- Leigh Hennessy
Leigh Hennessy was raised in
Lafayette, Louisiana . She holds the record, according to theGuinness World Records , for winning the most US national championships for women. She has more recently had a career as an actress and stunt performer [ [http://www.usastunts.com/members/leighhennessy/hennessy.html Stunt resume - film, television and commercials] ] in the U.S. film and television industries.Infobox actor
birthplace=Lafayette, Louisiana
occupation=Film actress ,gymnast
website=http://www.leighhennessy.comHer father,
Jeff Hennessy , [ [http://www.trampoline-usa.com/ Jeff Hennessy (father) autobiography and photo gallery] ] a retired associate professor at theUniversity of Louisiana at Lafayette (then named the University of Southwestern Louisiana) was an expert in the sport oftrampolining and was her first trampoline coach. At fourteen years old, Hennessy won her first world title at the first World Age-Group Championships held inLondon, England in the individual trampoline event for girls 13-14. She earned a master's degree in communication at the University of Southwestern Louisiana, graduatingmagna cum laude .After working for Congressman
Jimmy Hayes inWashington, D.C. , Hennessy's career shifted to stunt work inHollywood . She has worked asDemi Moore 's stunt double inGI Jane and many other films, television shows and commercials.In 2006, Hennessy 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 aTaurus World Stunt Award in 2007 for her work in this movie.Honors
*In August 2007, Hennessy was inducted into the
USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame in recognition of her trampoline achievements. Her father was already a member of the Hall of Fame, and they are the first father and daughter ever to be inducted.
*World Acrobatics Society Legends Hall of Fame
*USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame
*Southern AAU Athlete of the Year
*Lifetime achievement award from the International Trampoline FederationReferences
External links
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* [http://www.usa-gymnastics.org/news/2007/may09-07hof.html USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame]
* [http://www.leighhennessy.com/ Official site]
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