Women In Stunts

Nayah Murphy began working in the entertainment industry with her first stunt job, as a stunt double for the female clone of Wolverine known as Laura Kinney or X23 in Logan (2017).She performed fight scenes, did falls and many other stunts and played one of the Mutant Child characters in the film.

Stuntwoman Cassandra McCormick was born on September 28, 1966 in Huntington Beach California as Cassandra Lynn Crider. She is known for her work on Into the Storm (2014), Smokin' Aces (2006) and Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) and Takers (2010). She is married to animal trainer John R. McCormick. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3zsuQdkRqg Cassandra is a member of...

Paula Dell, whose acrobatic feats made her a Muscle Beach star in Santa Monica, Calif., and a pioneering and fearless Hollywood stuntwoman — for one film, she was shot out of a cannon — died on Jan. 9, 2017 at her home in Santa Monica. She was 90. The cause...

There’s a certain method to being set on fire from head to toe. Or falling down a flight of stairs. In a tube top. And high heels. Joni Avery could tell you all about it. As a Hollywood stuntwoman for about 30 years, she leapt, flipped, tightrope-walked and elbowed her...

Sadiqua Bynum was born on November 18 and, at 24 years old, she is currently the youngest and most successful African-American stuntwoman working in the film industry. Sadiqua began gymnastics at the age of 2 and started competing at age 8 in vault and floor exercises. In 2011, she...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHq1rrCp-iM Caitlin Dechelle was born in Miami Florida and currently lives in Los Angeles, California. At the age of 6 she began training in the martial arts. By the time she was 9 she was competing. Competition was her high and she continuously perfected her skills. Those skills allowed her...

From Reverence to Rape: The Treatment of Women in the Movies is a revolutionary classic of feminist cinema criticism. Molly Haskell’s From Reverence to Rape remains as insightful, searing, and relevant as it was the day it was first published. Ranging across time and genres from the golden age of Hollywood...

Martial artist and stunt woman, Jenel Stevens, is known for her work on Black Panther (2018), Avengers: Infinity War (2018) a (2018) Luke Cage (2016-2018) and Breaking In (2018), where she stunt doubles for Gabrielle Union. She began training under Sifu Dan Anderson in 2009. She has also been working and training closely with...

Jodi Lyn Brockton has one favorite word and it is ACTION, and she has seen lots of action in her career in the stunt and movie business. She has had, and continues a very distinguished carry as a stuntwomen, stunt double, and actress. She also produces and directs. Jodi has been successful in both feature films and television.

Stuntman, stunt coordinator, second unit director Jeff Dashnaw supports the United Stuntwomen’s Association. Jeff has always stood up for stuntwomen’s rights and is a continuous supporter of women in entertainment. He is a member of Brand X Stunts and known for his work on Sin City, Grindhouse and Cowboys & Aliens.