Leigh Hennessy Net Worth

Leigh Hennessy Net Worth is
$1 Million

Leigh Hennessy Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018

Leigh Hennessy is a world trampoline champion who runs the acclaimed trampoline Website Trampoline Pundit. In addition to being the Trampoline Pundit, she also enjoys a career as an actress and stunt performer in the film and television industries.Leigh's father, Jeff Hennessy, a retired associate professor at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette (then named the University of Southwestern Louisiana) was an expert in the sport of trampolining and was her first trampoline coach. According to Guinness World Records, she holds the record for winning the most US national championships in trampoline for women. She competed for the United States in several world championships in individual trampoline, synchronized trampoline, and double mini-trampoline, winning two world titles.While Leigh was one of the best female trampolinists in United States history, she was also a successful trampoline coach. She founded a trampoline academy in Lafayette, Louisiana and served as a coach for the United States national team.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. She has worked as Demi Moore's stunt double in GI Jane and many other films, television shows and commercials. 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 was nominated for a Taurus World Stunt Award in 2007 for her work in this movie. More recently, she transitioned into stunt coordinating and coaching stunt performers.

Height5' 5" (1.65 m)
ProfessionStunts, Actress, Miscellaneous Crew
#Fact
1Jumped off the 6th Street Bridge in Los Angeles in Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003).
2Shaved her head to double 'Demi Moore' in G.I. Jane (1997).
3Doubled 'Jennifer Tung' in Kung Pow: Enter the Fist (2002), doing acrobatics with a heavy prosthetic of one large breast strapped to her chest.
4First job in the film business was modeling for 'Bruce Weber' in a Ralph Lauren ad.
5Inductee in the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame, 2007. Father was inducted in 2005. They are the first ever father-daughter inductees in the USAG Hall of Fame.
6Father was the US National Trampoline coach for over 2 decades.
7Member of the United Stuntwomen's Association.
8Husband once hosted coin shows for ShopNBC as "Dr. Mark.".
9Husband's mother was an actress for UK theater and BBC radio and television: Diana Robson.
10Maternal Grandfather was Native American.
11In the Guinness Book of World Records for holding the Most National Trampoline Championship titles for Women in the US and for the highest score in the World Trampoline Championships for the Women's Double Mini-tramp event (since broken).
12Inducted in the World Acrobatics Society Legends Hall of Fame, 2005.

Stunts

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Evil Withinutility stunts post-production
Midnight Special2016stunt performer
Hot Pursuit2015stunt performer
The Culling2015additional stunts
Left Behind2014/Istunt performer
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes2014utility stunts
The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia2013stunts
Beautiful Creatures2013stunts
Paranormal Abduction2012stunt coordinator
Tornado Warning2012TV Movie stunts
21 Jump Street2012stunt driver - uncredited
Bending the Rules2012stunts
Swamp Shark2011TV Movie stunt coordinator
Mask Maker2011stunt coordinator
Scream of the Banshee2011TV Movie stunt coordinator
Monsterwolf2010TV Movie stunt coordinator
Mirrors 22010Video stunts
Revenge of the Bridesmaids2010TV Movie stunt coordinator
Legally Blondes2009Video stunt double: Brittany Curran - uncredited
The Haunting of Molly Hartley2008stunt double
Alien Raiders2008stunts
True Blood2008TV Series stunts - 2 episodes
Life2007TV Series stunt double - 1 episode
The Guardian2006/Istunt performer
Poseidon2006utility stunts
Slaughterhouse of the Rising Sun2005stunt coordinator
Surviving Christmas2004stunts
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle2003stunt double
Six Feet Under2003TV Series stunts - 1 episode
The Scorpion King2002stunts - uncredited
Clockstoppers2002stunts
Kung Pow: Enter the Fist2002stunt double: Jennifer Tung
Planet of the Apes2001stunt player
A.I. Artificial Intelligence2001stunts - uncredited
Firetrap2001stunt double
Charlie's Angels2000high fall stunt double: Lucy Liu - uncredited / stunts
What Lies Beneath2000utility stunts - uncredited
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle2000stunt double: Piper Perabo - uncredited / stunts
Hard Time: Hostage Hotel1999TV Movie stunts
Teaching Mrs. Tingle1999stunt performer
Inspector Gadget1999stunt double: Joely Fisher
The 13th Warrior1999stunts - uncredited
The Rage: Carrie 21999stunt double: Mena Suvari
Mighty Joe Young1998stunts - uncredited
Deep Impact1998stunt double: LeeLee Sobieski - uncredited
G.I. Jane1997stunt double: Demi Moore
Bad Boys1995stunt double: Tea Leoni - uncredited / stunts

Actress

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Abattoir2016Dorothy Crone
Starve2014Virago
Scary Movie 52013Witch (uncredited)
The Guardian2006/IDrowning Woman
Fenêtres en cascade2005Short
Star Trek: Enterprise2002TV SeriesTownsperson
The Chronicle2001TV SeriesHomeless Woman

Miscellaneous

TitleYearStatusCharacter
MTV's Ultimate Parkour Challenge2009TV Series judge - 1 episode

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
MTV's Ultimate Parkour Challenge2010TV SeriesHerself - Judge
US tour me voilà!2007TV Series documentaryHerself
A Makeover Story2003TV SeriesHerself

Nominated Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
2007Taurus AwardWorld Stunt AwardsBest Speciality StuntThe Guardian (2006)

Known for movies

Source
IMDB Wikipedia

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