Uma Thurman

By Andrew Shearer

I have a difficult time remembering Zoe Bell and I are only a year apart in age. In the '90s, she performed stunts on Xena: Warrior Princess while still a teenager. She's worked with Quentin Tarantino twice, three times if you count Kill Bill as two movies. As Uma Thurman's double, Zoe was responsible for pretty much all the dangerous shit Beatrix Kiddo did in those films, including the famous staircase run-and-slash we all remember from the trailers. And regardless of whether or not you're a fan of Death Proof (I am), you can't deny having been charmed and amazed by Zoe's starring turn as herself, smiling and waving, "I'm okay!" as she pops up from behind the bushes after being thrown from the hood of a speeding muscle car.