Olivia Jackson
| Olivia Jackson | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Olivia Jackson August 25, 1983 Cape Town, South Africa |
| Occupation | Actress, Stunt woman |
| Years active | 2009–2017 |
Olivia Jackson (born August 25, 1983) is a South African actress and stunt woman.
Career
Jackson's acting debut was Jackson in the short film Ongwe - The Leopard filmed in Namibia.[1] In 2011, Jackson played the role of Chloé in the French film Largo Winch II - The Burma Conspiracy by Jérôme Salle, performing the stunts themselves. In the television series Beaver Falls she performed in the second episode of the first season stunts. She then appeared in 2011 in the movie The Kick as US Taekwondo Champiness and as an Interpol agent in Hangover 2 in front of the camera.[2]
In 2012, she performed stunts in the films Safe House, Dredd, The Impossible and Death Race: Inferno. She was the stunt double for Rosie Huntington-Whiteley in the movie Mad Max: Fury Road.
On September 5, 2015, Jackson crashed as part of the filming of Resident Evil: The Final Chapter and sustained life-threatening injuries that led to the amputation of her left arm.[3][4]
Filmography (selection)
- 2009: Ongwe - The Leopard (short film)[1]
- 2011: Largo Winch II - The Burma Conspiracy (Largo Winch)[1]
- 2011: Hangover 2 (The Hangover Part II)[1]
- 2012: Dredd[1]
- 2012: Safe House[1]
- 2012: Death Race: Inferno (Death Race 3: Inferno)[1]
- 2015: Mad Max: Fury Road (Stuntdouble: Rosie)[1]
- 2017: Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (Stuntdouble: Milla Jovovich)[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Olivia Jackson". IMDb. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
- ↑ SMITH, JENNIFER (18 January 2017). "Resident Evil stunt woman reveals twisted spine after on-set accident". Daily Mail. Daily Mail.
- ↑ "Star Wars stuntwoman loses her arm after horrific accident". The Independent. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
- ↑ Pöring, Dennis. "VIDEO: Resident Evil 6-Stuntfrau verlor bei Dreharbeiten einen Arm! So geht es ihr heute!". FILM.TV (in German). Retrieved 2018-08-02.