In past Hollywood films it was common for men to double for women and [[White Americans|white American]] stunt performers to double for African American performers, in a practice known as "wigging".<ref name="Longwell" /> Veteran stunt man [[David Sharpe (actor)|Dave Sharpe]], a man of shorter than average height, often doubled for women in film serials of the 1930s and '40s. Veteran stunt performer [[Jeannie Epper]], who doubled for [[Lynda Carter]] in ''[[Wonder Woman (TV series)|Wonder Woman]]'', explained that the situation improved in the 1970's1970s as actresses did not want to be doubled by men, and could be more convincingly doubled by a woman.<ref>{{cite web |date=25 May 2007 |last=LaPorte |first=Nicole |title=Danger smashes gender barrier |url=https://variety.com/2007/film/awards/danger-smashes-gender-barrier-1117965800/ |website=Variety }}</ref> [[SAG-AFTRA]] union rules for stunt performers say that that to double an actor of a different gender or race the stunt must be so dangerous that there are no volunteers available of the appropriate gender or race.<ref name="Longwell">{{cite web |date=March 1, 2019 |last=Longwell |first=Todd |title=Hollywood's Stunt Industry Grapples With Issues of Race, Skin Color and Blackface |url=https://variety.com/2019/artisans/news/stunt-industry-affirmative-action-1203151451/ |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |quote=stunt coordinator shall endeavor to cast qualified persons of the same sex and/or race involved.}}</ref> For example, in ''[[A View to a Kill]]'', stuntman [[B.J. Worth]] doubled for the black Jamaican actress [[Grace Jones]] whose character [[parachuting|parachuted]] off the [[Eiffel Tower]].<ref name="jb-avtak">{{cite video |people=[[Maud Adams]] |title=Inside A View to a Kill |medium=VCD/DVD |publisher=MGM Home Entertainment Inc. }}</ref>
