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Petra Sprecher

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  • Actress
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Petra Sprecher
S4 E7 "Metanoia"  Air date: August 7, 2022
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Petra grew up in Switzerland. When she was seven years old, she started to train and perform with the local youth Circus.

At age thirteen, the troupe was invited to Istanbul, Turkey, to unveil its annual representation. The engagement was a success and after this experience, Petra's interest in traveling and meeting different cultures was set in stone.

She focused on studying languages; French, English and Italian, followed by a two-year professional Movement & Theatre education at "Com-Art", a private school located in Zürich, Switzerland, which is modeled after Jacques Lecoq; Europe's Best- loved and most influential theatre teacher. Petra learned how to "package" her skills with diverse forms of visual expression, which proved to be key, when she continued her formation in Montréal, Canada, at the internationally renowned "L'Écôle Nationale de Cirque" - A Pioneer School for Circus Artists!

She specialized in "Cloudswing." With the assistance of her Russian coach she created an astounding and fearless act and was chosen to compete at the "International Acrobatic Festival of Wuqiao", in China, where she won the Bronze Lion.

Soon thereafter she was approached by talent scouts of "Cirque du Soleil" and was then signed for the three-year North American tour of "Quidam." Petra performed over one thousand shows.

Looking for a new challenge, Petra decided to move to Los Angeles and become a stuntwoman. Her debut in stunts was in Steven Spielberg's Minority Report (2002) starring Tom Cruise, when she's received a call from Stunt Coordinator and Second Unit Director Brian Smrz and was hired to perform in all scenes involving the giant flying truss; a 400-feet-long hydraulic traveling rig, set up on the Warner Brothers back lot.

Her stunt gear not yet unloaded from the trunk of her car, she interviewed for The Time Machine (2002) and booked her first role as a stunt actor; succeeding with embodying further parts requiring special skills, featured on a variety of television series and on the big screen.

Petra is equally enthusiastic when she is assigned to a stunt doubling undertaking! On Æon Flux (2005), for instance, Petra's regular "Day at the Office" consisted of being thrown through ladders onto walls or jumping from balconies and the likes, representing the character "Freya", portrayed by actress Caroline Chikezie. Additionally, before filming in Berlin began, Petra was hand- picked as a trainings partner for Charlize Theron to work on flexibility and Cirque-style fight choreography.

In 2009, Petra was honored by the "Taurus World Stunt Awards" with two nominations; "Best High Work" and "Best Overall Stunt By a Woman", stunt doubling for Rosario Dawson on Eagle Eye (2008).

Subsequently, The Celebrity and Stuntwomen's Awards "Diamond in the Raw" also simply known as "Action Icon Awards", selected her as a finalist in the "Stuntwoman of the Year" category!

In between working for Film and Television, Petra's passion for the Circus is still alive! Shows on the Cloudswing include the Spiderman Movie Premiere, Detroit's Auto Show headlining for Chrysler/ Jeep/ Dodge and at the Microsoft Global Sales Meeting at the Super-Dome in New Orleans, Petra soars above the crowd at a height of approximately 200 feet.

In 2019, a whole new type of position arises where all past job and life experience are put together: Petra accepts to be an international expert judge representing her native country Switzerland on Mark Burnett and Mike Darnell's first-of-its-kind global talent competition reality TV series The World's Best (2019), which was hosted by James Corden. The American judges were Drew Barrymore, Faith Hill and RuPaul.

Petra is an independent stuntwoman, actor and freelance performance artist. Based in Los Angeles, she's on a quest to pursue new forms of visual and emotional expression.
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Petra Sprecher, THRILLER 40, Halloween 2022
Director Elena Avdija, Cast Petra Sprecher at World Première of "Cascadeuses/Stuntwomen" doc film! (Golden Eye Winner 2022)
PETRA SPRECHER, Solo Cloudswing Act creator, QUIDAM, Cirque du Soleil
Petra Sprecher as international Expert judge representing Switzerland
Petra Sprecher
Petra Sprecher
Cast Petra Sprecher at World Première of "Cascadeuses/Stuntwomen" doc film!
Director Elena Avdija, Cast Petra Sprecher at World Première of "Cascadeuses/Stuntwomen" doc film!
Petra Sprecher at 18th Zürich Film Festival, September 2022
PETRA SPRECHER
Petra Sprecher
Petra Sprecher

Known for

Brad Pitt in Ad Astra (2019)
Ad Astra
6.5
  • Stunts(Kimberly Elise, uncredited)
  • 2019
Independence Day: Resurgence (2016)
Independence Day: Resurgence
5.2
  • Stunts(Vivica A.Fox, uncredited)
  • 2016
Owen Wilson, Tara Strong, Tom Hiddleston, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, and Wunmi Mosaku in Loki (2021)
Loki
8.2
TV Series
  • Stunts
Tom Cruise in Minority Report (2002)
Minority Report
7.6
  • Stunts
  • 2002

Credits

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Stunts

  • Scroll Wheel of Time
    • Completed
  • Pussy Island
    • Post-production
  • Vital Signs
    • Completed
  • Perry Mason (2020)
    Perry Mason
  • Mallori Johnson in Kindred (2022)
    Kindred
  • Angela Bassett and Peter Krause in 9-1-1 (2018)
    9-1-1
    • (uncredited)
  • The Blackening
  • Westworld (2016)
    Westworld
  • Snowfall (2017)
    Snowfall
    • (uncredited)
  • Te Ao o Hinepehinga and Jan Luis Castellanos in Breakwater (2022)
    Breakwater
  • Morena Baccarin and Ryan Michelle Bathe in The Endgame (2022)
    The Endgame
  • Shemar Moore in S.W.A.T. (2017)
    S.W.A.T.
    • (uncredited)
  • Wesley Snipes and Kevin Hart in True Story (2021)
    True Story
  • Owen Wilson, Tara Strong, Tom Hiddleston, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, and Wunmi Mosaku in Loki (2021)
    Loki
  • Saweetie: Fast (Motion) (2021)
    Saweetie: Fast (Motion)
  • Rob Lowe, Gina Torres, Jim Parrack, Sierra Aylina McClain, Julian Works, Ronen Rubinstein, Brian Michael Smith, Natacha Karam, and Rafael L. Silva in 9-1-1: Lone Star (2020)
    9-1-1: Lone Star
  • Jurnee Smollett and Jonathan Majors in Lovecraft Country (2020)
    Lovecraft Country
  • Melissa McCarthy in Little Big Shots (2016)
    Little Big Shots

Actress

  • Twenty Minute Exotic Getaway
    • Completed
  • All That (1994)
    All That
  • Abby Donnelly in Malibu Rescue (2019)
    Malibu Rescue
  • Tupac Shakur, James J. Zito III, Marcc Rose, and Wavyy Jonez in Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and the Notorious B.I.G. (2018)
    Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and the Notorious B.I.G.
    • (uncredited)
  • Brettina: Serafina (2017)
    Brettina: Serafina
  • Incarnate (2016)
    Incarnate
  • Dave Goelz, Steve Whitmire, and Eric Jacobson in The Muppets. (2015)
    The Muppets.
  • Jekyll (2007)
    Jekyll
  • Zachary Levi and Yvonne Strahovski in Chuck (2007)
    Chuck
    • (uncredited)
  • Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Anthony LaPaglia, Josh Hopkins, Enrique Murciano, Eric Close, Poppy Montgomery, and Roselyn Sanchez in Without a Trace (2002)
    Without a Trace
    • (uncredited)
  • Crossing Jordan (2001)
    Crossing Jordan
    • (uncredited)
  • Drake & Josh (2004)
    Drake & Josh
  • Alyssa Milano, Holly Marie Combs, and Shannen Doherty in Charmed (1998)
    Charmed
    • (uncredited)
  • Ashley Scott in Birds of Prey (2002)
    Birds of Prey
    • (uncredited)
  • Natasha Henstridge, Kristen Miller, and Natashia Williams in She Spies (2002)
    She Spies
    • (uncredited)
  • John C. McGinley, Zach Braff, Sarah Chalke, Donald Faison, Neil Flynn, Ken Jenkins, and Judy Reyes in Scrubs (2001)
    Scrubs
    • (uncredited)

Videos15

Westworld
Demo Reel 0:42
Westworld
THRILLER NIGHT at the JACKSON FAMILY COMPOUND!!! Oct. 2022
Demo Reel 0:19
THRILLER NIGHT at the JACKSON FAMILY COMPOUND!!! Oct. 2022
Publicity for "Cascadeuses" on the Green Carpet at 18th Zürich Film Festival
Demo Reel 1:04
Publicity for "Cascadeuses" on the Green Carpet at 18th Zürich Film Festival
ACTING REEL 2022
Demo Reel 3:54
ACTING REEL 2022
PETRA in SAWEETIE'S FAST (MOTION) MUSIC VIDEO
Demo Reel 0:24
PETRA in SAWEETIE'S FAST (MOTION) MUSIC VIDEO
MINI DAY IN MALIBU!
Demo Reel 1:01
MINI DAY IN MALIBU!
PETRA Co-hosting WonderYouth Global Talent Online!
Demo Reel 1:01
PETRA Co-hosting WonderYouth Global Talent Online!
PETRA is driving the PISTENBULLY through the SWISS ALPS!
Demo Reel 1:14
PETRA is driving the PISTENBULLY through the SWISS ALPS!
PETRA on CLOUDSWING for QUIDAM, Cirque du Soleil
Demo Reel 6:44
PETRA on CLOUDSWING for QUIDAM, Cirque du Soleil
27 QUESTIONS with PETRA
Demo Reel 6:35
27 QUESTIONS with PETRA
PETRA singing with VEDANTA BHAKTI
Demo Reel 1:01
PETRA singing with VEDANTA BHAKTI
PETRA as IMPOSTER on TO TELL THE TRUTH
Demo Reel 2:52
PETRA as IMPOSTER on TO TELL THE TRUTH

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    • August 2
    • Basel, Switzerland
  • Other works
    TV commercial: Tyson Foods - Backyard Supermom
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    • 3 Print Biographies
    • 1 Interview
    • 2 Articles
    • 2 Magazine Cover Photos

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    She has received the "Alien of Extraordinary Ability" Green Card for her achievements as a Trapeze-Artist.

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