Women In Stunts

Extreme dangers of the job: With seasoned pros stretched thin, productions are hiring haphazardly and cutting corners as stunt performers go public with complaints that union regulations have “no teeth” and new oversight may not go nearly far enough, Scott Johnson reports in the Hollywood Reporter: Changing dynamics from within: For...

Crystal Riley uses the stunts of Helen Gibson in her talk entitled The Stunts of Helen Gibson: What Could Possibly Go Wrong? Join Crystal while she discusses tales of peril and possibility, jeopardy and chance; of flirting with danger and being willing to lose it all in this Odd Salon lecture.

Having endured a difficult childhood and abusive marriage, the female body double now puts her survival skills to use in India’s film industry, crashing through glass and jumping off rooftops. ‘There’s gain in pain,’ she says Geeta Tandon sits on the floor of her modest one-room home in a working-class...

A diverse action actor, Alicia Vela-Bailey has emerged from A list stunt double to on screen sensation. With her chilling performance as Diana in Lights Out (2016) or her acrobatic, ass kicking, portrayal of Alisha Whitley on Marvel's Agents of Shield (2015-2016), she is truly the human special effect.

Stuntwomen Shauna Duggins has become the first woman to win a Creative Arts Emmy for "Outstanding Stunt Coordination For A Comedy Series Or Variety Program - 2018" as the stunt coordinator for the Netflix woman's wrestling series GLOW (2017-2018). "I'm honored to be first woman," Duggins said backstage.

Shauna Duggins has a background in gymnastics and martial arts and was drawn to the world of stunts. She is a professional stuntwoman, actress, and an Emmy Award winning stunt coordinator known for her work on Peppermint (2018), Charlie's Angels (2000), Fast Five (2011), The Kingdom (2007) and more.

You may not know their names or even their faces, but if you watch TV, go to the movies, or play video games, you know their work. Female Stuntwomen have been making on-screen magic happen for decades, masterminding and performing the car chases, bare-knuckle brawls, and wirework that take...

In the world of stuntwomen and stuntmen, the audience typically knows little about who is performing. If the job is being executed correctly, viewers may not even realize that their favorite film star was doubled. Makeup, hair preparation and strategic camera techniques disguise these talented daredevils during death-defying, action-packed...

Hannah Betts is a competitive skydiver, instructor and stunt performer. She has worked as a stuntwomon since 2010. Before working in the stunt industry she worked as a police officer. Hannah is known for her work on Jurassic World (2015), Ant-Man (2015) and Rampage (2018). Hannah has been a stunt double for so many actresses....

With guidance from established film and television actors and stunt industry professionals, Cassandra Ebner trained and transitioned to working on screen as an actress and stuntwoman. Not long after, Cassandra received an award for Action Performer of the Year at Action on Film Festival for her performance in Croft.