Alicia Vela-Bailey
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Alicia Vela-Bailey | |
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| Born | July 8, 1982 California, United States |
| Occupations | Stunt performer, stunt double, actress, dancer, choreographer |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Spouse | Matt Mullins |
Alicia Frances Vela-Bailey (born July 8, 1982) is an American stunt performer, stunt double, actress, dancer, and choreographer. She was a stunt double for lead actresses in numerous films. Vela-Bailey was a stunt double for leading actresses in films Avatar (2009), Total Recall (2012), Underworld: Awakening (2012), Divergent (2014), Lucy (2014), Underworld: Blood Wars (2016), Wonder Woman (2017), Avatar: The Way of Water (2023), and Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025).
Vela-Bailey also had several acting roles, primary in horror films, including portraying Diana, a main antagonist in the 2016 supernatural horror film Lights Out, also appearing in Hostel: Part III (2011), The Purge (2013), Underworld: Blood Wars (2016), and Annabelle: Creation (2017). Additionally, Vela-Bailey portrayed recurring characters in television series, including Alisha Whitley in the ABC superhero action drama series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2014), and Owl in Disney+ superhero dark comedy fantasy series Agatha All Along (2024).
Alicia Vela-Bailey was born on July 8, 1982, in California, United States, and grew up in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, United States.[1][2][3] She is a daughter of magician Carlos Armando from El Salvador, and dancer Cecelia Vela-Bailey from North Carolina, United States.[1] She practiced dancing and gymnastics since her youth.[2] Vela-Bailey used to be member of the Pussycat Dolls group, which performed at the Caesars Palace luxury hotel and casino at the Las Vegas Strip in Nevada, United States.[1][3][4] She is also a professional dancer, practicing classical ballet, jazz, and hip-hop, among others styles.[4][5] Vela-Bailey begun her career as stunt performer, working on the production of the 2005 action film BloodRayne, and the 2006 science fiction action Ultraviolet, as a stunt double of their lead actresses, Kristanna Loken and Milla Jovovich, respectively.[2][3][6] For her performance in the latter production, she was nominated for two categories at the 2007 Taurus World Stunt Awards.[1]
Vela-Bailey was a stunt double for leading actress Zoe Saldaña, who starred as Neytiri in the 2009 20th Century Studios epic science fiction film Avatar. She was also a movement specialist, being a key figure in developing choreography for the characters, and training actors working with the motion capture.[4][3][6] She also portrayed a minor character of Ikeyni in the film.[1] Following this, she was a stunt double for lead actresses in numerous movies, including for Jennifer Lawrence in X-Men: First Class (2011),[3] Kate Beckinsale in Total Recall (2012), Underworld: Awakening (2012), and Underworld: Blood Wars (20176),[1][7][2] Anne Hathaway in Interstellar (2014),[3] Scarlett Johansson in Lucy (2014),[8] Shailene Woodley in Divergent (2014),[3][9] and Gal Gadot in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) and Wonder Woman (2017).[7][10] She was also a stunt double and stunt performer in television series such Agent Carter (2015), K.C. Undercover (2015), Westworld (2015), The Punisher (2017), The Defenders (2017), Luke Cage (2018).[1][8]
Vela-Bailey had several acting roles, primary in horror films, including portraying Diana, a main antagonist in the 2016 Warner Bros. Pictures supernatural horror film Lights Out.[2][5][11] She also had appeared in Hostel: Part III (2011), The Purge (2013), Underworld: Blood Wars (2016), and Annabelle: Creation (2017).[5][1] Additionally, Vela-Bailey portrayed recurring characters in television series, including Alisha Whitley in the ABC superhero action drama series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2014), and Owl in Disney+ superhero dark comedy fantasy series Agatha All Along.[1][12][13]
She was a stunt double for actresses Zoe Saldaña and Sigourney Weaver in epic science fiction films Avatar: The Way of Water (2022), and Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025), also training actors on set in the choreography.[4][8][14][15] Vela-Bailey also portrayed a secondary character named Zdinarsik "Z-Dog" in Avatar: The Way of Water.[8] She was also a stunt double for Saldaña in the 2023 Marvel Studios science fiction superhero film Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, and also worked as a stunt double and stunt performer on television series The Orville (2022), Star Wars: Ahsoka (2023), and The Mandalorian (2023).[8]
Private life
She is married to actor and martial artist Matt Mullins.[5]
