Lada St. Edmund

Lada St. Edmund (also known as Lada Edmund, Jr.) (born April 1, 1947) is an American personal trainer, dancer, singer, actress and stunt performer. St. Edmund became a popular nationally known go-go dancer on the 1965–1966 NBC-TV rock music series Hullabaloo. She later became the highest paid stuntwoman in Hollywood history.

Personal life When St. Edmund was a child, she lived with her grandmother on a farm in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The farmhands watched boxing on television, which sparked St. Edmund's interest in boxing as an adult. She was a tomboy. She moved to Manhattan with her mother, at the age of nine. She attended ballet classes and at the age of 12 performed in her first Broadway musical.

St. Edmund married in the late 1970s and moved to Upper Saddle River, New Jersey. She gave birth to a daughter, named Skye. She is divorced and lives in Wayne, New Jersey. playing Penelope Ann at the age of 12. While working on the show, she met Mick Jagger and the Rolling Stones. During her time at Hullabaloo, she was on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. She received fan letters, including many from students at Harvard. Donna McKechnie described St. Edmund as having a "Brigitte Bardot look".

Singing career St. Edmund signed a deal with Decca Records in 1966. Her first single was "I Know Something", which was released in 1966. The single, with the b-side "Once Upon a Time", made the Billboard Pop 100. It was described as being similar to Nancy Sinatra's "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'". She performed on the ABC-TV variety program The Hollywood Palace on October 22, 1966.

Move to Hollywood After Hullabaloo ended, St. Edmund moved to Hollywood. She starred in the films The Devil's 8 (1969), Out of It (1969), Jump (1971), Savage! (1973) and Act of Vengeance (1974). She also appeared on the short lived ABC-TV anthology series ABC Stage 67. She struggled to get serious roles in the film industry, often being seen only as a dancer.

Physical fitness and sports St. Edmund got involved in personal training in the late 1980s. In the early 2000s, St. Edmund started boxing. She boxed for about six months before stopping. She became a personal trainer. In 2010, she started training to become a boxing referee. She met, and then trained under Mike Rosario.