Lila Shanley

Lila Shanley
Born(1909-11-28)November 28, 1909
Los Angeles, California, US
DiedNovember 15, 1996(1996-11-15) (aged 86)
Santa Monica, California
Other namesLila Finn
Occupation(s)Stuntwoman, stunt double, actress, athlete
Children1

Lila Georgia Everett Finn Shanley (November 28, 1909 – November 15, 1996), stage name Lila Finn, was an American stuntwoman, stunt double, actress, and athlete. After first working as a stunt double for Dorothy Lamour in The Hurricane (1937), she doubled for many leading Hollywood actresses, including Vivien Leigh, Paulette Goddard, Donna Reed, Betty Hutton, and Sandra Dee, appearing in more than 100 films over nearly six decades. She was the founding president of the Stuntwomen's Association of Motion Pictures, established in 1958, and a founding member of the Screen Actors Guild. She also competed on the United States women's national volleyball team from 1955 to 1960 and won a team silver medal in the 1959 Pan American Games.