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Melanie "Mel" Peyton-Smith is an Australian stunt performer and former acrobatic gymnast. She portrayed Samus Aran and the SA-X in "Parasite", for which she performed a high jump and spin in the air before landing, and a long drop. The former can be seen in her stunt reel here at 51 seconds in. Peyton-Smith's role as Samus and the SA-X was unknown until Bruce Hunt revealed her identity in an interview with Shinesparkers in 2023.
Other roles[]
Peyton-Smith was the stunt double for Sofía Vergara as Lara Croft in a 2003 Visa commercial.[1] She also performed stunts in The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions, Superman Returns, McLeod's Daughters, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, Iron Sky, Bait 3D, San Andreas, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, Thor: Ragnarok and Aquaman. She also trained Margot Robbie for her role as Harley Quinn in Suicide Squad.
Personal life[]
In 2013, Peyton-Smith was diagnosed with a brain tumor, which was surgically removed. She has since made a full recovery. As of 2017, she was teaching dance at Industry Dance in Tweed Heads, New South Wales, and trick riding horses at the Australian Outback Spectacular in Oxenford, Queensland.[2] She left the latter job in 2022.
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References[]
- ^ Shinesparkers. Interview: Bruce Hunt. March 9, 2023. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
- ^ Stunt Double Melanie Peyton-Smith swaps blockbusters for teaching acrobatics at Industry Dance. Industry Dance. November 6, 2017. Retrieved March 9, 2023. https://www.industry-dance.com/single-post/2017/11/06/stunt-double-melanie-peyton-smith-swaps-blockbusters-for-teaching-acro-at-industry-dance