Jeannie Epper Dies: Stuntwoman Who Doubled For ‘Wonder Woman’ Star Lynda Carter Was 83
deadline.comJeannie Epper, a stunt double for Lynda Carter in the 1970s Wonder Woman TV series and performed stunts in such movies as The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift and Kill Bill: Vol.
2, died Sunday at her Simi Valley, California, home. She was 83. A founding member in 1968 of the Stuntwomen’s Association of Motion Pictures, Epper’s more than 150 film credits also included Catch Me If You Can, Romancing the Stone, The Amazing Spider-Man, and The Princess Diaries.
She was spotlighted in Double Dare, Amanda Micheli’s 2004 documentary about stuntwomen. Her death was first reported by Deadline sister publication The Hollywood Reporter.
Described as “the greatest stuntwoman who ever lived” in a 2007 Entertainment Weekly article, Epper was the daughter of stunt performers John Epper and sister to stuntmen Gary and Tony Epper.
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