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.
Emily Brobst initially wanted to be an actor, but with her tiny 4’10” frame, she soon realized she was ideal for stunt doubling. Having trained in kickboxing and other martial arts, rock-climbing, tumbling and movement in general, she has been able to stunt double for many child actors, including Chloe Moretz, Aramis Knight.
Raised in Memphis, TN with 3 older brothers Kelli was a 2 time National Cheerleading Champion at Germantown High School and went on to...
Actress, stuntwoman and martial artist, Michiko Nishiwaki is also a fight choreographer, and was Japan's first female bodybuilding and powerlifting champion. She performed the high-risk stunts as a stunt double for Lucy Liu in Charlie's Angels and won a Taurus World Stunt Award for Best Speciality Stunt in 2001.
Kachina Dechert was drawn to high speed vehicles and she began racing motorcycles. Her skills on the track lead her to the world of stunts, where her size, look and athletic abilities led to a full time career. She joined the stunt driving school, Drivers East, and became the only female on one of the top driving crews in the U.S..
Katie Eischen grew up training in gymnastics. After seeing Tomb Raider, she wanted to be where the action was and moved to Los Angeles and began acting. After meeting a stuntman, she discovered that stunts was what she was interested in and she is known for DateNight, and The Bourne Legacy.
Sophia Crawford landed her first small roles in film and commercials in Thailand and then moved to Hong Kong. She landed her first role and realized she needed extensive martial arts skills so she began training every day with stuntmen from the Jackie Chan Group and other top Hong Kong stunt professionals.
Angela Meryl has career highlights including flipping ambulances, plunging into New York’s Hudson River, smashing through glass tables, crashing down massive flights of stairs, and dangling from a helicopter in mid-air. She is a two-time Taurus Award nominee for performances in Kill Bill and Obsessed.
Mahsa Ahmadi was the Iranian girls gymnastic champion and then became the first Iranian stuntwoman. She has developed her skills in all types of sports and has become a strong stunt performer. and she is now assisting with stunt coordination. Mahsa Ahmadi is part of the Persian stunt group Stunt13.
Whitney Coleman is the daughter of stunt coordinator and second unit director Doug Coleman and of stunt performer Eliza Coleman. Whitney is known...