Person · Stunts

Donna Garrett

Born

1942

From

Santa Ana, California, USA

Also:
Actress
Assistant Director

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Decades active

In short · Working since 1962, 7 decades active, 36 credits.

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Biography

Donna Garrett, born Donna Lee Funk on November 17, 1942, in Santa Ana, California, is a stuntwoman, stunt coordinator, and actress. She grew up in suburban Los Angeles and studied physical education at L.A. Valley Junior College. Donna met her husband, Ralph Garrett, in 1961 during a rehearsal for the acrobatic square dance troupe Homer Garrett's Why-Not Twirlers; they married in 1964. She began performing stunts in films in the mid-1960s. Among the actresses she has doubled for are Raquel Welch, Jacqueline Bisset, Angie Dickinson, Barbra Streisand, and Ali MacGraw. In addition to performing stunts, Garrett appeared in minor roles in several films and television shows. She also served as vice president of the Stuntwomen's Association of Motion Pictures in the 1970s, an organization she co-founded in 1967. Donna is the mother of two children: daughter Nicole and son Damon.