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4	Zoë E. Bell (born November 17, 1978 in Waiheke Island, New Zealand) is a stuntwoman, nicknamed "[[CatGirl Zoe the Cat]]" (and, as you can see from the picture, that's ''not just'' because she's really agile) who has recently gained some clout as an actress thanks to Creator/QuentinTarantino for casting her as herself in ''[[Film/{{Grindhouse}} Death Proof]]''. In her stunt career, she has doubled for such actresses as Creator/LucyLawless and Creator/UmaThurman. Also, she starred in the internet miniseries ''WebVideo/AngelOfDeath'', was stunt-coordinator (and had a blink-and-you-miss-it cameo) for the Creator/RussMeyer GenreThrowBack ''Film/BitchSlap'', and played a prominent ([[MsFanservice in more ways than one]]) role in Creator/DrewBarrymore's ''Film/WhipIt''. She was also one of the two major focuses of the excellent documentary ''Double Dare'' (in which she jokingly refers to Creator/LucyLawless as her "acting double".)
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6	Zoë ''Ball'', on the other hand, is the morning DJ who took over the Creator/{{BBC}}'s prestigious breakfast radio show from Radio/ChrisEvans. She isn't renowned for being a stuntwoman. If you came here thinking "Bell" was a mis-print for the [[Creator/ZoeBall Zoe]] you wanted, this is the wrong page.
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9	!!Selected Filmography:
10	[[AC:As a stuntwoman]]
11	* ''Series/XenaWarriorPrincess'' - Xena, doubling for Creator/LucyLawless
12	* ''Film/KillBill'': Volume 1 (2003), Volume 2 (2004) - The Bride, doubling for Creator/UmaThurman
13	* ''Film/Catwoman2004'' - Patience Phillips, doubling for Creator/HalleBerry
14	* ''Series/{{Alias}}'' - Kelly Peyton, doubling for Creator/AmyAcker
15	* ''Film/InglouriousBasterds'' (2009) - Shosanna and Bridget von Hammersmark, doubling for Creator/MelanieLaurent and Creator/DianeKruger
16	* ''Film/TheProposal'' (2009) - Margaret, doubling for Creator/SandraBullock
17	* ''Film/{{Paradox\|2016}}'' (2016) - Gale
18	* ''Film/ThorRagnarok'' (2017) - Hela, doubling for Creator/CateBlanchett
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20	[[AC:As an actress]]
21	* ''Series/{{Lost}}'' - Regina
22	* ''Film/DeathProof'' (2007) - As Herself
23	* ''Film/PlanetTerror'' (2007) - Sicko Eating Paramedic #2
24	* ''Film/BitchSlap'' (2009) - Rawhide
25	* ''Film/{{Gamer}}'' (2009) - Sandra
26	* ''Film/WhipIt'' (2009) - Bloody Holly
27	* ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'' (2010) - Various Characters
28	* ''Film/DjangoUnchained'' (2012) - Tracker
29	* ''Film/{{Mercenaries}}'' (2014) - Clay
30	* ''Film/TheHatefulEight'' (2015) - Six-Horse Judy
31	* ''Film/OnceUponATimeInHollywood'' (2019) - Janet
32	* ''Film/{{Malignant}}'' (2021) - Scorpion
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34	!!Associated Tropes:
35	* ActionGirl: When she does appear onscreen, it tends to be in roles like these (fitting for a stuntwoman).
36	* CastTheExpert: When she was cast [[AsHimself as herself]] in ''Death Proof''.
37	* DeletedRole: She originally had a bigger part in ''Film/DjangoUnchained'', and even gets a lingering closeup to indicate she's about to enter the plot in some way. But most of her role was cut down for time (there had been plans to split it into two parts like ''Film/KillBill'').
38	* NoStuntDouble: There was the possibility of her having a double for the car scenes in ''Film/DeathProof'', but she insisted on doing her own stunts as well. On the DVD features, she talked about the freedom this brought when it came to getting shots that didn't have to avoid showing her face.
39	* PlayingAgainstType:
40	** Her cameo in ''Film/TheHatefulEight'' features her as a gentle, innocent character who is brutally murdered without fighting back.
41	** Her cameo in ''Film/OnceUponATimeInHollywood'' has her as Janet - the wife who disapproves of Cliff being on set and orders him off after he puts a massive dent in her car while fighting with Creator/BruceLee. It's radically different from her normal Action Girl roles in Tarantino films (fitting for a stunt woman) but also shows some pretty good comedy skills from her.

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