Faith Minton

Faith Minton
Occupation(s)	Actress, stuntwoman
Years active	1978–present

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

Life

Minton portrayed "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 Terence Hill, Bud Spencer and 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

• 1978 King of the Gypsies as Gypsy (uncredited)
• 1979 Gold of the Amazons as Amazon Warrior
• 1979 The Wanderers as The Big Lady
• 1979 Temporale Rosy as Rosy "Hurricane Rosy" Spelman / Temporale Rosy ^[1]
• 1980 Cheech & Chong's Next Movie as Lady Bouncer
• 1981 ...All The Marbles as "Big Mama"
• 1981 All Night Long as Holdup Woman
• 1981 Hill Street Blues as Large Hooker
• 1981 Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen as Stunt Performer
• 1981 Heartbeeps as Stunt Performer
• 1983 Go for It as The Vamp / La Fatalona
• 1983 Fantasy Island as Mo
• 1983 Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 as Tina
• 1983 The Man Who Wasn't There as Stunt Performer
• 1984 The New Mike Hammer as Bertha
• 1984 Night Court as Elsa Dubrinovitch
• 1985 Lust in the Dust as Stunt Performer
• 1985 Hardcastle and McCormick as Lizzie Butterfly
• 1985 Murder, She Wrote as Second Guard
• 1985 Knight Rider as Darleen
• 1986 The Naked Cage as Sheila
• 1986 Misfits of Science as Darleen
• 1986 Ruthless People as Stunt Performer
• 1986 Simon & Simon as Olga, The Shoplifter
• 1987 Jocks as Big Woman In Bar (uncredited)
• 1987 Who's That Girl? as Donovan
• 1987 Penitentiary III as Female Boxer
• 1987 Star Trek: The Next Generation as Klingon Female
• 1987 Hooperman as Biker Woman
• 1988 License to Drive as Stunt Performer
• 1988 Hero and the Terror as Stunt Performer
• 1989 Santa Barbara , as Ilsa, she tried to frame Mack for stealing jewels from people at the fitness center.
• 1989 Alien Nation as Bouncer
• 1991 Switch as Nancy, The Bouncer
• 1992 Stay Tuned as Mrs. Gorgon
• 1992 Swordsman II as the American dub version of Invisible Asia.
• 1995 The Stranger as Kyra, a member of Angel's outlaw biker gang.
• 1995 Sudden Death as Carla, one of the terrorists who took Civic Arena during a Stanley Cup Finals game.
• 1996 Set It Off as Stunt Performer
• 1997 Roseanne as Wrestler
• 1997 Unhappily Ever After as Bertha
• 1997 Spawn as Stunt Performer
• 1998 V.I.P. as Brenda "Big Brenda"
• 2001 Bubble Boy as Stunt Performer
• 2002 She Spies as Jolene
• 2005 Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous as Housewife #1
• 2006 Sons & Daughters as Biker Chick
• 2007 Days of Our Lives as Bertha "Big Bertha" / Tessa / Jail Matron

Stuntwork (extra)

• 1997 Batman & Robin
• 1986 Ruthless People

References

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

External links

• Faith Minton at IMDb