Faith Minton

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Faith Minton
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Occupation(s)Actress, stuntwoman
Years active1978–present

Faith Minton is an American television and film actress [1] and stuntwoman.

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Life

Born in Brooklyn, New York, Minton has a stunt and wrestling background and is probably best known for her role as "Hurricane" Rosy Spelman in the 1979 action comedy film Temporale Rosy opposite Gerard Depardieu, [1] and as "Big Mama", a wrestler in the 1981 film ...All The Marbles , with Peter Falk, Laurene Landon and Vicki Frederick. In 1983, she appeared as the villain's henchwoman in the Italian action comedy Go for It, with David Huddleston and in a supporting role in Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 , alongsides Paul Williams, Colleen Camp and Jerry Reed, and opposite Jackie Gleason and Mike Henry. She later guest starred in series such as Fantasy Island , Night Court , Simon & Simon , Knight Rider , V.I.P. and Murder, She Wrote (with William Windom).

Selected filmography

Stuntwork (extra)

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  1. 1 2 3 "French actor Gerard Depardieu and American actress Faith Minton on..." Getty Images. Retrieved August 23, 2022.