Marneen Fields

Marneen Lynne Fields is an actress, musician, and former stuntwoman. She has appeared in over 150 movies and TV episodes as an actress, stuntwoman, or both. She has been noted as one of the prominent stuntwomen of the 1970s and 1980s.

Due to her performance as Curry in Hellhole, as well as her acting roles in other films and TV series episodes, she is said to be the first stuntwoman to be cast in a significant role as an actress. Her turn from stuntwoman to actress was also noted in a 1988 Star magazine article.

Early life Fields's mother Ruby was an aspiring author and songwriter.

Her father Robert was a country-western square dance caller on local TV in Minot, and later worked as a crop dusting pilot. When Marneen was around 12 years old, the family moved from North Dakota to southern California, where her father worked as a service manager at Santa Monica Airport. He later opened his own business, Bob Fields Aviation, at Van Nuys Airport. He also founded the Bob Fields Aerocessories Company.

In 1972 she created and opened the first Simi Valley Parks and Recreations program in gymnastics for children and adults of all ages including the handicapped The same year she lost all the hearing in her left ear due to a throat infection. Fields continued to coach gymnastics throughout college and during her early career as a stunt woman.

In 1973 she graduated with honors from Royal High School in Simi Valley, California becoming one of three women in the United States to receive a full ride athletic-academic scholarship in gymnastics to Utah State University in Logan, Utah. Fields competed as the only class one advanced all-around gymnast for USU. She was ranked third in the entire state of Utah and ranked third in floor exercise and fifth in balance beam in intercollegiate competition (1973–1976). She majored in Health Education and minored in Theater Arts. Her college gymnastics career was cut short due to a fall off the balance beam during competition resulting in a serious injury to ligaments of her right ankle. The injury resulted in a complete ankle reconstruction surgery in 1976 where a calf's tendon was inserted into her ankle to replace the torn ligaments. She moved home to Ventura, California to heal from the ankle operation.

Fields "Kathryn Davis: Take 2" won Most Inspirational Song the Best of Las Vegas from the Las Vegas Fame Awards, and Most Inspirational Song the Best of Hollywood from the Hollywood Fame Awards in 2017. The song is the title track to a TV sitcom she created and stars in with the same name. The pilot episode of the sitcom received a Producers Choice Honor from the LA Comedy Awards. Marneen was a co-lyricist on the song that was composed by Rory Wolman of Shine Records.

Fields composed "I'm Gonna Be a Hollywood Stuntman" in 2012, the title track to a feature film she's written titled "Johnny Hawk AKA Hard Nuts to Crack," Winner of Outstanding Comedy Script from the LA Comedy Awards 2015. Marneen produced the music video to "I'm Gonna Be a Hollywood Stuntman" that was nominated for Best Children's/Young Adult Film from the International Action on Film Festival 2017. "I'm Gonna Be a Hollywood Stuntman" with American Idol contestant, Christian Etter Johnson on lead vocals and Marneen on female vocals hit the number one spot on the Soundclick Music Internet Charts twice in the Country-Pop and Country categories beating out 50,000 other songs. The song was produced by Tom Weir of Studio City Sound.

On July 15, 2018, Marneen won a Best Pop Single of the Year nomination from the Atlas Elite Music Entertainment Awards for her pop ballad about a tyrannical actor who breaks a young starlets heart, "Standing Ovation! You're the Star!" with the song produced by Steve Valenzuela on Kelly Clarkson's "Greatest Hits Volume One."

Fields will publish two books in 2019, Cartwheels & Halos: The True Marneen Lynne Fields Story, and Rollin' with the Punches: An Examination of the Stunt and Acting Careers of Marneen Fields.

Partial filmography Year Film Functioned as Notes Actress Stunt Woman Role 1977 The Spell Yes One of the Schoolmates 1977 The Gauntlet Biker chick 1978 The Swarm Train passenger 1978 Terror Out of the Sky Stunt Double: Tovah Feldshuh 1979 Pleasure Cove 1979 The Ordeal of Patty Hearst Stunt driver 1979 Beyond the Poseidon Adventure Stunts: scuba diver 1979 Rendezvous Hotel Stunt performer 1979 The Legend of the Golden Gun Dance hall girl 1979 The Concorde... Airport '79 American Olympic Athlete 1979 A Great Ride Stunts: highfall 1979 High Midnight 1979 The Runner Stumbles Yes Sick nun 1980 Police Story: Confessions of a Lady Cop 1980 The Man with Bogart's Face Stunt double: Michelle Phillips 1980 The Secret War of Jackie's Girls Stunts: fight scene 1980 Brave New World Yes Futuristic Factory Worker 1980 The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Yes Singer #1 1981 Circle of Power Employee in fight scene 1981 The Howling Stunt player 1981 The Incredible Shrinking Woman Screaming Shopper Credited as stunt performer only 1981 Death Ray 2000 (TV movie pilot to A Man Called Sloane) Stunts: highfall 1981 She's in the Army Now Stunt double: Melanie Griffith 1981 Goliath Awaits Stunts: highfall 1983 Kiss My Grits Stunts 1984 Calendar Girl Murders Winner of Obstacle Race 1985 Hellhole Curry / Girl in dining room 1985 A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge Stunts: fight scene 1986 3:15 (aka Showdown at Lincoln High) Stunts: fight scene 1986 Houston: The Legend of Texas (aka Gone to Texas) Stunt performer

Partial televisionography Year Television series Functioned as Notes Actress Stunt Woman Role 1977 Wonder Woman Stunts, fight scenes, 2 episodes: Mind Stealers from Outer Space: Part 1, Mind Stealers from Outer Space: Part 2 1977–1978 Fantasy Island Stunt diver, 2 episodes: Pilot episode (1977), Return to Fantasy Island (1978) 1977–1978 Man From Atlantis Stunt performer, high dive, 4 episodes: The Death Scouts (1977), The Killer Spores (1977), The Disappearances (1977), The Siren (1978) 1977–1978 The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries Stunt double, Pamela Sue Martin, 1 episode: Will the Real Santa Claus...? (1977). Stunt performer, 5 episodes: The Lady on Thursday at Ten (1978), Voodoo Doll: Part 1 (1978), Voodoo Doll: Part 2 (1978), The Last Kiss of Summer: Part 1 (1978), The Last Kiss of Summer: Part 2 (1978). 1978 Logan's Run (TV series) Stunt performer, 1 episode: Turnabout (1978) 1978 Lou Grant Olga 1 episode: Sports (1978) 1978 Project U.F.O. Stunts, scuba diver, 1 episode: Sighting 4015: The Underwater Incident (1978) 1978–1979 Battlestar Galactica Fighter pilot Actress: 2 episodes: Fire in Space (1978), The Lost Warrior (1978). Stunt Double: Jane Seymour in 2 episodes: Lost Planet of the Gods: Part 1 (1978), Lost Planet of the Gods: Part 2 (1978). Stunt performer: camel rider in one episode: The Magnificent Warriors (1978). Stunts in one episode: Fire in Space (1978). Stunt Double: Maren Jensen in 2 episodes: War of the Gods: Part 1 (1979), War of the Gods: Part 2 (1979). 1979 Supertrain Stunt Double: Joyce DeWitt, 1 episode: Pirouette (1979). 1979 Time Express Stunt performer, 1 episode: The Death/Boxer (1979). Stunt double: Morgan Fairchild, 1 episode: The Copy-Writer/The Figure Skater (1979). 1979 Quincy, M.E. Jill 1 episode: The Depth of Beauty (1979) 1985 Scarecrow and Mrs. King Dorothy 1 episode: We're Off to See the Wizard (1985)

Discography

Selected songs

Everybody Hurts Shadows Release My Love I've Never Ever Stopped Loving You Unbelievable, Love At First Sight Special Man Heavenly Waterfall Songs (Theme Song) We Can Take Some of the Hurt Away Kathryn Davis - Take 2 Standing Ovation You're the Star I'm Gonna Be a Hollywood Stuntman Heavenly Waterfall Songs