Debbie Evans is considered one of Hollywood's top stunt women. She began riding motorcycles at the age of six and started competing in the sport of motorcycle trials at the age of nine. By 1976, she became the first woman to reach the rank of expert, successfully competing against the men. She earned a sponsorship from Yamaha and would do halftime shows at various stadium events, which included her famous headstand on the seat of a balancing motorcycle. Her stunt career began when Debbie was called to do a motorcycle jump over a 30-foot ravine for the movie Deathsport (197
"Debbie was inducted October 2003 into the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame. She has been awarded for her work on Taxi in 2005, The Matrix Reloaded in 2004 Taurus World Stunt Awards in the category "Best Overall Stunt by a Stuntwoman," previously winning two Taurus awards in 2002 for driving a Honda Civic under a moving semi-truck in The Fast and the Furious."
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Here is her well- known motorcycle stunt work.
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