Jeannie Epper, epic stuntwoman behind feats of TV’s ‘Wonder Woman,’ dead at 83
nypost.comThe Hollywood Reporter, which first reported Epper’s death.Her children Eurlyne, Richard and Kurtis, and her grandson Christopher followed her into the stunt business.She found it difficult to get much stunt work as a woman early on but saw a major surge in opportunity as women got more action-oriented roles in the late 1970s.Her breakthrough role — and the one she would always be most associated with — was on “Wonder Woman.” Epper crashed through windows, kicked down doors and deflected bullets while doubling Carter on the series that ran for three seasons from 1976 to 1979 on ABC and CBS.“I have a lot to say about Jeannie Epper.
Most of all, I loved her,” Carter said on X. I always felt that we understood and appreciated one another. After all, it was the 70s.
We were united in the way that women had to be in order to thrive in a man’s world, through mutual respect, intellect and collaboration. “Jeannie was a vanguard who paved the way for all other stuntwomen who came after.
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