Alicia Vela-Bailey

Biography

Alicia Vela-Bailey is a stunt performer, actress, dancer and choreographer from the United States. Born in California and raised in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, she trained in dance and gymnastics from a young age and performed with the Pussycat Dolls dance group. She started as a stunt performer on BloodRayne (2005) and Ultraviolet (2006), doubling Kristanna Loken and Milla Jovovich, and earned two Taurus World Stunt Award nominations for the latter. She went on to double for leading actresses including Zoe Saldaña in Avatar (2009), where she also helped develop choreography and played Ikeyni. Her horror acting roles include Diana in Lights Out (2016), The Purge (2013) and Annabelle: Creation (2017). On television she had recurring parts as Alisha Whitley in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2014) and Owl in Agatha All Along (2024). She also doubled for Saldaña and Sigourney Weaver in Avatar: The Way of Water and Avatar: Fire and Ash.

44years old

Turns 45 on July 8in 239 days

Born July 8, 1982Alameda
Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22

Movie Career

Films: 3
Career span: 4 years2013 to 2017

Every film, newest first

2017Annabelle: CreationIMDb rating 6.5
2016Lights OutIMDb rating 6.3
2013The PurgeIMDb rating 5.8

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First role
Alicia Vela-Bailey began her stunt career doubling for Kristanna Loken in BloodRayne and Milla Jovovich in Ultraviolet, and her work on the latter earned her two Taurus World Stunt Award nominations in 2007.
Getting ready for a role
On Avatar, Vela-Bailey doubled for Zoe Saldana as Neytiri and also helped develop the characters' choreography and train the motion capture actors, while playing the minor character Ikeyni.
A change of course
Before turning to stunts, Vela-Bailey danced with the Pussycat Dolls troupe at Caesars Palace on the Las Vegas Strip, and she trained in classical ballet, jazz and hip-hop.