Kitty O’Neil, officially known as Kitty Linn O’Neil was an American stuntwoman and racer born on March 24, 1946,
An illness in early childhood left her deaf, and more illnesses in early adulthood cut short a career in competitive diving.
Her subsequent career as a stuntwoman and race driver led to her depiction in a television movie and as an action figure.
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She had taken up racing on water and land, participating in the Baja 500 and Mint 400. Her women’s absolute land speed record stood until 2019 and was given the title of “the fastest woman in the world”.
In the mid-1970s, she entered stunt work, training with Needham, Hambleton, and Dar Robinson.
In 1976, she became the first woman to perform with Stunts Unlimited, the leading stunt agency. In December 1976, in southeastern Oregon’s Alvord Desert, O’Neil set the land-speed record for female drivers.
In 1977 in the Mojave Desert, O’Neil piloted a hydrogen peroxide-powered rocket dragster built by Ky Michaelson with an average speed of 279.5 mph (449.8 km/h).
In 1979, O’Neil’s experiences served as the basis for a biographical movie Silent Victory: The Kitty O’Neil Story, starring Stockard Channing.
As a stuntwoman, she appeared in The Bionic Woman, Airport ’77, The Blues Brothers, Smokey and the Bandit II, and other television and movie productions.
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O’Neil stepped away from stunt and speed work in 1982 after stunt colleagues were killed while performing. When O’Neil retired, she had set 22-speed records on land and water.
She died on Friday, November 2, 2018, of pneumonia in Eureka, South Dakota, at age 72. On March 24, 2023, Google celebrated Kitty O’Neil’s 77th birthday with a doodle.
Kitty O’Neil Age
She was born on March 24, 1946, in Corpus Christi, Texas, United States. He passed away on November 2, 2018, at the age of 72.
Kitty O’Neil Height & Weight
Before She passed away, she stood at a height of 1.67m and weighed around 60 kg
Kitty O’Neil Parents
She was born in Corpus Christi, Texas, United States to John O’Neil (father) and Patsy Compton O’Neil (mother).
Her mother was a native Cherokee while her father was an officer in the United States Army Air Forces, who had been an oil wildcatter. He died in an airplane crash during Kitty’s childhood.
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Kitty O’Neil Husband
Owing to the fact that she hardly shared information regarding her private life, there’s no information regarding her love life hence we can’t emphatically state whether he had a husband or not.
However, according to sources, throughout her life, she had a number of relationships, which took her to Minneapolis, MN, and eventually Eureka, South Dakota.
The source also states that, even after having two marriages, both ended in divorce.
Kitty O’Neil Children
The late American stuntwoman and racer, Kitty O’Neil Kitty was not a mother. She never had any kids.
Kitty O’Neil Siblings
Ben Foster never shared any information regarding his siblings hence we can’t state whether or not he’s the only child of his parents; John O’Neil (father) and Patsy Compton O’Neil (mother). There are no records about that.
Kitty O’Neil Net Worth
Before O’Neil passed away, she had an estimated net worth between $1 million – $5 million. She made such an amount from her profession as a stuntwoman and racer.
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