About
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.
Known for
Lost in SpaceSeries • 1965
Pet SemataryMovie • 1989
Ghostbusters IIMovie • 1989
Man from AtlantisSeries • 1977
Halloween IIMovie • 1981
TwinsMovie • 1988
The Poseidon AdventureMovie • 1972
FootlooseMovie • 1984
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of FearMovie • 1991
The EntityMovie • 1982
EarthquakeMovie • 1974
HeroMovie • 1992
DisorderliesMovie • 1987
Kindergarten CopMovie • 1990
The Golden ChildMovie • 1986
Throw Momma from the TrainMovie • 1987
AirportMovie • 1970
DrumMovie • 1976
The GetawayMovie • 1972
Maniac CopMovie • 1988
The Puppet MastersMovie • 1994
What's Up, Doc?Movie • 1972
Myra BreckinridgeMovie • 1970
WildcatsMovie • 1986