Kitty O'Neil

Kitty O'Neil

Photo Credit: Courtesy Ky Michaelson

Kitty O'Neil

Stunts
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Kitty O'Neil

Stunts
Birthday

March 24, 1946

Birthplace

Corpus Christi, Texas

Date of Passing

November 2, 2018

Kitty O'Neil was an American stuntwoman and racer, known as "the fastest woman in the world." A daredevil and protege of Hal Needham, O'Neil doubled for Lynda Carter on Wonder Woman and set a land-speed record as the fastest woman driver ever.

An illness in early childhood left her deaf, and more illnesses in early adulthood cut short a career in platform diving, but O'Neil's career as a stuntwoman and racer led to her depiction in a television movie ("Silent Victory: The Kitty O'Neil Story") and as an action figure. Her women's land speed record still stands.

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