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ABOUT

Heidi was born in Wilkes-Barre, PA and currently works in film and television as a stuntwoman, stunt coordinator, director, and actor. Her extensive martial arts and athletic background coupled with her love and experience in theater and cinema made the career decision to become a stuntwoman undeniable.  Her most notable stunt credit is serving as the stunt double for Jaimie Alexander on the hit NBC series Blindspot for nearly 100 episodes, including episodes shot in Capetown South Africa, Iceland and Tokyo, Japan. She also appeared as the stunt double in the popular Disney sequel Hocus Pocus 2 for one of the famous Sanderson sisters, Mary (Kathy Nijimy), as well as for Kate Winslett in the hit HBO series Mare of Easttown, in addition to the over 200 episodes of network and streaming television shows.

 

Some other television  credits include Disney's Goosebumps,  Fallout, Marvel's Daredevil and Jessica Jones, Orange is the New Black, Gotham, Walking Dead: World Beyond, and others. Some film credits include Happiest Season, Money Monster, Isn't It Romantic, Ghostbusters, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Amazing Spiderman 2, Paranormal Activity 2, and Birdman. 

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She has also been the stunt coordinator for the Emmy nominated sketch series At Home With Amy Sedaris and recently completed directing her first feature film, F-WORD, which she also co-wrote. In addition to the feature, she has also written and directed a series of short films based on the strange but true combined stories of the lives of her parents. 

 

She studied acting and directing for theater, film and television at the Tisch School of the Arts at NYU (BFA), as well as the Lee Strasberg Institute for Theatre, Film and Television, and Stonestreet Studios in NYC.

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