Wonder Woman stuntwoman Jeannie Epper dies at 83

She was the shadow of Lynda Carter, the Wonder Woman of the television series from 1975 to 1979. Stuntwoman Jeannie Epper died Sunday at her home in Simi Valley, California, at the age of 83. To his credit: more than one hundred and fifty feature films including Armageddon (1998), Bad Boys 2 (2003), Fast and Furions: Tokyo Drift (2006) and most recently at age 74, On the Run (2015). In 2007, she won a lifetime achievement award at the Taurus World Stunt Awards. And that same year, she was considered “the greatest stuntwoman who ever lived” by Entertainment Weekly.

Considered one of the pioneers in the United States, she started very early with her father and mother who worked in the same profession. It was on the westerns where John Epper worked that she made her debut at the age of nine. She thus became one of the first professional understudies for children. His brothers, Gary and Tony Epper, have also made a place for themselves in the stunt world. Just like his own children, Eurlyne, Richard and Kurtis, who practiced stunt work before pursuing careers as actors.

Passionate about her profession, Jeannie Epper is one of the founders of the American association of stuntwomen Stuntwomen's Association of Motion Pictures.