Women In Stunts

Director, writer and producer, Kimberly Peirce is one of the 105 people invited to join Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 2008. She is a director and writer, known for BOYS DON'T CRY (1999) starring Hilary Swank. his film earned numerous honors including the Best Actress Oscar and Golden Globe for Hilary Swank.

Whitney Coleman is the daughter of stunt coordinator and second unit director Doug Coleman and of stunt performer Eliza Coleman. Whitney is known for her work on Jurassic World (2015), The Dark Knight Rises (2012) and Captain America: The First Avenger (2011). Whitney Coleman is a stunt performer on HBO's Westworld (2016) where she served as an stunt...

Helen Gibson’s strong, handsome face and dark hair gave her the look of someone who would try anything. In 1915, while in her early twenties, she was doubling for the star The Hazards of Helen. She was supposed to leap from the roof of the station to the top of a moving train. Years later, she called it her most dangerous stunt.

Cheryl Lewis is a unique, multi-discipline performer on the stage and screen. She is a stunt performer, martial artist, fight choreographer, action designer, actor, dancer, circus aerialist and puppeteer known for stunts in Captain America: Civil War (2016) and stunt coordination in American Koko (2017).

Stuntwoman and stunt coordinator, Jill Brown has been behind the scenes of most of your favorite movies, from Titanic to The Wedding Planner to Armageddon. She's the one jumping off buildings, steering cars precariously down the highway, and doubling for Jennifer Lopez. Today, Brown is the stunt coordinator for TV show.

Chelsea Bruland was born on August 6, 1982 in Adelaide, Australia. She is a stunt performer, stunt coordinator and actress. She is known for her stunt work on The Magnificent Seven (2016), Bad Moms (2016), where she stunt doubled for Mila Kunis, Focus (2015), Now You See Me (2013) and X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009). She was a co-stunt coordinator for...

You start out diving for coins on Martha’s Vineyard and the next thing you know you are a Hollywood stunt dynasty. Have you seen the movie Earthquake (1974)? There’s a scene in it when a guy on a motorcycle rides through a circular corkscrew track and onto a ramp, then over...

Professional stuntwoman Jessica Harbeck says that stunt work is one of those professions which keep your body and brain on their toes because the learning and training never stop. The business is constantly changing and the only way to survive is to be as prepared as possible while staying open and flexible to the changes.

Award winning veteran stuntwoman, Angela Meryl, has written Stunts: The How To Handbook for those interested in a professional stunt career in Hollywood.

As a producer, actor, and editor, Melanie Wise has focused her film career on creating content featuring female leads in action films. She is Founder and Executive Director of Artemis Motion Pictures and The Artemis Women In Action Film Festival.Her goal is to showcase women in action entertainment.