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Donna Garrett (b. 1942)

Birthplace:
Santa Ana, California, USA

Born:
November 17, 1942

Biography from TheMovieDB

Stuntwoman, stunt coordinator, and actress Donna Garrett was born Donna Lee Funk on November 17, 1942 in Santa Ana, California. Garrett grew up in suburban Los Angeles and attended L.A. Valley Junior College as a physical education major. Donna met her husband Ralph Garrett at a rehearsal for the acrobatic square dance troupe Homer Garrett's Why-Not Twirlers in 1961; the couple got married three years later in 1964. She began performing stunts in movies in the mid-1960's. Among the notable actresses that Garrett has doubled for are Raquel Welch, Jacqueline Bisset, Angie Dickinson, Barbra Streisand, and Ali MacGraw. Outside of performing stunts, Donna also played small parts in a handful of films and TV shows as well as served as the V.P. of the Stuntwomen's Association of Motion Pictures in the 1970's which she co-founded in 1967.

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Film Production

Stunt Coordinator:
1979  The Streets of L.A.
1987  Strange Voices
1994  Cagney & Lacey: The Return

Stunt Double:
1967  Fathom
1969  Flareup
1970  Airport
1979  The Streets of L.A.
1981  Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen
1984  Her Life as a Man
1987  Strange Voices
1994  Cagney & Lacey: The Return

Stunts:
1967  Fathom
1969  Flareup
1970  Airport
1970  Myra Breckinridge
1971  Star Spangled Girl
1972  Portnoy's Complaint
1972  The Getaway
1972  The Poseidon Adventure
1972  What's Up, Doc?
1974  Earthquake
1979  The Streets of L.A.
1980  When Time Ran Out...
1981  Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen
1981  Deadly Blessing
1981  Halloween II
1981  Lovely But Deadly
1981  Zorro, The Gay Blade
1982  The Entity
1984  Footloose
1984  Her Life as a Man
1986  The Golden Child
1986  Wildcats
1987  Strange Voices
1987  Throw Momma from the Train
1988  Maniac Cop
1988  Twins
1989  Ghostbusters II
1989  Pet Sematary
1990  Kindergarten Cop
1991  Dead Silence
1991  The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
1992  Hero
1994  Cagney & Lacey: The Return
1995  The Tie That Binds

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TV Performances

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TV Production

Stunt Double:
1965  Lost in Space

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