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

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Jeannie Epper, the legendary Hollywood stuntwoman who famously doubled for Lynda Carter in Wonder Woman and Kate Jackson in Charlie's Angels, has tragically died aged 83. She left an impressive legacy across the 1970s and 80s with dozens of film and TV credits to her name.The sad news of her passing on Sunday was confirmed by her family on Tuesday, 7 May. Lynda Carter, whom Epper closely worked with, paid tribute to her "love" on social media platform X, previously known as Twitter, saying: "It was the 70s.

The 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.

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Selena Kuznikov Jeannie Epper, who was a stunt double for Lynda Carter in the original “Wonder Woman” TV series and performed stunts in many movies and TV shows, died Sunday evening at her home in Simi Valley, Calif. She was 83. Born in 1941, Epper went on to perform stunts on over 150 feature films like “Catch Me If You Can,” “The Amazing Spider-Man,” “The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift,” “The Princess Diaries,” “Kill Bill: Vol.

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