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3 unusual facts about Leigh Hennessy


Leigh Hennessy

After earning a master's degree in communication at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and working for Congressman Jimmy Hayes in Washington, D.C., Leigh's career shifted to stunt work in Hollywood.

In 2006, Leigh starred in the opening scenes of The Guardian, a film with Kevin Costner, in which she played the role of the drowning wife.

She has worked as Demi Moore's stunt double in GI Jane and many other films, television shows and commercials.


Jeff Hennessy

Among the most accomplished of Hennessy’s athletes were his daughter and world champion Leigh Hennessy, world champion and 1984 Olympic diving medalist Ron Merriott, world champion Stuart Ransom, national champion and 1969 Miss America Judith Ford, world champion Jim Yongue, world champion Don Waters, world champion Gary Smith, and world champion Wayne Miller.


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