Jwaundace Candece

Jwaundace Candece
Born (1978-01-13) January 13, 1978
Birmingham, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Occupation Actress, stunt woman, professional wrestler
Years active 2000–present
Website www.jwaundace.com
Jwaundace Candece

Caged Heat, WOW Tag Team Champions (l-r) Vendetta, Delta Lotta Pain, Loca
Born (1978-01-13) January 13, 1978
Birmingham, Alabama
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

  1. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1330195/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 "Jwaundace Candece". 27 May 2001
  2. 1 2 http://www.idolfeatures.com/2014/05/jwaundace-candece.html|"Idol Features: Jwaundace Candece". 27 May 2014
  3. 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
  4. 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

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