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Petra was born in Basel, Switzerland. At age six, she joined the Youth Circus Basilisk, training and performing in several floor and Aerial group acts for nearly a decade.
At sixteen, she moved to Geneva and worked for one year as “jeune fille au pair” to deepen her French studies.
Then it was back to college, majoring in modern languages and Sports, but before graduating, decided to switch her studies over to the Movement-Theatre School “Comart” in Zürich.
After graduating, Petra was accepted into the world renowned “L’Écôle Nationale de Cirque de Montréal" and with the assistance of her Russian coach, created an astounding and fearless high-flying Act called “The Cloudswing”.
She competed in China, at the International Acrobatic Festival of Wuqiao, bringing home the Bronze Lion.
Soon thereafter she’s received a phone call from casting at Cirque du Soleil and was told that her Act would be part of their next creation “Quidam”. Petra toured with them all over North America for a period of three years, performing over 1000 shows, before moving to Los Angeles to begin working as a stuntwoman.
Her debut in stunts was in Steven Spielberg’s Minority Report, starring Tom Cruise. Ever since, Petra’s stunt work can be seen in a variety of Television series and Blockbusters such as Pirates of the Caribbeans, Hancock, Flight, Independence Day: Resurgence, to name a few and in 2009, she was nominated by the Taurus World Stunt Awards for Best High Work and Best Overall Stunt By A Woman. Also later in the same year, she garnered the Stuntwoman of the Year nomination by the Action Icon Awards.
At sixteen, she moved to Geneva and worked for one year as “jeune fille au pair” to deepen her French studies.
Then it was back to college, majoring in modern languages and Sports, but before graduating, decided to switch her studies over to the Movement-Theatre School “Comart” in Zürich.
After graduating, Petra was accepted into the world renowned “L’Écôle Nationale de Cirque de Montréal" and with the assistance of her Russian coach, created an astounding and fearless high-flying Act called “The Cloudswing”.
She competed in China, at the International Acrobatic Festival of Wuqiao, bringing home the Bronze Lion.
Soon thereafter she’s received a phone call from casting at Cirque du Soleil and was told that her Act would be part of their next creation “Quidam”. Petra toured with them all over North America for a period of three years, performing over 1000 shows, before moving to Los Angeles to begin working as a stuntwoman.
Her debut in stunts was in Steven Spielberg’s Minority Report, starring Tom Cruise. Ever since, Petra’s stunt work can be seen in a variety of Television series and Blockbusters such as Pirates of the Caribbeans, Hancock, Flight, Independence Day: Resurgence, to name a few and in 2009, she was nominated by the Taurus World Stunt Awards for Best High Work and Best Overall Stunt By A Woman. Also later in the same year, she garnered the Stuntwoman of the Year nomination by the Action Icon Awards.
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Get the Girl (2023)
BIG BUDGET ENERGY KIND OF A FILM!
10 February 2024
This film really took me by surprise! It is so freshly entertaining and exciting! I didnt' expect all too much of it going in, but I was at the edge of my seat right from the start!!! You're taken for a thrill-ride the entire time! Really no dull moments! The Action is stunningly shot (No one is phoning it in!) The story, cinematography and acting are equally Stellar! The film is so well done on all levels; especially with the budget that they had. As a matter of fact this is a better film than many of the big budget movies out there! It's way up there! At no time was I reminded that this has been created by a first time filmmaker! All super PRO! You'll feel refreshed too! I just had a SMIRK ON MY FACE THE ENTIRE FILM!
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