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She is also known for portraying "Bambi" in the [[w:James Bond|James Bond]] film ''[[w:Diamonds are Forever|Diamonds are Forever]]'', a role | Following the Garretts' marriage ceremony, Ralph Garrett received a job offer to work on [[w:Raquel Welch|Raquel Welch]]'s ''[[w:The Swinging Summer|The Swinging Summer]] -- at 6 A.M. in the first day of their honeymoon. While initially shocked at this, Donna Garrett was recruited the following day as a background performer. This kickstarted her career as a stunt performer, where her husband taught her about stunt work, while using her own training as a gymnast and diver.<ref name="people1974"/> | ||
She quickly surpassed her husband as a performer; in 1974, she averaged six months worth of work a year, while her husband averaged only half that.<ref name="people1974"/> | |||
She is also known for her stunt work portraying "Bambi" in the [[w:James Bond|James Bond]] film ''[[w:Diamonds are Forever|Diamonds are Forever]]'', a role portrayed by [[imdb:nm1009477|Lola Larson]]. While both performers were uncredited in the film, Garrett is believed to be responsible for the stunts where Bambi fights [[w:Sean Connery|Sean Connery]]'s Bond.<ref name="hspbook">{{cite_book|last=Freese |first=Gene Scott |authorlink=|authorlinkurl=|year=1 April 2014|title= Hollywood Stunt Performers, 1910s-1970s: A Biographical Dictionary, 2d ed. |publisher=McFarland|pages=101-102|url=https://amzn.to/2ODdLoA}}</ref> | |||
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| Date of Birth: | November 17, 1942 | ||||
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| Age: | 81 | ||||
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Donna Lee Garrett, neé Funk (born 17 November 1942) is a stunt performer and actress, doubling for Robyn Douglass in the Galactica 1980 television series[1].
Garrett has also performed stunts in a variety of other genre productions between the 1960s through the 1990s, including Lost in Space (for June Lockhart, the mother of Anne Lockhart; Sheba from Battlestar Galactica), memoryalpha:Star Trek: The Original Series, Star Trek: The Next Generation, TRON, and Ghostbusters II.
Personal Life
While studying for her major in physical education at L.A. Valley Junior College, Donna Funk met her future husband, Ralph Garrett at a rehearsal of "Homer Garrett's Why-Knot Twirlers" (Homer Garrett was Ralph's father). Ralph had been on leave from the U.S. Army at the time, and was coincidentally in attendance to the rehearsal: "I picked Donna out of a crowd of 40 and walked right up to her to dance." The future Mrs. Garrett also recalls that "The moment he walked in, I couldn't take my eyes off him. I thought I couldn't possibly catch a man like that."[2].
They married on September 14, 1964[3], and have two children, Damon (born 25 January 1971[4]) and Nicole (born 10 July 1973[5]).[2]
Career
Following the Garretts' marriage ceremony, Ralph Garrett received a job offer to work on Raquel Welch's The Swinging Summer -- at 6 A.M. in the first day of their honeymoon. While initially shocked at this, Donna Garrett was recruited the following day as a background performer. This kickstarted her career as a stunt performer, where her husband taught her about stunt work, while using her own training as a gymnast and diver.[2]
She quickly surpassed her husband as a performer; in 1974, she averaged six months worth of work a year, while her husband averaged only half that.[2]
She is also known for her stunt work portraying "Bambi" in the James Bond film Diamonds are Forever, a role portrayed by Lola Larson. While both performers were uncredited in the film, Garrett is believed to be responsible for the stunts where Bambi fights Sean Connery's Bond.[6]
External Links
- Donna Garrett article at Memory Alpha, the Star Trek wiki.
References
- ↑ Douglass, Robyn (2020). Messages for the Future: The Galactica 1980 Memoirs. Chapter 8: Special Effects: Explore Multimedia.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Boorstin, Paul (23 December 1974). People Magazine - A Hollywood Stunt Pair Enjoys Many Happy Landings—so Far (backup available on Archive.org) (in English). Retrieved on 08 February 2020.
- ↑ "California Marriage Index, 1960-1985," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V6NJ-88Q : 27 November 2014), Ralph L Garrett and Donna L Funk, 19 Sep 1964; from "California, Marriage Index, 1960-1985," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2007); citing Los Angeles, California, Center of Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento.
- ↑ "California Birth Index, 1905-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VLSW-7VV : 27 November 2014), Damon A Garrett, 25 Jan 1971; citing Los Angeles, California, United States, Department of Health Services, Vital Statistics Department, Sacramento.
- ↑ "California Birth Index, 1905-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VGX7-YHH : 27 November 2014), Nicole L Garrett, 10 Jul 1973; citing Los Angeles, California, United States, Department of Health Services, Vital Statistics Department, Sacramento.
- ↑ Freese, Gene Scott (1 April 2014). Hollywood Stunt Performers, 1910s-1970s: A Biographical Dictionary, 2d ed.. McFarland, p. 101-102.