Biography
Lila Georgia Everett Finn Shanley (November 28, 1909 β November 15, 1996), stage name Lila Finn, was an American stuntwoman, stunt double, actress, and athlete. After first working as a stunt double for Dorothy Lamour in The Hurricane (1937), she doubled for many leading Hollywood actresses, including Vivien Leigh, Paulette Goddard, Donna Reed, Betty Hutton, and Sandra Dee, appearing in more than 100 films over nearly six decades. She was the founding president of the Stuntwomen's Association of Motion Pictures, established in 1958, and a founding member of the Screen Actors Guild. She also competed on the United States women's national volleyball team from 1955 to 1960 and won a team silver medal in the 1959 Pan American Games.
Filmography
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Movies 20
Clothesline Lady
The Rocketeer (1991)
Movie
7
Stunts
Predator 2 (1990)
Movie
5.8
Homeless Woman (pushing trolley)
RoboCop 2 (1990)
Movie
5.7
Stunts
Tango & Cash (1989)
Movie
6.38
Stunts
Troop Beverly Hills (1989)
Movie
Stunts
Out of Bounds (1986)
Movie
Stunts
The Goonies (1985)
Movie
7.45
Stunts
The Spell (1977)
Movie
4
Mrs. Holcomb
Drum (1976)
Movie
Stunts
The Towering Inferno (1974)
Movie
6.67
Stunts
Earthquake (1974)
Movie
4
Stunts
The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
Movie
4.25
Charwoman (uncredited)
Incident in an Alley (1962)
Movie
Stunts
Tender Is the Night (1962)
Movie
Slave (uncredited)
Spartacus (1960)
Movie
4
Stunts
Guys and Dolls (1955)
Movie
Stunts
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Movie
5.45
Stunts
Reap the Wild Wind (1942)
Movie
Stunts
Typhoon (1940)
Movie
Stunt Double
The Hurricane (1937)
Movie
Ratings
Average 6.06
Based on 1.56 Million movie and tv ratings over time
1937
1960
1974
1976
1991
Information
Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1909-11-28
Deathday1996-11-15 (86 years old)
Birth PlaceLos Angeles, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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