RIP Jeannie Epper

 

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

DEADLINE

By Greg Evans

May 6, 2024

 

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 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. Jeannie Epper became one of the first professional child stunt doubles when she began her career at age 9.

She became president of the Stuntwomen’s Association of Motion Pictures in 1999 and remained an honorary member. She received a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2007 from the Taurus World Stunt Awards, the first woman to be selected for the honor.

Among her survivors are children Eurlyne, Richard and Kurtis, all of whom have worked as stunt performers.

EPPER, Jeannie (Jean Luann Epper)

Born: 1/27/1941, Simi Valley, California, U.S.A.

Died: 5/4/2024, Simi VallEy, California, U.S.A.

 

Jeannie Epper’s westerns – stuntwoman, actress:

The Hallelujah Trail – 1965 [stunts]

The Big Valley (TV) – 1965-1969 [stunts]

Cheyenne Autumn – 1967 (entertainer)

Mackenna’s Gold – 1969 [stunts]

Little Big Man – 1970 [stunts]

Blazing Saddles – 1974 [stunts]

The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean – 1979 [whore]

Ground Zero Texas – 1994 [stunts]

Wild Wild West – 1999 [stunts]