Georgia Durante

Georgia Durante

Georgia Durante is the founder and President of Performance Two, Inc. which is one of Hollywood's most relied on stunt and precision driving company. The expert stunt driving work of Georgia Durante and her drivers have been featured in many television commercials and movies.

Georgia's stunt work had her double for stars including Cindy Crawford, Priscilla Presley, Cathy Moriarty, Catherine Hicks and many more.

Background

Georgia's other side of her life is revealed in her book "The Company She Keeps". At the age of seventeen Georgia Durante became the famous Kodak Girl. Her stand-up store display was seen in Kodak Film Stores across the nation. Her modeling work took her around the country and around the world.

She shares her story as a wheelwoman for The Mob and the survivor of an abusive marriage in her book "The Company She Keeps" and through talks and speeches around the country.

Georgia Durante's constant search for meaning and the life she had always sought but could never quite find, manifested itself with many heartbreaking turns. Along the way, she was faced with:

  • Tragedy in her life and those whom she loves
  • The struggle of a child with a drug addiction
  • Fortunes made and lost
  • A confrontation with the "prince of darkness" which ends in death
Today, Georgia Durante travels the world speaking with and offering guidance and inspiration for women who are abused and need to be guided to the path back to their own life. Georgia has given talks at places from the University of Oregon to women's groups in prisons.

Georgia Durante has also served as a leader and advocate to many national and regional organizations that help abused women.

External links

* [http://www.performancetwo.com Performance Two]
* [http://www.thecompanyshekeeps.com The Company She Keeps]
* [http://www.domesticabuserecoveryspeaker.com Domestic Abuse Help]


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