Petra Sprecher:

Intimacy Coordinator – Stuntwoman – Actress

Petra Sprecher made the incredible leap into La La Land with her extremely dangerous stunts. She slams into walls,  gets hit by cars, falls from balconies – or flies through space with Brad Pitt. Petra was in front of the camera with Stars such as Charlize Theron, Will Smith, Tom Cruise & Denzel Washington. Her latest role can soon be seen on NETFLIX’ “PARADISE”!

BioPetra's Work

PETRA presenting the lifetime achievement award at the L.O.V.E. Awards

The Love Awards (L.O.V.E. = Ladies Operating Very Effectively) honor excellence in the ordinary and extraordinary individual whose life inspires, empowers and motivates others to live authentically.

They annually spotlight the ordinary and extraordinary women and men and give voice to many unsung heroes. Its mission is to uplift the community by infusing hope and inspiration through recognition.

See Petra In Action

Stunts

After touring through North-America with Cirque du Soleil, Petra decided to become a stuntwoman. She moved to Los Angeles in 1999 and has been working in the film industry ever since.

Acting

Petra has always had a strong desire to portray all kinds of human beings! At seventeen years old, she started to hone that skill at Zürich’s Premier private school for physical Acting.

Latest Media Appearances
CBS
Watch Petra Sprecher on CBS as the international judge of “THE WORLD’s BEST”!
"StuntwomEn"
GOLDEN EYE WINNER at  ZÜRICH FILM FESTIVAL 2022 + SWISS FILM ACADEMY WINNER 2023!
Aeschbacher
Petra recently invited as a talkshow guest on “AESCHBACHER”!

World PremiÈre & Film Festival

GOLDEN EYE WINNER @ ZÜRICH FILM FESTIVAL OCTOBER 2022 + SWISS FILM PRIZE WINNER MARCH 2023

“Cascadeuses” Press ?

SRF Swiss Radio and Television

“Cascadeuses”: What stunt women take remains in the shade

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Variety

‘Cinema Has a Fascination With Sexist Violence’: Why Stuntwomen Are Often Cast as Victims

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blue news

“In recent years, something has broken again and again”

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Business Doc Europe

IDFA Luminous: Cascadeuses (Stuntwomen)

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Outlaw

Film review: Women who dare

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Institut national de l'audiovisuel

Elena Avdija: “Sadly women are fighters”

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albinfo.ch

“Cascadeuses”, the film that questions the representation of women on screen

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Tages-Anzeiger

In «Cascadeuses» stunt women take beatings

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“Cascadeuses” Première at Zürich Film Festival

About Petra

Petra Sprecher grew up in the German part of Switzerland, speaking five languages. She’s spent the majority of her adolescence training and performing in a children’s Circus.

Former Cirque du Soleil trailblazer Petra Sprecher was born & raised in Switzerland and speaks Swiss-German, German, French, English and Italian. She has spent her childhood training and performing in the Circus arts. In consequence, she attended the professional two-year program of Comart, a private theatre school in Zürich, which is based on the technique of Jacques Lecoq, Europe’s best-loved and most influential theatre teacher. #Bewegungs-Schauspielerin