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Episode 158: Ingrid Kleinig, Stunt Performer and Coordinator

April 30, 2019 by Julie Harris Oliver in Diversity, entertainment, Film & TV, women, hollywood, Editorial, Studios, Immigration, VFX, Stunts, Action films, superhero, Marvel

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Ingrid is a stunt performer and stunt coordinator. She grew up in Australia and fell into the world of stunts while performing 140ft above the arena in the Opening Ceremony of the 2000 Olympic Games. Having toured the globe with renowned physical theatre company Legs on the Wall as well as the Sydney Theatre Company, she had formed a wealth of physical, technical & artistic vocabulary across multiple fields including directing & rigging that lent itself precisely to the stunt industry.

Ingrid hails from a long line of professional drivers so vehicles became an early niche. She was one of only two female stunt drivers on Mad Max: Fury Road, can drive a Big Rig truck & hold her breath underwater for five & a half minutes. She is also the first female to be officially graded as an Assistant Stunt Coordinator in Australia where, to date, no female has ever held the position of Stunt Coordinator. She is one of handful of female stunt coordinators here in the US.

Her story is remarkable and we talk about her journey, how it was to rise in this field as a woman, and how she is navigating motherhood as a stunt performer, proving once again that it is foolish to underestimated a working mother.

Her credits include: Captain Marvel, Ant-Man and Wasp, Justice League, Suicide Squad basically everything. She is formidable and she laughs at fear. Literally. Wait for it.

You can reach Ingrid here: info@ingridkleinig.com

April 30, 2019 /Julie Harris Oliver
women in film, immigration, editing, film festival, stunts, superhero, women in stunts, stunt coordinator, stunt double, action
Diversity, entertainment, Film & TV, women, hollywood, Editorial, Studios, Immigration, VFX, Stunts, Action films, superhero, Marvel
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