Donna Garrett

Born: 1942-11-17

Stuntwoman, stunt coordinator, and actress Donna Garrett was born Donna Lee Funk on November 17, 1942 in Santa Ana, California. Garrett grew up in suburban Los Angeles and attended L.A. Valley Junior College as a physical education major. Donna met her husband Ralph Garrett at a rehearsal for the acrobatic square dance troupe Homer Garrett's Why-Not Twirlers in 1961; the couple got married three years later in 1964. She began performing stunts in movies in the mid-1960's. Among the notable actresses that Garrett has doubled for are Raquel Welch, Jacqueline Bisset, Angie Dickinson, Barbra Streisand, and Ali MacGraw. Outside of performing stunts, Donna also played small parts in a handful of films and TV shows as well as served as the V.P. of the Stuntwomen's Association of Motion Pictures in the 1970's which she co-founded in 1967.


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The Puppet Masters

as Miss Haines
Released: 1994-10-21

The Earth is invaded by alien parasites—AKA 'slugs'—that ride on people's backs and control...

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Mortuary

as Mrs. Andrews
Released: 1982-05-07

Christie Parson has constant nightmares of her father's death whom died in a swimming pool....

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Wonder Woman

as Cass
Released: 1974-03-12

A super-hero uses her powers to thwart an international spy ring.

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Drum

as Mrs. Gassaway
Released: 1976-07-30

A mid-19th century mulatto slave is torn between his success as a pit-fighter and the injustices...

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Stand Up and Be Counted

as Demonstrator
Released: 1972-05-01

Sheila is a newspaper reporter who returns to her home town in order to write an article about...

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Man from Atlantis

as Student
First aired: 1977-09-22

Atlantis survivor Mark Harris breathes underwater, withstands extreme depth pressures and wields...

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