Kitty O'Neil

Kitty O'Neil was an American stuntwoman and racer, known as "the fastest woman in the world." A daredevil and protege of Hal Needham, O'Neil doubled for Lynda Carter on Wonder Woman and set a land-speed record as the fastest woman driver ever.

An illness in early childhood left her deaf, and more illnesses in early adulthood cut short a career in platform diving, but O'Neil's career as a stuntwoman and racer led to her depiction in a television movie ("Silent Victory: The Kitty O'Neil Story") and as an action figure. Her women's land speed record still stands.