Born: 17-11-1978
Birthplace: Waiheke-eiland (Auckland)
Country: New Zealand
Nickname Zoe the Cat
Height: 5' 8" (1,73 m)
She practiced gymnastics on young age and competed at competitive gymnastic tournaments. She also practices scuba diving, high diving, track and field activities and dance. She started with taekwondo lessons when she was fifteen years old.
She made name as extremely talented stunt woman and actress through her unparalleled dedication, skills and focus. Her stunt career began in 1992 when her father returned home with a phone number for her in order to call, after her father has treated a stuntman with head injury. Her first stunt was jumping out a car in the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street''. She has also stunt accidents, as fractured vertebrae in her back during wire work stunts, or was one time temporary incapacitated after a breakaway chair was smashed on her back. She did the stunt and fight double of Lucy Lawless in the successful action TV series ''Xena: Warrior Princess''. She did stunts in ''Hercules: The Legendary Journeys'' which is filmed in New Zealand as well as ''Xena Warrior Princess''. Quentin Tarantino realizes that she would be the ideal double of Uma Thurman in both ''Kill Bill'' movies, when she is member of his stunt team. She does Uma's fight scenes and stunts as her "crash and smash" double. She had to learn wushu style, specially for her performance in both ''Kill Bill'' movies. Another accident of her on the set was when she has injured her ribs and the ligaments in her wrist, after she's being thrown backwards by a shotgun blast, at the end of filming ''Kill Bill: Volume 2''. She underwent an surgery and restored several months until the injury is healed. She was also the stunt double of Sharon Stone in Halle Barry's ''Catwoman'' (2004). She did a fall of more then 200 feet in the movie which led to an Taurus Award nomination for ''Best High Work'' at the World Stunt Awards in 2005. She is the stunt double of Amy Acker in the ABC action TV serie ''Alias'' (2005). She did also stunts in movies as ''Devil's Den'' (2006) ''Planet Terror'' (2007), ''Death Proof'' (2007), ''The Proposal'' (2009), ''Inglourious Basterds'' (2009), ''Blood and Bone'' (2009) and more.
She and Monica Staggs won the Taurus Award for ''Best Overall Stunt by a Stunt Woman'' and ''Best Fight'', for their fight in Kill Bill: Volume 2 at the World Stunt Awards (2005). She was jury member of the official fantastic film selection at the 40th Sitges International Film Festival in october 2007. She won the Indie Icon Award at the Las Vegas International Film Festival (2013).
Action Movie Career
She made her action movie debut as female betrayer in one episode of the action TV series ''Cleopatra 2525'' (2000).
She plays next to Vanessa Ferlito, Rosario Dawson, Sydney Tamiia Poitier, Rose McGowan and Tracie Thomas in this story about a killer who follows his victims with a car rather than a knife in the rip-roaring slasher flick ''Grindhouse'' (2007).
She plays an Sicko Eating Paramedic in this story where an experimental bio-weapon has accidentally released nerve gas at a remote U.S. military base in Texas in "Planet Terror" (2007). The gas changed thousands who are exposed into flesh-eating zombie-like creatures, who kill everybody on their path. An rag-tag group of survivors with stripper Cherry Darling (played by Rose McGowan), her shady mechanic ex-boyfriend Wray (played by Freddy Rodriguez), strong-willed doctor Dr. William Block (played by Josh Brolin), the local sheriff and an assortment of various people must stop the infected zombie-like creatures and the persons who are responsible for the outbreak.
She plays sexy ruthless assassin Eve who kills on order without any remorse in ''Angel of Death'' (2009). Her live changes for ever when a assignment goes awry. She was suprised by a guard, who has stabbed her a knife in the head, with result that she has killed a young girl inadvertently. The blade is removed out her skull by the doctor but the damage is already done. Her mind is now filled with visions of her victims from the past who follow her, all caused by the fatal injury in her brains. The hunter becomes prey when she is plagued with remorse. Her only chance to survive is to kill her former ruthless mob bosses, before they are able to hire a hitman who comes to kill her.
She plays Sandra in this story set in a future-world where humans can control other humans in online multi-player gaming environments on mass-scale in ''Gamer'' (2009). Skilled teenage gamer Simon (played by Logan Lerman) plays under the name Convict Kable who must survive thirty sessions in order to be set free.
She plays Rawhide next to Julia Voth, Erin Cummings and Ameríca Olivo in the action movie ''Bitch Slap'' (2009). Stripper Trixie (played by Julia Voth), business executive Hel (played by Erin Cummings) and feisty ex-con Camero (played by Ameríca Olivo) are three bad girls, who traveling to a remote desert hideaway in order to steal $200 million in diamonds, from a ruthless underworld kingpin. The girls are not the only persons who look for the diamonds stash when several other criminals cross their path on their journey.
She plays Floria in this story where Secret Ops agent Marcus (played by Wesley Snipes) is sent to Detroit, in order to stop an arms dealer in ''Game of Death'' (2010). The arms dealer manages to sell weapons to bad guys and the weapons are used at the failed assassination attempt on a diplomat. He is taken to the hospital and is guided by his bodyguard who teams up with a nurse in order to protect the diplomat.
She plays Park Kid Extra in this story where Jake (played by Andrew Stewart) a strange person met during the viewing of a rare astronomical event that occurs every 33 million years in the short movie ''The Meadow'' (2011). Jake explores the aspects of his clairvoyant forces about his long forgotten past. He makes an decision that will ultimately change the way we think about the universe beyond us.
She plays Rose in this story where Celeste (played by Eva Longoria) is shot three times in the gut by her ex-husband Carlos (played by Billy Bob Thornton), who also has abducted her godson Rob (played by Thomas Brodie-Sangster) in ''The Baytown Outlaws'' (2012). She hires three outlawed redneck brothers in order to save her godson.
She plays Kara in this story about drone repairman Jack (played by Tom Cruise) who is assigned to collect earth's remaining resources at a surface that is devastated after decades of war with the alien Scavs in ''Oblivion'' (2013).
She plays the lead role as Sabrina next to Rachel Nichols, Tracie Thoms, Bailey Anne Borders, Rebecca Marshall and Allene Quincy in ''Raze'' (2013). More then 50 abducted women are forced to fight against each other using their bare hands in bloody hard battles.
She plays Cassandra Clay in this story where the daughter of the American president is captured and imprisoned while traveling through war zone in ''Mercenaries'' (2014). An female elite commando team is selected, in order to infiltrate in the women's prison for a daring rescue attempt of the daughter.
She plays photojournalist Avery who discovers the truth behind a group of missionaries who not are what they seem in the jungles of Colombia in ''Camino'' (2015).
She plays Gale in this story about a group of young scientists who are working on a secret project which allows them to travel in time in ''Paradox'' (2016). They test the project by sending one of their group one hour ahead in time. He returns and pleads to stop the project, after his explaination that they all die within that hour.
She plays Jackie in this story about a shady haunted house attraction where performers are assaulting women, in order to make name for themselves in ''No Touching'' (2016).
Action Documentary
She appears alongside legendary stunt-woman Jeannie Epper in the action packed-documentary ''Double Dare'' (2004). This show is focusing primarily on her and veteran stuntwoman Jeannie Epper, who offer you a glimpse on the lives and careers of both women, as well as the friendship they share. See the struggles of two stunt women in a male-dominated world and they give an demonstration in falls and daredevil stunts. Other well known actresses in this documentary are Lynda Carter, Lucy Lawless, Eurlyne Epper and May Boss.
She appears in the first year of this award show, that honors the genres of Horror, Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Cult in ''Scream Awards 2006'' (2006).
She appears in the second year of this award show that honors the genres of Horror, Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Cult in ''Scream Awards 2007'' (2007).
She appears next to Arriane Alexander, Drew Baldwin, Alex Albrecht, Brady Brim-DeForest, Hayden Back, Kristyn Burtt and Blake Calhoun in the TV special ''The 1st Annual Streamy Awards'' (2009).
She appears in this show with Live interactive interviews of oscar winning writer Bob Moresco of 'Crash', oscar winning makeup artist Jeff Dawn for 'Terminator 2' , the writing/producing team for 'Heroes', Adam Armus and Kay Foster and many more in the TV series ''Filmnut'' (2009).
She appears in this show about the making of the motion picture Bitch Slap, from the initial concept to the end of principle photography in ''Behind Bitch Slap: Building a Better B-Movie'' (2010). This show contain also irreverent behind the scenes footage and candid interviews with cast and crew.
She appears in this short documentary about action-adventure stunt pioneers J.P McGowan and his daredevil wife Helen Holmes, who have ruled Hollywood's silver screens in ''Stunt Love'' (2011).
She appears in this documentary with a collection of impromptu 'on the street' interviews about Love, Life and Self with stars as Amrita Acharia, Eddie Alfano, Keith Allan, Edward Asner, Joe Arias, Cas Anvar and more in ''From the Mouths of Babes'' (2012).
She appears in this documentary about the first 21 years of Quentin Tarantino's in ''21 Years: Quentin Tarantino'' (2016). This show features interviews with prominent actors and actresses and his frequent collaborators over the years.
Action Movie Filmography
- No Touching (2016)
- Paradox (2016)
- Camino (2015)
- Mercenaries (2014)
- Raze (2013)
- Oblivion (2013)
- Hawaii Five-0 (2013) ''TV Series''
- The Baytown Outlaws (2012)
- The Meadow (2011)
- Game of Death (2010)
- Bitch Slap (2009)
- Gamer (2009)
- Angel of Death (2009)
- Planet Terror (2007)
- Grindhouse (2007)
- Cleopatra 2525 (2000) ''TV Series''
Action Documentary
- 21 Years: Quentin Tarantino (2016)
- From the Mouths of Babes (2012)
- Stunt Love (2011)
- Behind Bitch Slap: Building a Better B-Movie (2010)
- Filmnut (2009)
- The 1st Annual Streamy Awards (2009)
- Scream Awards 2007 (2007)
- Scream Awards 2006 (2006)
- Double Dare (2004)
