Sophia Crawford

Sophia Crawford is a stunt performer and martial artist from Hammersmith, London, who began her movie career in Thailand. She first worked as an editorial model and took extra roles in American productions, including Around the World in 80 Days (2004) and Kickboxer (1989), then looked for work in Hong Kong cinema. Her first role there was Chu dao gui jing (1990), after a director asked if she could fight. She said yes, was killed off, and spent five years training in martial arts and stunts. She co-starred in over thirty features and was the first woman from the West to join an Asian stunt team. After moving to the United States in 1993, she appeared in hundreds of films and television programs, among them WMAC Masters (1995) and Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1993). For four years she doubled for Sarah Michelle Gellar on Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997), and she served as president of the United Stuntwomen's Association.