTube.

Now, Meyer has taken to social media to share a never-before-seen BTS photo of her brief tenure as Batgirl (the costume was a repurposed version of the suit Alicia Silverstone wore in Batman and Robin).

Meyer played a version of Gordon who was critically injured by the Joker (inspired by the events of Alan Moore's The Killing Joke), and spent most of the series in a wheelchair under the Oracle mantle. She did get to suit-up as Batgirl for several flashback scenes, however.

Check out the photo at the link below.

Meyer actually returned as Barbara Gordon for the Arrowverse Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover event, but only for an uncredited voice role. Ashley Scott also appeared as Helena Kyle.

"The Batman legend takes an unexpected turn when the Caped Crusader vanishes from the crime-ridden Gotham City and his legacy is taken over by a trio of relentless heroines—the Birds of Prey. Barbara Gordon (Dina Meyer) started out as Batman's protégé, Batgirl, but an attack by The Joker left her a paraplegic after being shot in the spine. Reinventing herself as Oracle, she takes under her wing Helena Kyle (Ashley Scott), the secret daughter of Batman and Catwoman, who quickly grows into the fierce "Huntress". Into this group comes Dinah Lance (Rachel Skarsten), a teenage runaway who is drawn to the city by metahuman visions. With the help of the only honest cop in the city now called New Gotham, Detective Jesse Reese (Shemar Moore), the Birds of Prey fight their first battle against a mysterious madman who is bent on destruction."

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THEKENDOMAN
THEKENDOMAN - 1/25/2025, 11:33 AM
😂😂😂😂😂

Someone was having a if only moment and decided to share.

For [frick]s sake
Tpo81
Tpo81 - 1/25/2025, 11:40 AM
@THEKENDOMAN - she played batgirl tho. So it's not like she never played her. I think it's ok & allowed to look at it as an accomplishment. Even if it was terrible
NonPlayerC
NonPlayerC - 1/25/2025, 11:56 AM
@THEKENDOMAN - seems like she was reminiscing or saw an old photo and wanted to post it. It’s a completely normal thing to do and she looked great in the suit.
KennKathleen
KennKathleen - 1/25/2025, 12:24 PM
@Tpo81 - Celebrating a terrible accomplishment...

🙄🤔😐😳💡

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comicfan100
comicfan100 - 1/25/2025, 12:31 PM
@THEKENDOMAN - That's a kinda miserable reaction to such a harmless post.
rychlec
rychlec - 1/25/2025, 1:21 PM
@NonPlayerC - Hope she has some from "Starship Troopers"!
THEKENDOMAN
THEKENDOMAN - 1/25/2025, 1:38 PM
@Tpo81 - Agreed.👊🏿
THEKENDOMAN
THEKENDOMAN - 1/25/2025, 1:43 PM
@NonPlayerC - I need to watch it.
THEKENDOMAN
THEKENDOMAN - 1/25/2025, 1:45 PM
@comicfan100 - I do feel a tad bad. Especially as I haven’t seen. 🙄🤦🏾‍♂️
Tpo81
Tpo81 - 1/25/2025, 2:03 PM
@KennKathleen - she was on a tv show that was seen by millions and you think it's a terrible accomplishment? Get off your high horse. You know how hard it is to get to a point where you're on tv? You know how many wish they could get to that point and never do? Kindve silly to mock it
KennKathleen
KennKathleen - 1/25/2025, 2:17 PM
@Tpo81 - User Comment Image

I was paraphrasing the comment above me...

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thereeljoefish
thereeljoefish - 1/25/2025, 2:26 PM
@THEKENDOMAN - costume looks cool and it was probably a great experience. I hope you don’t have children.
THEKENDOMAN
THEKENDOMAN - 1/25/2025, 2:50 PM
@thereeljoefish - Mate, was the comment really necessary? Bringing up kids.

I mean , for [frick]s sake.

I won’t even come down to your level.

Shame on you.
NonPlayerC
NonPlayerC - 1/25/2025, 4:18 PM
@THEKENDOMAN - oh no the show itself is not good unless you can enjoy the bad at a comical level lol
THEKENDOMAN
THEKENDOMAN - 1/25/2025, 6:38 PM
@NonPlayerC - Waiit, birds of prey with Ewan McGregor?
NonPlayerC
NonPlayerC - 1/25/2025, 9:12 PM
@THEKENDOMAN - I didn’t think that was very good either lol
THEKENDOMAN
THEKENDOMAN - 1/26/2025, 1:22 AM
@NonPlayerC - I give up 😂
DocSpock
DocSpock - 1/25/2025, 11:37 AM

And the not new game show "Humping long dead horses for clicks" continues!
KennKathleen
KennKathleen - 1/25/2025, 12:26 PM
@DocSpock -

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Malatrova15
Malatrova15 - 1/25/2025, 11:39 AM
WHEN Batgirl was correct
Conquistador
Conquistador - 1/25/2025, 11:41 AM
The closest we ever got to an authentic take it live action.. the show was wack though.
Lem1
Lem1 - 1/25/2025, 11:50 AM
This and Smallville had me hooked, those were great. 2 remake that Birds of Prey with all the same ingredients 2day except some technological improvements would be wild
ModHaterSLADE
ModHaterSLADE - 1/25/2025, 11:53 AM
Random AF. But I will admit Huntress was pretty hot.
NGFB
NGFB - 1/25/2025, 11:54 AM
Um yes please. She makes my man parts get all warm and wiggly.
cham2119
cham2119 - 1/25/2025, 11:58 AM
dorks: proving time and again why we're on our way to extinction
slickrickdesigns
slickrickdesigns - 1/25/2025, 12:04 PM
Oh yes… definitely Hulk Smash
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 1/25/2025, 12:14 PM
Loved this show. It's cheese but I love it so.

That was basically Alicia Silverstone's Batgirl costume with a repaint, which is apt because the show was a spin-off of the Burtonverse, taking place a couple of decades after Batman Returns. But I like to think that it had a different version of events than seen in the Schumacher movies and that Barbara Gordon was Batgirl all along instead of Alicia Silverstone's Barbara Wilson.
Pictilli
Pictilli - 1/25/2025, 12:27 PM
Best/most accurate casting as Batgirl to date and still hot as [frick]
KennKathleen
KennKathleen - 1/25/2025, 12:29 PM
@Pictilli - if only they knew how to write a Heroine.... maybe one day.
RegularPoochie
RegularPoochie - 1/25/2025, 12:33 PM
Looks like "some" VHS cover at the video rental store(if you know what I mean).
RegularPoochie
RegularPoochie - 1/25/2025, 12:34 PM
even the name fits
S8R8M
S8R8M - 1/25/2025, 12:39 PM
Didn't know this was a show. Will look it up.
MakeAmericaGrea
MakeAmericaGrea - 1/25/2025, 1:24 PM
Oh look, a white redhead Batgirl.

Hollywood would never now.
Himura
Himura - 1/25/2025, 2:13 PM
@MakeAmericaGrea - You people are exhausting.
MakeAmericaGrea
MakeAmericaGrea - 1/25/2025, 5:58 PM
@Himura -

Imagine if you will how exhausted us people have been by you people for 5 to 500 years.
BillyBatson1000
BillyBatson1000 - 1/25/2025, 1:52 PM
And MORE recently:

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dracula
dracula - 1/25/2025, 2:08 PM
Show was terrible

But they nailed Barbara Gordon
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 1/25/2025, 2:10 PM
@dracula - Lucky bastards.
Deadinside
Deadinside - 1/27/2025, 10:01 AM
@ObserverIO -
Years ago I had the Alex Ross Batgirl poster...

https://www.ebay.com/itm/155374786342

...on my bedroom ceiling...! ☮️😁
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 1/27/2025, 10:07 AM
@Deadinside - That is the most practical place.
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