Donna Garrett
Crew
1942-11-17 · Santa Ana, California, USA
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.
Filmography
The Tie That Binds
1995 · Movie
Cagney & Lacey: The Return
1994 · Movie
The Puppet Masters
1994 · Movie
Hero
1992 · Movie
Dead Silence
1991 · Movie
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
1991 · Movie
Kindergarten Cop
1990 · Movie
Ghostbusters II
1989 · Movie
Pet Sematary
1989 · Movie
Twins
1988 · Movie
Maniac Cop
1988 · Movie
Throw Momma from the Train
1987 · Movie
Strange Voices
1987 · Movie
Disorderlies
1987 · Movie
The Golden Child
1986 · Movie
Wildcats
1986 · Movie
Her Life as a Man
1984 · Movie
Footloose
1984 · Movie
The Entity
1982 · Movie
Mortuary
1982 · Movie
Deathtrap
1982 · Movie
Halloween II
1981 · Movie
Deadly Blessing
1981 · Movie
Zorro, The Gay Blade
1981 · Movie
Lovely But Deadly
1981 · Movie
Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen
1981 · Movie
The Gong Show Movie
1980 · Movie
When Time Ran Out...
1980 · Movie
The Streets of L.A.
1979 · Movie
Man from Atlantis
1977 · Series
Eaten Alive
1976 · Movie
Drum
1976 · Movie
Earthquake
1974 · Movie
Wonder Woman
1974 · Movie
The Getaway
1972 · Movie
The Poseidon Adventure
1972 · Movie
Portnoy's Complaint
1972 · Movie
Stand Up and Be Counted
1972 · Movie
What's Up, Doc?
1972 · Movie
Star Spangled Girl
1971 · Movie
Myra Breckinridge
1970 · Movie
Airport
1970 · Movie
Flareup
1969 · Movie
Fathom
1967 · Movie
Lost in Space
1965 · Series