Amanda Foster

Amanda Foster (born 18 March 1967) is a British stunt actress. Foster was accepted to the UK stunt register in 1997 (latterly known as The British Stunt Register), and was the first black British woman to become a stunt double.[1]

Early life

Foster worked as a part-time physical education teacher while bringing up three children.[2][3] She performed as an actress and an extra in several stage and film productions. While working as an extra on Patriot Games, she found out that there were no black female stunt actresses in the UK.[1] She trained for six years and was accepted on the stunt register in six disciplines. She qualified in 1997.[4][5]

Career

Foster won the 2003 Taurus World Stunt Award for her work on Die Another Day.[3][6]

Foster has performed in well-known films, including the Harry Potter series, The Da Vinci Code, and Johnny English.[7]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
2002Die Another DayHalle Berry's body double[8]
2004Ella Enchanted
2009Ninja Assassin
2013World War Z

References
  1. Cawley, Laurence. "From Halle Berry to Brad Pitt: How Amanda Foster became a stuntwoman". BBC.co.uk. BBC. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  2. "From Halle Berry to Brad Pitt: How Amanda Foster became a stuntwoman". By Laurence Cawley BBC News 28 June 2014
  3. "Breaking through barriers: Life of a Phuket stunt woman". Phuket News, Jean-Pierre Mestanza, 2 January 2014,
  4. "AN INTERVIEW WITH AMANDA FOSTER – THE UK'S FIRST STUNT WOMAN OF AFRICAN CARIBBEAN HERITAGE". ThisWomansWord. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  5. "Amanda Foster - you go! - is England's first and only black stuntwoman". Essence, April 2003, by Esther Armah
  6. "2003 Taurus World Stunt Awards Nominations" (PDF). TaurusWorldStuntAwards. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 October 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  7. "Essex stunt woman finally under the spotlight". ITV News, Natalie Gray 3 October 2013
  8. "Vertical catwalk: Model abseils into Oxford circus". London Evening Standard 6 September 2010, pg. 3, by: Miranda Bryant.


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