The daughter of a Japanese Hawaiian Dad and Caucasian Mom from
Pasadena, Boni Yanagisawa grew up in So Cal working in her parents'
nursery business. No surprise Boni was a girl scout,a cheerleader,
homecoming queen and Miss Lake Elsinore.
Against her father's wishes, she set out to study martial arts, earning
a black belt and opening her own dojo and teaching karate.
Competing internationally with Team Kani, Boni holds a 1999 National
Blackbelt League Hall of Fame title. In 2000, she was recognized for
excellence and inducted into the Masters Hall of Fame for her
outstanding contributions to the martial arts and is a proud member of
V10 Women Stunt Professionals.
Boni has appeared 3 times on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and has
done stunts for Halle Barry, Zoe Saldana, Lucy Lui, Vanessa Williams,
Eva Mendes, BaiLing, Lindsay Price, Gong Li and Jolene Blalock in Star
Trek : Enterprise.
Boni recently worked on "Battleship" directed by Peter Berg and the
comedy "Zookeeper" with Kevin James, as Maggie Q's stunt double
"Priest", Jessica Alba's stunt double in the recent production of "Spy
Kids 4" and Demi Moore's stunt double in "Charlie's Angels - Full
Throttle" and thriller Mr. Brooks, with Kevin Costner & Dane Cook.
Boni's long and successful career includes stunt work in over 100
television & movie titles and well over a dozen acting credits.