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Baby-Doll was an ex-actress turned supervillainess.
History
Mary Dahl was the star actress of TV programme Love That Baby, a famed TV sitcom in Gotham Studios. By the time, she suffered from systemic hypoplasia, a rare disease which stunted her physical growth at age 5. In the last season of the series, Dahl complained she wasn't getting enough exposure and abruptly quit, leading her to study drama and become a dramatic actress. However, her first act, a rendition of MacBeth was a flop and when she attempted to revive Love That Baby, the studios turned her down. For 10 years, Dahl lived as a recluse.
Upon her 30th birthday, Dahl's mind snapped and plotted her revenge. Dubbing herself Baby-Doll, she kidnapped the former cast members in a convoluted attempt to restore her family. When Batman and Robin intervened, Baby-Doll sent her henchmen to go after them. Robin switched places the last cast members, Spunky and Spencer and carried a homing transmitter. Attempting to kill Batman, Baby-Doll eventually saw herself in a mirror, revealing her adult self and seeing how selfish she was. Batman tried to calm her down and Baby-Doll was sent to Arkham Asylum.
Years later, Baby-Doll served her time at Arkham and got work as a hotel manager. While watching a news segment on Killer Croc's latest court appearance, Doll became attracted to Croc, as she believed both of them were kindred spirits, misunderstood and shunned by society. While being transferred from Arkham to State Prison, Croc was freed by Doll, who staged numerous thefts near water to play up the strategic advantage to Croc.
Meanwhile, Croc planned to leave Gotham City with all the stolen gains and without Doll, who found this out and planned one last heist at Mid-River Island. She secretly planned to sabotage the Island's nuclear power plant and level Gotham and its inhabitants, including Croc and herself. However, Batman and Batgirl intervened to halt the countdown and subdued Croc before he could kill Baby-Doll. She was later sent back to Arkham.