Toni Vaz

Stunt Double

Birthday December 11, 1922

Birth Sign Sagittarius

Birthplace United States

DEATH DATE Oct 4, 2024 (101)

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About

Stunt performer, entertainer, artist, performer, entrepreneur, businesswoman, and founder of the N.A.A.C.P. Image Awards. She was one of the first black female stunt doubles in Hollywood. She worked as a double for actresses such as Eartha KittCicely Tyson, and Juanita Moore.

Before Fame

She worked as a model.

Trivia

One of her earliest roles was as an extra in the 1959 film Tarzan, the Ape Man. In the year 2021, she was honored with the Image Awards' Founder's Award. She died of natural causes near the end of 2024 at the age of 101.

Family Life

Her marriages to Wayne Ono and Francois Vaz ended in divorce. She was survived by her great-niece Cheryl Abbott.

Associated With

She appeared in the film Porgy and Bess which starred Sammy Davis Jr.. and Sidney Poitier.