
Donna Garrett
- Known for
- Crew
- Born
- November 17, 1942
- Birthplace
- Santa Ana, California, USA
Stuntwoman, stunt coordinator, and actress Donna Garrett was born Donna Lee Funk on November 17, 1942 in Santa Ana, California. Garrett grew up in suburban Los Angeles and attended L.A. Valley Junior College as a physical education major. Donna met her husband Ralph Garrett at a rehearsal for the acrobatic square dance troupe Homer Garrett's Why-Not Twirlers in 1961; the couple got married three years later in 1964. She began performing stunts in movies in the mid-1960's. Among the notable actresses that Garrett has doubled for are Raquel Welch, Jacqueline Bisset, Angie Dickinson, Barbra Streisand, and Ali MacGraw. Outside of performing stunts, Donna also played small parts in a handful of films and TV shows as well as served as the V.P. of the Stuntwomen's Association of Motion Pictures in the 1970's which she co-founded in 1967.
Filmography

The Tie That Binds 1995
Stunts

Cagney & Lacey: The Return 1994
Stunt Coordinator

The Puppet Masters 1994
as Miss Haines

Hero 1992
Stunts

Dead Silence 1991
Stunts

The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear 1991
Stunts

Kindergarten Cop 1990
Stunts

Ghostbusters II 1989
Stunts

Pet Sematary 1989
Stunts

Twins 1988
Stunts

Maniac Cop 1988
Stunts

Throw Momma from the Train 1987
Stunts

Strange Voices 1987
Stunt Coordinator

Disorderlies 1987
Stunts

The Golden Child 1986
Stunts

Wildcats 1986
Stunts

Her Life as a Man 1984
Stunt Double

Footloose 1984
Stunts

Brainwash 1983
as Female Assistant

The Entity 1982
Stunts

Mortuary 1982
as Mrs. Andrews

Deathtrap 1982
Stunts

Halloween II 1981
Stunts

Deadly Blessing 1981
Stunts

Zorro, The Gay Blade 1981
Stunts

Lovely But Deadly 1981
Stunts

Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen 1981
Stunt Double

The Gong Show Movie 1980
as Woman Being Beaten

When Time Ran Out... 1980
Stunts

The Streets of L.A. 1979
Stunt Coordinator

Eaten Alive 1976
Stunt Double

Drum 1976
as Mrs. Gassaway

Earthquake 1974
Stunts

Wonder Woman 1974
as Cass

The Getaway 1972
Stunts

The Poseidon Adventure 1972
Stunts

Portnoy's Complaint 1972
Stunts

Stand Up and Be Counted 1972
as Demonstrator

What's Up, Doc? 1972
Stunts

Star Spangled Girl 1971
Stunts

Myra Breckinridge 1970
Stunts

Airport 1970
Stunt Double

Flareup 1969
Stunt Double

Fathom 1967
Stunt Double
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