: a woman who doubles for an actress during the filming of stunts and dangerous scenes
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Recent Examples on the WebThis commitment to verisimilitude led to some darkly humorous moments on set, as when a stuntwoman who had been lying on the floor all day stood up and the blood from her pregnancy belly poured out on the floor. Meredith Blakestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2022 Dow was born and raised in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles — his mother was a stuntwoman who acted as a double for silent film star Clara Bow — but his parents did not push him into show business. Andrew Dalton, Chicago Tribune, 27 July 2022 His father was a designer and contractor, and his mother was a stuntwoman in early Westerns who later became an entrepreneur, according to Mr. Dow’s art gallery and IMDb.com. Talal Ansari, WSJ, 27 July 2022 His mother, Muriel Montrose, was a stuntwoman and double for the actor Clara Bow. Diana Dasrath, NBC News, 27 July 2022 His mother was a stuntwoman in westerns and had been the movie double for the silent screen star Clara Bow.New York Times, 26 July 2022 Phythian, who became a successful martial artist, stuntwoman and actor, married Marke in 2015.al, 11 May 2022 Phythian, who became a successful martial artist, stuntwoman and actor, married Marke in 2015. Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2022 The young Estelle, training to become a stuntwoman, still doesn’t have the answer and dreams of powerful women’s roles. Trinidad Barleycorn, Variety, 16 Apr. 2022 See More