Toni Vaz
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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 Kitt, Cicely 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.
