Childhood diseases left her deaf and nearly killed her. She became a champion diver at a young age. Her work later as a Hollywood stuntwoman was featured in TV shows like Quincy, Baretta and The Bionic Woman along with movies like Smokey and the Bandit, The Blues Brothers and Airport '77.
She set a record for the highest stunt fall by a woman (105 feet). She has held as many as 22 speed records on land and water.
A movie was made about her life in 1979 titled Silent Victory: The Kitty O'Neil Story. She died Nov. 2, 2018 from pneumonia. Read more about her amazing life in a Washington Post article here.
