Jwaundace Candece
Jwaundace Candece | |
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Born |
Birmingham, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | January 13, 1978
Occupation | Actress, stunt woman, professional wrestler |
Years active | 2000–present |
Website |
www |
Jwaundace Candece | |
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Caged Heat, WOW Tag Team Champions (l-r) Vendetta, Delta Lotta Pain, Loca | |
Born |
Birmingham, Alabama | January 13, 1978
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) |
Delta Lotta Pain Cobra |
Billed from | WOW Women of Wrestling under tag team "Caged Heat" with Loca and Vendetta |
Trained by | Selina Majors and Peggy Lee Leather |
Debut | 2000 |
Jwaundace "JC" Candece[1] (born Jwaundace Candece Belcher; January 13, 1978) is an American professional wrestler, stunt woman, and actress.
Career
Wrestling
Jwaundace began her wrestling career with WOW! Women of Wrestling, using the ring name Delta Lotta Pain, as part of the tag team Caged Heat, which would go on to become the WOW! Tag Team Champions.[2]
Stunt career
She has worked on more than 90 films, television shows and commercials performing stunts as herself but mainly for some of Hollywood's top actresses. She has performed stunts for Viola Davis, Queen Latifah, Oprah Winfrey, Taraji P. Henson, Jennifer Hudson, Gabrielle Union, Whoopi Goldberg, Mo'Nique, Tyra Banks and Hayley Marie Norman, to name a few.[3] Her stunts have included fight scenes, stair falls, ratchets, car crashes, riding motorcycles, fire burns and many more. She has worked with some of the top stunt coordinators in the industry.
Acting
She is currently an actress and can be seen in a recurring role in ABC's Resurrection[4] as Mrs. Camille Thompson, a "return" and mother to Omar Epps character, Agent J. Martin Bellamy. Her "return" family includes her daughter, Jenny Thompson, played by Nadej Bailey and her husband, Mr. Wallace Thompson, played by Shawn Shepard.
She can also be seen in 20th Century Fox's Let's Be Cops as JaQuandae, a comedy starring Jake Johnson and Damon Wayans, Jr. and coined the phrase "That's What You Get!!!" which became a popular marketing slogan for the movie campaign.
She has also made guest and supporting appearances on "C.S.I. (Crime Scene Investigation), Cinemax's "Banshee", Fox's "MadTv" and BET's "Let's Stay Together" and Barbershop: The Next Cut
She has a Masters Degree in Psychology and a credential to teach reading. That is what she refers to as the "before" part of her career. She is constantly volunteering as a mentor to girls in the industry, a speaker or host at various networking and social events, donates to various organizations such as Hope House and St. Jude's Children's Hospital.[2]
References
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1330195/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 "Jwaundace Candece". 27 May 2001
- 1 2 http://www.idolfeatures.com/2014/05/jwaundace-candece.html|"Idol Features: Jwaundace Candece". 27 May 2014
- ↑ http://hellobeautiful.com/playlist/black-women-who-are-running-hollywood/item/2732899/|"Power Players: Black Women Who Are Running Hollywood." Hello Beautiful. 7 July 2014
- ↑ http://www.prlog.org/12309832-wifta-spotlight-action-actress-jwaundace-candece-to-appear-on-abcs-resurrection.html|WIFTA Spotlight: 'Action Actress' Jwaundace Candece To Appear On ABC's Resurrection. 16 April 2014