Showing posts with label Stunt performer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Stunt performer. Show all posts

Friday, February 18, 2011

Christina Cox

Christina Cox (born July 31, 1971) is a Canadian movie and television actress and stuntwoman.

Christina Cox was born just outside of Toronto, the youngest of three daughters. Her two sisters are named Tracey and Melissa. She studied theatre and dance at the Arts York at Unionville High School,and continued her theatre training at the Ryerson Theatre School of Toronto where she studied for two years.

Cox competed in the areas of gymnastics, track and field and Tae Kwon Do.At one point she had aspirations of becoming an Olympic gymnast but then focused on drama and dance while in high school. She is also proficient in boxing, Muay Thai Kickboxing and fencing and has had training in stage combat, period weaponry and firearms.

She has over 38 movie and television appearances to her credit. Her best known movie roles include the 1999 Canadian movie Better Than Chocolate, where she co-starred as Kim, and a feature supporting role as Eve Logan in The Chronicles of Riddick. She received a Gemini Award nomination for her performance of Angela Ramírez in F/X: The Series. Cox was an original member of the UPN sitcom Girlfriends, cast as Lynn, for the pilot episode.

Selected filmography
Movies
Spike of love (1994)
Street Law (1995)
No One Could Protect Her (1996)
Better Than Chocolate (1999)
Code Name Phoenix (2000)
Jane Doe (2001)
Sometimes a Hero (2003)
The Chronicles of Riddick, as Eve Logan (2004)
Max Havoc: Ring of Fire (2006)
Making Mr. Right (2008)

Thursday, January 20, 2011

Spice Williams-Crosb

Spice Williams-Crosby (born Marceline Ann Williams, April 26, 1952 in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California) is an American actress and stunt performer, with a career in film and television which spans over twenty years. Her more notable roles include the Klingon officer Vixis in Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, and the assassin Patrice in Buffy the Vampire Slayer story "What's My Line". Originally involved in music and dance, she switched to acting, focusing on action roles which often featured stuntwork, making use of her martial arts and athletics skills. She has also worked as a stunt coordinator, choreographing fight scenes for television and film, including Miller Lite's controversial 2002 commercial "Catfight".


Williams-Crosby took up personal fitness at the age of 26, including bodybuilding and nutrition. She is a noted vegan and has written a book and several articles on the subject. She is married to Gregory Crosby, grandson of Bing Crosby; the couple have one son, Luke Gregory.