Tag: Pam Grier
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Jadie David: the legendary Black stuntwoman on 30ft falls, motorcycle jumps and being set on fire
She doubled for Pam Grier on Foxy Brown, dodged moving cars in The Blues Brothers and once spent an entire year in a body cast. All while fighting for the rights of other stunt performersJadie David’s entry into the movie business sounds like a scene from a film. It was 1971; she was 22 years…
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Emilia Clarke’s Sarah Connor Deserves Justice
Resistance fighter, mother of the revolution, and hot mess extraordinaire: when you think about Sarah Connor from The Terminator franchise, chances are your mental image is that of Terminator 2: Judgment Day’s buff, flinty-eyed warrior, not the cowed waitress with frizzy hair only the 1980s could synthesize. Actress Linda Hamilton’s impact on the action genre…