Zoe bell quentin tarantino biography
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Zoë Bell
New Zealand actress and stunt woman (born 1978)
Not to be confused with Zoe Ball.
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| Born | Zoë E. Bell (1978-11-17) 17 November 1978 (age 46) Waiheke Island, New Zealand |
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| Years active | 1992–present |
Zoë E. Bell (born 17 November 1978) is a New Zealand stuntwoman and actress. Some of her most notable stunt-work includes doubling for Lucy laglös in Xena: Warrior Princess and for Uma Thurman in Kill Bill.
As an actress, Bell has appeared on television and in feature-films; she has starred in the web seriesAngel of Death. She is probably most recognized for playing herself in the Quentin Tarantino spelfilm Death Proof. In 2015, she appeared in an acting role in Tarantino's film The Hateful Eight, and in 2019 appeared in an acting role in Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood in addition to her role as stunt coordinator and stuntwoman.
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The Stuntwoman Who Made the Stuntman of ‘Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood’
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To capture the old-school, rough-and-tumble aesthetic of 1960s moviemaking, Quentin Tarantino turned to his longtime collaborator, stuntwoman Zoë Bell, to help bring Brad Pitt’s Cliff Booth to lifeMoviesTo capture the old-school, rough-and-tumble aesthetic of 1960s moviemaking, Quentin Tarantino turned to his longtime collaborator, stuntwoman Zoë Bell, to help bring Brad Pitt’s Cliff Booth to life
By Eric Ducker • 11 min
In Death Proof, Quentin Tarantino’s 2007 film, a question gets asked from the bar of the Texas Chili Parlor. With platinum blond hair falling past her shoulders and a margarita in a glass boot in front of her, Pam (as played by Rose McGowan) asks, “How exactly does one become a stuntman, Stuntman Mike?”
Wearing a silver satin jacket adorned with Icy Hot patches, Stuntman Mike (as played by Kurt Russell) replies, “Well, in Hollywood, anybody fool enough to throw hi
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JA: What was your first reaction to reading Quentin Tarantino's script for Death Proof?
ZB: Quentin was on his way over to my house with the script, which made me a little suspicious, and I thought that I might be a featured double - you know, like falling off of a bar stool or something. So when he turned up and the script had my name on the cove