Zoë Bell
- Stunts
- Actress
- Producer
As an established and extremely talented stunt double and actress, Zoe
Bell has made a name for herself through her unparalleled dedication,
skills, and focus.
Zoe Bell was born on Waiheke Island, New Zealand, to Tish, a nurse, and
Andrew Bell, a doctor. She has a background in gymnastics and martial
arts. She began working as a stunt woman when she doubled
Lucy Lawless on the cult favorite TV series
Xena: Warrior Princess (1995).
Bell also appeared as a double in the ABC thriller
Alias (2001) and on an episode of
Cleopatra 2525 in 2000 as a double for Vicki Pratti. In the action
packed-documentary
Double Dare (2004), Bell, along with
legendary stunt-woman Jeannie Epper, give
an insight into the career of women who take falls and punches for a
living. Double Dare also gives a glimpse into the struggles of
stunt-women to stay thin, employed, and sane in a male-dominated
career.
After the cancellation of Xena, Bell's next gig was working with
Quentin Tarantino in
Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) and
Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004),
playing the stunt double for Uma Thurman's
role, The Bride. Bell was nominated for her work in Kill Bill, Vol. 1
in the categories of Best Stunt by a Stunt Woman and Best Fight for the
Taurus World Stunt Awards, both of which she would win the following
year for Kill Bill: Vol. 2. Bell also showed off her stunt-woman skills
as a double for Sharon Stone in Halle Barry's
Catwoman (2004).
Bell was injured in the final days of filming, requiring surgery, but
she has since recovered and returned to work. Bell appeared along with
legendary stunt woman Jeannie Epper in
Amanda Micheli's acclaimed documentary
Double Dare (2004), which offers a
glimpse at the lives and careers of both women, as well as the
friendship they share.
Bell debuted her acting career, with her already famous stunt skills,
in the double feature
Grindhouse (2007) written by
Quentin Tarantino and
Robert Rodriguez. She was
hand-picked, by Tarentino himself, to star in his segment of the double
feature, Death Proof (2007), about four women working in the film industry that are stalked by a murderer in his Death Proof car.
Bell, a native of New Zealand, resides in Los Angeles but hopes to
someday own a home in New Zealand.
Bell has made a name for herself through her unparalleled dedication,
skills, and focus.
Zoe Bell was born on Waiheke Island, New Zealand, to Tish, a nurse, and
Andrew Bell, a doctor. She has a background in gymnastics and martial
arts. She began working as a stunt woman when she doubled
Lucy Lawless on the cult favorite TV series
Xena: Warrior Princess (1995).
Bell also appeared as a double in the ABC thriller
Alias (2001) and on an episode of
Cleopatra 2525 in 2000 as a double for Vicki Pratti. In the action
packed-documentary
Double Dare (2004), Bell, along with
legendary stunt-woman Jeannie Epper, give
an insight into the career of women who take falls and punches for a
living. Double Dare also gives a glimpse into the struggles of
stunt-women to stay thin, employed, and sane in a male-dominated
career.
After the cancellation of Xena, Bell's next gig was working with
Quentin Tarantino in
Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) and
Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004),
playing the stunt double for Uma Thurman's
role, The Bride. Bell was nominated for her work in Kill Bill, Vol. 1
in the categories of Best Stunt by a Stunt Woman and Best Fight for the
Taurus World Stunt Awards, both of which she would win the following
year for Kill Bill: Vol. 2. Bell also showed off her stunt-woman skills
as a double for Sharon Stone in Halle Barry's
Catwoman (2004).
Bell was injured in the final days of filming, requiring surgery, but
she has since recovered and returned to work. Bell appeared along with
legendary stunt woman Jeannie Epper in
Amanda Micheli's acclaimed documentary
Double Dare (2004), which offers a
glimpse at the lives and careers of both women, as well as the
friendship they share.
Bell debuted her acting career, with her already famous stunt skills,
in the double feature
Grindhouse (2007) written by
Quentin Tarantino and
Robert Rodriguez. She was
hand-picked, by Tarentino himself, to star in his segment of the double
feature, Death Proof (2007), about four women working in the film industry that are stalked by a murderer in his Death Proof car.
Bell, a native of New Zealand, resides in Los Angeles but hopes to
someday own a home in New Zealand.