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Jeannie Epper Dies: Stuntwoman Who Doubled For ‘Wonder Woman’ Star Lynda Carter Was 83


Jeannie 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 […]

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. Jeannie Epper became one of the first professional child stunt doubles when she began her career at age 9. Among her survivors are children Eurlyne, Richard and Kurtis, all of whom have worked as stunt performers.

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