Wednesday's stunt double in the new Netflix show is Capetonian

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The new Netflix show 'Wednesday', with record-breaking viewing numbers, has a Cape Town-born lead stunt double:

“Wednesday”, the English-language Netflix series with the most viewing time ever recorded in a single week, boasts a renowned cast that includes local talent Jenny Umbhau.Also read:Umbhau worked alongside rising star Jenna Ortega, an American actress who plays the main role, Wednesday Adams.

Umbhau described her biggest stunt-doubling job in her career – her work on “Wednesday” – and her collaboration with Ortega as an extremely positive experience., Umbhau refers to the production being shot in Romania: “It was great. It was new cultures, different country, different people.”To secure the job, Umbhau also had to go through an audition process: “I had to send through my stunt showreel, and [Ortega] had to approve who she wanted to be her double.

“She’s such a sweetheart, you know. She was eighteen at the time when we were shooting,” Umbhau continues.Also read:

 

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