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.
Early life Foster worked as a part-time physical education teacher while bringing up three children."From Halle Berry to Brad Pitt: How Amanda Foster became a stuntwoman". By Laurence Cawley BBC News 28 June 2014"Breaking through barriers: Life of a Phuket stunt woman". Phuket News, Jean-Pierre Mestanza, 2 January 2014, 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. She trained for six years and was accepted on the stunt register in six disciplines. She qualified in 1997."Amanda Foster - you go! - is England's first and only black stuntwoman". Essence, April 2003, by Esther Armah
Career Foster won the 2003 Taurus World Stunt Award for her work on Die Another Day.
Foster has performed in well-known films, including the Harry Potter series, The Da Vinci Code, and Johnny English."Essex stunt woman finally under the spotlight". ITV News, Natalie Gray 3 October 2013
Filmography Year Title Role Notes 2002 Die Another Day Halle Berry's body double"Vertical catwalk: Model abseils into Oxford circus". London Evening Standard 6 September 2010, pg. 3, by: Miranda Bryant. 2004 Ella Enchanted 2009 Ninja Assassin 2013 World War Z
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