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Kitty O'Neil
| American deaf stuntwoman and race car driver Date of Birth: Country: USA |
Content:
- Kitty O'Neil: Deaf American Stuntwoman and Racer
- Early Life and Career
- World Speed Records and Stunt Achievements
- Retirement and Personal Life
- Land Speed Record Controversy
- Quarter-Mile from a Standing Start Record
Kitty O'Neil: Deaf American Stuntwoman and Racer
Kitty O'Neil was an American deaf stuntwoman and racer who held the unofficial women's land speed record of km/h ( mph) on the SMI Motivator from to the present day ().
She received the Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf's Volta Award for outstanding contributions to increasing public awareness of the problems and achievements of deaf and hard of hearing people (). Her life story became the basis for the television film Silent Victory: The Kitty O'Neil Story, which received two Emmy nominations.
Early Life and Career
Kitty was born in Corpus Christi, Texas, to an Irish father and a Cheroke