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Outlook: Life After the Stunt that Went Wrong

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Olivia Jackson

01/08/2018 GMT

Life After the Stunt that Went Wrong

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In 2015 stunt woman Olivia Jackson had an accident that almost killed her

In 2015 stunt woman Olivia Jackson was working on a movie set when she had an accident that almost killed her.

South African born Olivia Jackson is an accomplished stunt woman. She stood in for movie stars like Charlize Theron and Milla Jovovich, working on films like Mad Max Fury Road and Guardians of the Galaxy. In 2015 Olivia was filming Resident Evil: The Final Chapter when she had a terrible accident which left her in a coma for 17 days. Six months after the accident, she had to have her arm amputated. Olivia tells Matthew Bannister how she is rebuilding her life after the accident.   

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(Image: Olivia Jackson. Photo credit: Neale James.)

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