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Mary-Pier Gaudet: Stuntwoman to the Stars<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Mary-Pier Gaudet was one of Charles R. Poliquin\u2019s favorite people, helping him teach courses and lighting up a room with her contagious smile and charming personality. It\u2019s with a heavy heart that we must report that she has passed on.<\/p>\n

At 5’3″ and 120 pounds, Mary-Pier looked more like a Disney fairy princess than a movie stuntwoman who fought supervillains, engaged in sword fights, jumped motorcycles, fired machine guns, and leaped off exploding buildings.<\/p>\n

Mary-Pier was born in the city of Ville-Marie in Abitibi-T\u00e9miscamingue, located in the western region of Quebec. Her athletic career began as a figure skater, inspired by Canadian figure skater and future fitness celebrity Sylvia Tremblay. Mary-Pier skated at the junior level and could perform the challenging double axel. From here, she pursued fitness and figure competitions.<\/p>\n

Mary-Pier took a job in Montreal as a barmaid so she could begin working with Larry Vinette, a trainer who had studied under Charles R. Poliquin. Under Vinette\u2019s guidance, Mary-Pier entered her first figure competition in 2006, placing second. She progressed to winning the advanced division in the World Natural Sports Organization World Championships, earning her pro card.<\/p>\n

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After the World Championships, Mary-Pier was discovered by Jean Frenette, a stunt coordinator. Frenette got Mary-Pier\u2019s first job as a stunt performer in the movie Nitro<\/em>. Next, she begin working under Christian Maurice, another student of the Strength Sensei. Maurice had an extensive background in training stunt performers and took Mary-Pier\u2019s training to the next level with acrobatics, parkour, and sword fighting.<\/p>\n

As she was doubling for movie actresses, Mary-Pier focused on relative strength training methods that would keep her muscle bulges to a minimum. Nevertheless, she reached a strength level that enabled her to perform chin-ups with nearly half her bodyweight.<\/p>\n

The hard work paid off as Mary-Pier performed stunts in 18 movies and appeared as an actress in five of them. Among her films were Beastly<\/em>, Picture This<\/em>, Pompeii<\/em>, and two X-Men movies. Among the actresses she doubled for were Vanessa Hudgins, Haylie Duff, and Ashley Tisdale. Off the set, she worked as a personal trainer.<\/p>\n

Throughout her life, Mary-Pier battled cystic fibrosis, a degenerative lung disease, and diabetes. But her commitment to healthy living and her positive attitude enabled her to live a fulfilling life. Mary-Pier Gaudet was loved and will be missed. (TSS)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Mary-Pier Gaudet: Stuntwoman to the Stars \u00a0 Mary-Pier Gaudet was one of Charles R. Poliquin\u2019s favorite people, helping him teach courses and lighting up a room with her contagious smile and charming personality. It\u2019s with a heavy heart that we must report that she has passed on. 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