Marneen Fields
| Marneen Fields | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Marneen Lynne Fields August 16, 1955 |
| Residence | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Education |
Sinaloa Jr. High School (now Sinaloa Middle School) Royal High School (California) |
| Alma mater | Utah State University, Utah |
| Occupation | SAG actress, pop singer, ASCAP composer, director, editor, cinematographer, executive producer, former stuntwoman |
| Notable work |
The Gauntlet Hellhole |
Marneen Fields (also known as Marneen Lynne Fields and Marneen L. Fields) is a multi-talented SAG actress, pop singer, ASCAP composer, director, editor, cinematographer, executive producer, and former stuntwoman.[1]
She has appeared in over 100 movies and TV episodes as an actress, stunt woman, or both.[2] She has been noted as one of the prominent stuntwomen of the 1970s.[3]
Due to her performance as Curry in Hellhole, as well as her acting roles in other films and TV series episodes, she is said to be the first stunt woman to be cast in a significant role as an actress.[4] Her turn from stuntwoman to actress was also noted in a 1988 Star magazine article about Fields, with the subheading, "Shapely stunt gal is now an actress."[5]
Early Life
Marneen Lynne Fields was born in Minot, North Dakota, the daughter of Robert Leo Fields II and Ruby Marie Farris.[1]
Film and Television Career
Marneen Fields was discovered by stunt man Paul Stader in 1976, who began her stunt training.[6] Later in 1976, she was cast as one of the school girls in the movie The Spell (1977).[7]
In the TV series Wonder Woman, Fields got beaten up by Wonder Woman (Lynda Carter) herself.[8]
In addition, Fields stunt doubled for Jane Seymour and Maren Jensen in the original TV series of Battlestar Galactica.[9] She also stunt doubled for Pamela Sue Martin in The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries TV show.
Some of the TV series that Fields guest-starred in were Scarecrow and Mrs. King, The A-Team, The Fall Guy, The New Mike Hammer, Dynasty, and Matlock.[5]
Music Career
Fields sang the title song for the 2013 documentary, We Can Take Some of the Hurt Away,[10] which is about poverty and education among children in Indonesia.
Personal Life
In March 2016, Fields married author and freelance writer John P. Harrison.[1]
Partial Filmography
| Year | Film | Functioned as | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actress | Stunt Woman | Role | |||
| 1977 | The Spell | Yes | One of the Schoolmates | ||
| 1977 | The Gauntlet | Yes | Yes | Biker chick | |
| 1978 | The Swarm | Yes | Yes | Train passenger | |
| 1978 | Terror Out of the Sky | Yes | Stunt Double: Tovah Feldshuh | ||
| 1979 | Pleasure Cove | Yes | |||
| 1979 | The Ordeal of Patty Hearst | Yes | Stunt driver | ||
| 1979 | Beyond the Poseidon Adventure | Yes | Stunts: scuba diver | ||
| 1979 | Rendezvous Hotel | Yes | Stunt performer | ||
| 1979 | The Legend of the Golden Gun | Yes | Dance hall girl | ||
| 1979 | The Concorde ... Airport '79 | Yes | Yes | American Olympic Athlete | |
| 1979 | A Great Ride | Yes | Stunts: highfall | ||
| 1979 | High Midnight | Yes | |||
| 1979 | The Runner Stumbles | Yes | Sick nun | ||
| 1980 | Police Story: Confessions of a Lady Cop | Yes | |||
| 1980 | The Man with Bogart's Face | Yes | Stunt double: Michelle Phillips | ||
| 1980 | The Secret War of Jackie's Girls | Yes | Stunts: fight scene | ||
| 1980 | Brave New World | Yes | Futuristic Factory Worker | ||
| 1980 | The Legend of Sleepy Hollow | Yes | Singer #1 | ||
| 1981 | Circle of Power | Yes | Yes | Employee in fight scene | |
| 1981 | The Howling | Yes | Stunt player | ||
| 1981 | The Incredible Shrinking Woman | Yes | Yes | Screaming Shopper | Credited as stunt performer only |
| 1981 | Death Ray 2000 (TV movie pilot to A Man Called Sloane) | Yes | Stunts: highfall | ||
| 1981 | She's in the Army Now | Yes | Stunt double: Melanie Griffith | ||
| 1981 | Goliath Awaits | Yes | Stunts: highfall | ||
| 1983 | Kiss My Grits | Yes | Stunts | ||
| 1984 | Calendar Girl Murders | Yes | Winner of Obstacle Race | ||
| 1985 | Hellhole | Yes | Curry / Girl in dining room | ||
| 1985 | A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge | Yes | Stunts: fight scene | ||
| 1986 | 3:15 (aka Showdown at Lincoln High) | Yes | Stunts: fight scene | ||
| 1986 | Houston: The Legend of Texas (aka Gone to Texas) | Yes | Stunt performer | ||
| (Many films still to be added to this table) | |||||
Partial Televisionography
| Year | Television series | Functioned as | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actress | Stunt Woman | Role | |||
| 1977 | Wonder Woman | Yes | Stunts, fight scenes, 2 episodes: Mind Stealers from Outer Space: Part 1, Mind Stealers from Outer Space: Part 2 | ||
| 1977-1978 | Fantasy Island | Yes | Stunt diver, 2 episodes: Pilot episode (1977), Return to Fantasy Island (1978) | ||
| 1977-1978 | Man From Atlantis | Yes | Stunt performer, high dive, 4 episodes: The Death Scouts (1977), The Killer Spores (1977), The Disappearances (1977), The Siren (1978) | ||
| 1977-1978 | The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries | Yes | Stunt double, Pamela Sue Martin, 1 episode: Will the Real Santa Claus...? (1977). Stunt performer, 5 episodes: The Lady on Thursday at Ten (1978), Voodoo Doll: Part 1 (1978), Voodoo Doll: Part 2 (1978), The Last Kiss of Summer: Part 1 (1978), The Last Kiss of Summer: Part 2 (1978). | ||
| 1978 | Logan's Run (TV series) | Yes | Stunt performer, 1 episode: Turnabout (1978) | ||
| 1978 | Lou Grant | Yes | Olga | 1 episode: Sports (1978) | |
| 1978 | Project U.F.O. | Yes | Stunts, scuba diver, 1 episode: Sighting 4015: The Underwater Incident (1978) | ||
| 1978-1979 | Battlestar Galactica | Yes | Yes | Fighter pilot | Actress: 2 episodes: Fire in Space (1978), The Lost Warrior (1978). Stunt Double: Jane Seymour in 2 episodes: Lost Planet of the Gods: Part 1 (1978), Lost Planet of the Gods: Part 2 (1978). Stunt performer: camel rider in one episode: The Magnificent Warriors (1978). Stunts in one episode: Fire in Space (1978). Stunt Double: Maren Jensen in 2 episodes: War of the Gods: Part 1 (1979), War of the Gods: Part 2 (1979). |
| 1979 | Supertrain | Yes | Stunt Double: Joyce DeWitt, 1 episode: Pirouette (1979). | ||
| 1979 | Time Express | Yes | Stunt performer, 1 episode: The Death/Boxer (1979). Stunt double: Morgan Fairchild, 1 episode: The Copy-Writer/The Figure Skater (1979). | ||
| 1979 | Quincy, M.E. | Yes | Jill | 1 episode: The Depth of Beauty (1979) | |
| 1985 | Scarecrow and Mrs. King | Yes | Dorothy | 1 episode: We're Off to See the Wizard (1985) | |
| (Many television shows still to be added to this table) | |||||
Discography
Selected Songs
- Everybody Hurts[11]
- Shadows[11]
- Release My Love[11]
- I've Never Ever Stopped Loving You[11]
- Unbelievable, Love At First Sight[11]
- Special Man[11]
- Heavenly Waterfall Songs (Theme Song)[11]
- We Can Take Some of the Hurt Away[10]
References
- 1 2 3 Marneen Fields IMDB Biography
- ↑ Marneen Fields at the Internet Movie Database
- ↑ Stuntwomen: The Untold Hollywood Story by Mollie Gregory, The University Press of Kentucky, 2015.
- ↑ "HELLHOLE: Pierre De Morro’s lost 1985 Grindhouse classic comes to Blu-ray," Bloody Disgusting (website), retrieved on Sept. 2, 2016.
- 1 2 "Clint Eastwood's Hug Changed My Life," by Jean Houghton, Star magazine, 1988. Article can be seen at "Talk Ain’t Cheap," Film Takeout (website), retrieved on Sept. 10, 2016
- ↑ "Interview with Stunt Woman Marneen Fields," The Eerie Digest (magazine), retrieved on Sept. 2, 2016
- ↑ "Talk Ain’t Cheap," Film Takeout (website), retrieved on Sept. 2, 2016
- ↑ "Marneen Fields: Rocking & Rolling (with the Punches)," Sin Street Sleaze (website), retrieved on Sept. 2, 2016
- ↑ "Marneen Fields GALACTICA.TV interview," GALACTICA.TV (website), retrieved on Sept. 2, 2016
- 1 2 IMDB entry for We Can Take Some of the Hurt Away
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Marneen Lynne Fields on iTunes
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