Alicia Frances Vela-Bailey (born July 8, 1982) is an American stunt performer, actress, dancer, and choreographer. Vela-Bailey was a stunt double for leading actresses in films Avatar (2009), Total Recall (2012), Underworld: Awakening (2012), Divergent (2014), Lucy (2014), Underworld: Blood Wars (2016), Wonder Woman (2017), Avatar: The Way of Water (2023), and Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025).
Vela-Bailey also had several acting roles, predominately in horror films, including portraying Diana, the antagonist in the 2016 supernatural horror film Lights Out, also appearing in Hostel: Part III (2011), The Purge (2013), Underworld: Blood Wars (2016), and Annabelle: Creation (2017). Additionally, Vela-Bailey portrayed recurring characters in television series, including Alisha Whitley in the ABC superhero action drama series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2014), and Owl in Disney+ superhero dark comedy fantasy series Agatha All Along (2024).
Biography Alicia Vela-Bailey was born on July 8, 1982, in California, United States, and grew up in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, United States. She is a daughter of magician Carlos Armando from El Salvador, and dancer Cecelia Vela-Bailey from North Carolina, United States. She practiced dancing and gymnastics since her youth. Vela-Bailey used to a be member of the Pussycat Dolls dance group, which performed at the Caesars Palace luxury hotel and casino at the Las Vegas Strip in Nevada, United States. She is also a professional dancer, practicing classical ballet, jazz, and hip-hop, among other styles. Vela-Bailey began her career as a stunt performer, working on the production of the 2005 action film BloodRayne, and the 2006 science fiction action film Ultraviolet, as the stunt double of their lead actresses, Kristanna Loken and Milla Jovovich, respectively. For her performance in the latter production, she was nominated for two categories at the 2007 Taurus World Stunt Awards.
Vela-Bailey was a stunt double for leading actress Zoe Saldaña, who starred as Neytiri in the 2009 20th Century Studios epic science fiction film Avatar. She was also a movement specialist, being a key figure in developing choreography for the characters, and training actors working with the motion capture. Additionally, she also portrayed Ikeyni, a minor character in the film. Following this, she was a stunt double for lead actresses in numerous movies, including for Jennifer Lawrence in X-Men: First Class (2011), Kate Beckinsale in Total Recall (2012), Underworld: Awakening (2012), and Underworld: Blood Wars (2016), Anne Hathaway in Interstellar (2014), Scarlett Johansson in Lucy (2014), Shailene Woodley in Divergent (2014), and Gal Gadot in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) and Wonder Woman (2017). She was also a stunt double and stunt performer in television series such as Agent Carter (2015), K.C. Undercover (2015), Westworld (2015), The Punisher (2017), The Defenders (2017), Luke Cage (2018).
Vela-Bailey had several acting roles, prominently in horror films, including portraying Diana, a main antagonist in the 2016 Warner Bros. Pictures supernatural horror film Lights Out. She also appeared in Hostel: Part III (2011), The Purge (2013), Underworld: Blood Wars (2016), and Annabelle: Creation (2017). Additionally, Vela-Bailey portrayed recurring characters in television series, including Alisha Whitley in the ABC superhero action drama series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2014), and Owl in Disney+ superhero dark comedy fantasy series Agatha All Along.
She was a stunt double for actresses Zoe Saldaña and Sigourney Weaver in the epic science fiction films Avatar: The Way of Water (2022), and Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025), also training actors on set in the choreography. Vela-Bailey also portrayed a secondary character named Zdinarsik "Z-Dog" in Avatar: The Way of Water. She was also a stunt double for Saldaña in the 2023 Marvel Studios science fiction superhero film Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, and also worked as a stunt double and stunt performer on television series The Orville (2022), Star Wars: Ahsoka (2023), and The Mandalorian (2023).
Personal life She is married to actor and martial artist Matt Mullins.
Filmography Films + Acting roles Year Title Role Notes2009 Avatar Blonde woman in a bar Feature film; special edition cut and collector's extended cut Ikeyni Feature film Operations center employee Feature film; deleted scene Saeyla Feature film 2011 Hostel: Part III Japanese cyberpunk woman Feature film 2013 The Purge Blonde woman freak purger Feature film 2014 The Purge: Anarchy Blonde woman freak purger Feature film; archival footage 2015 Hollywood Adventures Hot girl #2 Feature film Spy Woman from Paris Feature film2016 Lights Out Diana Feature film Underworld: Blood Wars Safehouse Lycan Feature film2017Annabelle: Creation Demon handsFeature film Evil Mullins 2022 Avatar: The Way of Water Zdinarsik "Z-Dog" Feature film2023 Hollywood's Hard Hitters: Women in Action Herself Documentary film Inside Pandora's Box Herself Documentary film 2025 Avatar: Fire and Ash Additional background characters Feature film Ikeyni Reporter in Bridgehead City
+ Stunt work Year Title Role Notes 2003 The Animatrix: Final Flight of the Osiris Gymnast Short film 2005 BloodRayne Stunt double for Kristanna Loken (as Rayne) Feature film 2006 Ultraviolet Stunt double for Milla Jovovich (as Violet Song Jat Shariff) Feature film 2008 The Ruins Utility stunt performer Feature film2009 Avatar Stunt double for Zoe Saldaña (as Neytiri); also movement specialist Feature film The Fourth Kind Stunt double Feature film G-Force Utility stunt performer Feature film Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Utility stunt performer Feature film2010 Alice in Wonderland Stunt performer as Red Queen's female townspeople Feature film Little Fockers Stunt performer Feature film Piranha 3D Stunt double for Riley Steele (as Crystal) Feature filmTales of an Ancient Empire Stunt double for Melissa Ordway (as Princess Tanis) Feature film Stunt double for Jennifer Siebel Newsom (as Queen Ma'at) 2011 I Am Number Four Stunt performer Feature film Just Go with It Dance double for Nicole Kidman (as Devlin Adams) Feature film Mars Needs Moms Stunt performer Feature film Transformers: Dark of the Moon Stunt double for Rosie Huntington-Whiteley (as Carly Spencer); also stunt performer Feature film X-Men: First Class Stunt double for Jennifer Lawrence (as Mystique) Feature film; uncredited Zookeeper Dance double Feature film 2012 Total Recall Stunt double for Kate Beckinsale (as Lori) Feature film Underworld: Awakening Stunt double for Kate Beckinsale (as Selene); also stunt performer Feature film 2013 Ender's Game Stunt double and stunt performer Feature film Iron Man 3 Stunt performer Feature film Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters Stunt double for Alexandra Daddario (as Annabeth Chase) Feature film 2014 Divergent Stunt double for Shailene Woodley (as Tris Prior) Feature film Lucy Stunt double for Scarlett Johansson (as Lucy Miller) Feature film Flight 7500 Stunt double for Leslie Bibb (as Laura Baxter) Feature film Interstellar Stunt double for Anne Hathaway (as Amelia Brand) Feature film2015 Accidental Love Utility stunt performer Feature film Salem Rogers Stunt double for Leslie Bibb (as Salem Rogers) Television film Spy Stunt double and stunt performer Feature film2016 Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Stunt double for Gal Gadot (as Wonder Woman); also stunt performer Feature film Keeping Up with the Joneses Stunt double for Gal Gadot (as Natalie Jones) Feature film Marvel's Most Wanted Stunt double for Adrianne Palicki (as Bobbi Morse) Television film Underworld: Blood Wars Stunt double for Kate Beckinsale (as Selene); also stunt performer Feature film 2017 Wonder Woman Stunt double for Gal Gadot (as Wonder Woman); also stunt performer Feature film 2019 Alita: Battle Angel Stunt double for Eiza González (as Nyssiana); also stunt performer Feature film; uncredited 2022 Avatar: The Way of Water Stunt double for Zoe Saldaña (as Neytiri) Feature film Stunt double for Sigourney Weaver (as Kiri) 2023 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Stunt double for Zoe Saldaña (as Gamora) Feature film 2024 Road House Stunt performer Feature film 2025 Avatar: Fire and Ash Stunt double for Zoe Saldaña (as Neytiri) Feature film Stunt double for Sigourney Weaver (as Kiri) 2026 The Mandalorian and Grogu Stunt performer Feature film The Odyssey Stunt performer as the stunt siren #5 Feature film
Television series + Acting roles Year Title Role Notes 2013 True Blood Fairy #2 Episode: "You're No Good"; uncredited 2014 New Girl Baby shower guest Episode: "Girl Fight"; uncredited 2015–2016 Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Alisha Whitley Recurring role; 6 episodes 2017 Future Man Woman biotic police officer #2 Episode: "Girth, Wind & Fire"; uncredited2024 Agatha All Along Owl Recurring role; 6 episodes Marvel Studios: Assembled Herself Documentary series; episode "The Making of Agatha All Along" 2025 NCIS Reactor #5 Episode: "Killer Instinct"