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Jeannie Epper, the peerless, fearless stunt performer who doubled for Lynda Carter on Wonder Woman and swung on a vine across a 350-foot gorge and propelled down an epic mudslide as Kathleen Turner in Romancing the Stone, has died. She was 83.

Epper died Sunday night of natural causes at her home in Simi Valley, her family told The Hollywood Reporter.

Just one member of a dynasty of stunt performers that Steven Spielberg dubbed the “Flying Wallendas of Film” — starting with her father, John Epper, there have been four generations of Eppers in show business since the 1930s — she worked on 150-plus films and TV shows during an astounding 70-year career.

In 2007, Epper received the first lifetime achievement honor given to a woman at the World Taurus Awards and ranks among the greatest stuntwomen of all time.

Known for her agility, horse-riding skills and competitiveness, the 5-foot-9 Epper also stepped in...

Kitty O'Neil, a deaf Hollywood stuntwoman, daredevil and protege of Hal Needham who doubled for Lynda Carter on Wonder Woman and set a land-speed record as the fastest woman driver ever, has died. She was 72.

O'Neil died Friday at Eureka Community Hospital in Eureka, South Dakota. Her longtime friend, former stuntman Ky Michaelson, told The Hollywood Reporter that she died of pneumonia and had recently suffered a heart attack.

Five-foot-2 and 97 pounds, O'Neil worked on such movies as Airport 1975, Two-Minute Warning (1976), Airport '77, Damien: Omen II (1978), Foul Play (1978), ...

Kitty O'Neil, a deaf Hollywood stuntwoman, daredevil and protege of Hal Needham who doubled for Lynda Carter on Wonder Woman and set a land-speed record as the fastest woman driver ever, has died. She was 72.

O'Neil died Friday at Eureka Community Hospital in Eureka, South Dakota. Her longtime friend, former stuntman Ky Michaelson, told The Hollywood Reporter that she died of pneumonia and had recently suffered a heart attack.

Five-foot-2 and 97 pounds, O'Neil worked on such movies as Airport 1975, Two-Minute Warning (1976), Airport '77, Damien: Omen II (1978), Foul Play (1978), ...

Mayor Kane (Kelsey Grammer) continues to tighten his grip on the city of Chicago. And yet, even his time as this kingdom's corrupt leader comes with a price.

The Season 2 premiere of "Boss" meets Kane having sacrificed his daughter for the sake of his political reputation, hastily adding to his list of enemies, and lacking his once-trusted advisors. As he now finds himself in a state of transition, his foothold may be on the verge of crumbling.

Here are five things you won't want to miss in Friday's (Aug. 17) premiere, "Louder Than Words":

1. Mayor Kane finds himself among reptiles, left under the sun in a barren desert. Or so he imagines. As his disease worsens much faster than expected, Kane refuses to accept the reality of his condition. While he is determined to beat the unbeatable with "awareness, force of will," and "purpose," his denial continues, provoking more dramatic decisions from the mayor.

Kelsey Grammer's Boss co-star Kathleen Robertson has said she was delighted to discover that the actor will soon be a father again. The Frasier actor confirmed at the Golden Globes last night that his fourth wife Kayte Walsh is pregnant with twins - boosting his total number of children to six. Robertson, who plays mayor's aide Kitty O'Neill, extended her congratulations to the couple at the Beverley Hills ceremony. "They're lovely (more)...

I subscribed to the Starz cable network two years ago mainly because it was the only place I could see Robert Rodriquez and Quentin Tarantino's Grindhouse in its original unedited form and in HD. That changed soon after when the picture was finally released on home video, but I still kept my subscription due to the network's slate of original programming. Truth be told, Starz had nothing on HBO or even Showtime, just a set of interesting shows that included Party Down, Head Case and an adaptation of the 2004 film Crash. Things got mighty interesting with last years debut of Spartacus: Blood and Sand, a sword and sandal epic that felt like a bloodier knockoff of 300 and Gladiator yet captivated audiences with its unrestrained sex and violence. Spartacus won't return until January which leaves room for yet another series, this time a compelling political drama featuring none other than Kelsey Grammer.