Amanda Foster

Amanda Foster (Born March 18, 1967) Is an English stunt woman, actress and film director.[1] Foster was honored at the Screen Nation Awards (2011) with the Vanguard Award In Stunt Work & Action Choreography.[2][3]

Career

Foster began her career as an actress, with roles such as Mrs Pepper, in the stage production Hot pepper Lawn (1992), Baby in Pato Banton UB40's Baby come back (1994) and The wife in the award winning Rewind Twist commercial (2000),[4] Foster played Granny West, with Kanye West on the comedy show Friday Night Project (2007).[5][6][7]

Foster joined the British stunt register in 1997. Becoming the first, and as of 2014,[8][9] the only black female registered stunt performer in the UK.[10] She appeared in films such as Da Vinci Code, (2006), Ninja Assassin (2009), Prince of Persia (2010) and five of the Harry Potter films (2005 - 2011), including Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2, which claimed the worldwide opening weekend box office record, earning $483.2 million..[11]

She won the Taurus World Stunt Award (2003) for Best Stunt by a Stunt Woman, for her performance doubling Halle Berry, as Bond Girl Jinx on the film Die Another Day (2002).[12]

Foster's performance on the film Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 (2011), along with the stunt team, won Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture, at the 18th Screen Actors Guild Awards (2012).[13][14]

The short film Killer Heels directed by Foster, was shown at the 65th Cannes Film Festival and won the portobello film festival Best newcomer Award in 2013.[15]

Filmography

Film

Year Film Role
2015 Pan stunt performer
2014 In Vivid Colour (short) stunt performer
2014 Exodus: Gods and Kings stunt performer
2014 Rearview stunt performer
2014 Edge Of Tomorrow stunt performer
2013 Red 2 stunt performer
2013 World War Z stunt performer
2013 Fast & Furious 6 stunt performer
2012 Dark Tide stunt double Halle Berry
2012 Killer Heels (short) Chloe
2011 Hugo stunt Performer
2011 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 stunt performer SAG Award Win
2010 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 stunt performer
2010 Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time stunt performer
2009 Nativity! stunt double Bernhard Mensah
2009 Ninja Assassin stunt double Naomie Harris
2009 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince stunt performer
2007 National Treasure: Book of Secrets stunt performer
2007 Exodus stunt double
2007 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix stunt performer
2007 Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer stunt performer
2006 Children of Men stunt performer
2006 The Da Vinci Code stunt performer
2006 United 93 stunt double
2005 Waking the Dead stunt performer
2005 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire stunt performer
2005 Breakfast on Pluto stunt double Ruth Negga
2004 Northern Soul stunt double
2004 Ella Enchanted stunt double Vivica Fox
2004 Shaun of the Dead stunt performer
2003 LD 50 Lethal Dose stunt double Melanie Brown
2003 Johnny English stunt double Natalie Imbruglia
2002 Die Another Day stunt double Halle Berry
2002 28 Days Later stunt double Naomie Harris
2001 The Mummy Returns stunt performer
2001 Down to Earth stunt double
2000 New Year's Day stunt double
2000 Honest stunt performer
2000 The After School Special Amanda
1999 The Secret Laughter of Women stunt double Nia Long
1999 The World Is Not Enough stunt Performer
1999 East Is East stunt double Leena Dhingra
1998 A Knight in Camelot stunt double Whoopi Goldberg
1993 The Debt stunt performer
2009 Harry Brown Police
1999 The Criminal City type
1995 Condition Red Blondie

Music Video

Artist Song Role
50 Cent ft Justin Timberlake Ayo Technology Precision driver double
So Solid Crew Ride wid us Precision driver double
UB40 ft Pato Banton Baby, Come Back Baby
Boys to Men A Song for Mama Mother

Awards

References

  1. ↑ "Amanda Foster, stunt producer and performer". theguardian.com. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "The 9th Screen Nation Film & Television Awards: Celebrities confirmed !!!". voxafrica.co.uk. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  3. ↑ http://www.demotix.com/photo/883038/award-winners-2011-screen-nation-awards Screen Nation Awards
  4. ↑ http://www.spotlight.com/interactive/cv/cv.asp?ref=F46684&pub=1
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "From Halle Berry to Brad Pitt: How Amanda Foster became a stuntwoman". bbc.com. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  6. ↑ "In The Spotlight... Amanda Foster, Stunt Artist". wftv.org.uk. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  7. ↑ "Vertical catwalk: model abseils into Oxford Circus". standard.co.uk. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  8. ↑ Sunday Mirror M celebs magazine (UK) 8 December 2002, pg, 14/15 by: Jonathan Green, "I'll die another day"
  9. ↑ "Spotlight Stunt Register 2012–2014 now available". spotlight.com. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  10. ↑ "DAREDEVIL STUNTWOMEN UNCOVERED". mpora.com. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  11. ↑ "Essex stunt woman finally under the spotlight". itv.com. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  12. ↑ Daily Mirror (UK) 26 July 2003, pg. 18/19, by: Jonathan Green, "double trouble"
  13. ↑ "JoBeth Williams & Scott Bakula Will Announce Recipients of Stunt Ensemble Honors During TNT.tv, TBS.com & People.com's Red Carpet Digital Pre-Show". sagawards.org. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  14. ↑ "Screen Actors Guild Honors Outstanding Film And Television Performances at the 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards®". shootonline.com. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  15. ↑ "Portobello Film Festival 2013 Impressions". portobellofilmfestival.com. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  16. ↑ ""Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2" & "Game of Thrones" are Recipients of SAG’s Honors for Film & TV Stunt Ensembles". sagawards.org. Retrieved 9 November 2014.

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