Women In Stunts

Ky Furneaux, 40, doesn’t work your typical 9 to 5 job. In fact, her job isn’t typical at all! It was while she was working as an outdoor guide in Australia, when someone suggested that she be a Hollywood stuntwoman. Ky loved being active so the gutsy career change...

Throughout film history, one of the fundamental fantasies portrayed on screen has been the kind of physical action few of us could ever experience in real life. The image of an 'every man' engaged in hand-to-hand, mortal combat, defending his family or even the world population against an overwhelming...

Kym Washington-Longino is one of Hollywood's leading stuntwomen. She has doubled for numerous high profiled celebrities and can be seen jumping from a moving vehicle, driving at high speeds, falling from a ferris wheel, or as a tough fighter on film. She is an inspiration to African American stuntwomen.

LaFaye Baker is a stunt performer and stunt coordinator known for Se7en (1995), Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) and Hannibal (2001). She is Co-Founder of Diamond in the Raw Foundation and puts on the Action Icon Awards honoring risk-taking stuntwomen and action actresses and extreme sports stars.

Sharon Shaffer is a stuntwoman who performed in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986) and worked as stunt double in Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989). She did the stunt documentary Hollywood at its Best with five leading African-American Hollywood stuntwomen including LaFaye Baker and Kim Washington.

Helen Gibson was an American film actress, vaudeville performer, radio performer, film producer, trick rider and rodeo performer. She is considered to be the first American professional stuntwoman. Helen was the stunt double for Helen Holmes in The Hazards of Helen (1914) action adventure film series.

LOS ANGELES, CA (September 12, 2014) – Today, the Diamond in the Raw Foundation announced its Seventh Annual Action Icon Awards to be held, Sunday, October 19, 2014 at the Skirball Cultural Community Center in Los Angeles. The annual awards show honors the unsung heroines of film and television...

In her audition for Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2104) stunt actress Janene Carleton had to prove that she could ride a horse — something she'd been doing competitively since childhood — but in an "ape-like" position. "You just have to hunch your shoulders and squat down a little...

Michelle Lee has appeared in numerous films and television series. She can be seen in Pirates of the Caribbean 3, Marvel's Venom, Mortal Kombat Legacy and video games such as Sony's Spiderman 4 and Capcom's Resident Evil 6, to name a few. Michelle's ability to show strength through both acting...

Remember the famous scene in Sholay where Hema Malini shouts “Chal Dhanno!” as she is chased by Gabbar Singh’s men? While the audience rooted for the actor, the real hero of that iconic action sequence was stuntwoman Reshma Pathan who rode the speeding cart. She has spent 3 decades as body double to Bollywood’s leading ladies.