Women In Stunts

Come celebrate the newest Walk of Western Stars inductees, Martin Kove, Sammy Thurman-Brackenbury and Jeannie Epper.

Heidi Moneymaker began her stunt career doubling as a gymnast in a TV commercial, as she was a competitive NCAA gymnast from UCLA. Using her strength and dexterity, Heidi has become one of the go-to stuntwomen for fight action and as a stunt-double for stars like actress Scarlett Johannson in Avenger: End Game (2019).

Raised in Memphis, TN with 3 older brothers Kelli was a 2 time National Cheerleading Champion at Germantown High School and went on to work for UCA Universal Cheerleading Association 4 years during college. Kelli majored in Broadcasting at the University of Tennessee. After college she moved to NYC...

Former mixed martial artist Gina Carano was born in Dallas, Texas, April 16, 1982. She is an American actress, television personality, and fitness model. She was a pioneer in women's mixed martial arts who took her talents to Hollywood. Gina became the first recipient of ActionFest's Chuck Norris (Best Female Action Star) Award.

Besides her career as a stuntwoman, Syndey Olson has been training for over 8 years in Parkour. She is a sponsored freerunning athlete and a stuntwoman known for No Good Gang Girls (2018), Slingshot (2018) and the freerunning documentary Bound By Movement (2019) about the world's best parkour athletes.

“Hopefully, people will see that we are not people to look over.” Keisha Tucker is a member of one of Hollywood’s most superlative, small, but growing, community of performers — Black stuntwomen. Historically overlooked, discounted, and (painstakingly) undervalued, Black female stunt performers have spent decades fighting for the opportunities and...

Elle Alexander is an actress, stuntwoman, stunt coordinator, host and voiceover artist. She is the Vice President of the Stuntwomen's Association of Motion Pictures and a member of SAG/AFTRA. Elle earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Film & Television Production. She attended California State University, Long Beach...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3b6XGrvlEo Charlize Theron, (born August 7, 1975, Benoni, South Africa), South African-born actress who was noted for her versatility and earned an Academy Award for best actress for her performance as a real-life serial killer in Monster (2003). Theron grew up on a farm near Benoni, South Africa. At age 13, wanting to continue her ballet studies,...

Jwaundace Candece was born on January 13, 1978 and she has always had a passion for acting. Her grandparents believed in getting a good education so before working in the entertainment industry Jwaundace earned a B.A. in Psychology and a M.A. in Counseling Psychology. She then moved from Atlanta...

Dayna Grant is a multi-award winner including awards from SAG and Artemis and a Taurus Award nominee. She has over 20 years of experience in the film and TV industry. She is a producer, stunt coordinator, international stunt double and stunt performer and the owner of New Zealand Stunt School Ltd. and The Stunt Team NZ.