Some celebs insist on doing their own stunts, to prove they’ve got what it takes – and maybe a little bit for the adrenaline rush. They leap out of buildings or ride horses or dance through carefully choreographed fight scenes. Of course, sometimes it just doesn’t make sense to risk the health of an actor – plus millions of dollars – and so a stunt performer is called in. Other times, producers simply need a body that looks close enough to the celeb, for reshoot purposes.

Whatever the case is, the doubles of these stars are the unsung heroes of the film world, risking life and limb to do what they do. These 20 body doubles, stunt doubles, and stand-ins are just as beautiful as the people they double for – sometimes, even more so! And they deserve a little recognition.

20 Kate Clarke For Angelina Jolie (Mr. & Mrs. Smith)

Okay, Angelina Jolie may have been voted the Most Beautiful Woman in the World a couple times, but her stunt double Kate Clarke is easy on the eyes as well! Clarke beat out 25 other women to be Jolie’s double in 2005’s Mr. & Mrs. Smith, and has also been the stunt double for brunette beauty Kate Beckinsale in the movie Vacancy.

19 Chelsea Bruland For Allison Williams (Get Out)

Chelsea Bruland doesn’t have to perfect the dead-eyed stare of Allison Williams for her freaky role in Jordan Peele’s Get Out, but she did work as her stunt double and the stunt coordinator on the set. She’s also been a stunt double for Mila Kunis in Bad Moms and Miley Cyrus in So Undercover.

18 Ingrid Kleinig For Brie Larson (Kong: Skull Island)

Before she was Captain Marvel (and bringing her stunt doubles up on stage to help her accept awards), Brie Larson had stunt performer Ingrid Kleinig double for her in the flop Kong: Skull Island. Kleinig comes from a family of professional stunt drivers, works as an aerialist and stunt cyclist, and has also doubled for Margot Robbie!

17 Samantha Jo For Kristen Stewart (The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn)

Kristen Stewart may not get much credit for having a wide acting range, but the gorgeous Canadian-born Samantha Jo was there to make sure she looked like a boss on the set of Breaking Dawn 2. She’s also worked as a stunt double for Eva Green and Jena Malone, and has broken into acting, with a credit as Euboea in Wonder Woman!

16 Kimmy Suzuki For Lucy Liu (Elementary)

It’s difficult to top Lucy Liu in terms of timeless beauty, but we think Kimmy Suzuki stacks up pretty well! While she’s best known for her stunts on TV and in major productions like Marvel’s Black Panther, Suzuki is the go-to choice of body double and stunt double for Liu on the TV show Elementary.

15 Monica Cruz For Penelope Cruz (Pirates Of The Caribbean)

Good genes certainly run in the Cruz family! Monica Cruz, sister of Academy Award winner Penelope Cruz, stepped in as her sister’s body double during the fourth installment of Pirates of the Caribbean, because her sister was visibly pregnant. Cruz is also an actress in her own right, often appearing in Spanish-language productions.

14 Tara Macken For Aubrey Plaza (Life After Beth)

When you’re playing an undead zombie version of Aubrey Plaza, it’s not too difficult to be the more attractive of the pair. Such was the case for stuntwoman Tara Macken, who doubled for Plaza in the comedy horror Life After Beth. Macken has also been the stunt performer for Eva Longoria, Olivia Munn, and Jessica Alba!

13 Chloe Goodman For Cameron Diaz (The Counsellor)

Unlike others on this list, Chloe Goodman, a model and reality star, isn’t a stunt double or even a body double! For Cameron Diaz’s role in The Counsellor, there was a scene calling for the A-lister to show her bare behind, which is where Goodman stepped in, displaying her derriere for the camera as Diaz’s butt double!

12 Meredith Richardson For Amy Schumer (I Feel Pretty)

While the premise of Amy Schumer’s film I Feel Pretty is about a woman discovering that she’s beautiful just as she is, we have to say that her beautiful stunt double Meredith Richardson should’ve gotten some screen time, too! Having only started stunt work in 2012, Richardson has 63 credits to her name and has doubled for Jillian Bell and Kate McKinnon.

11 William Spencer For Andrew Garfield (The Amazing Spider-Man)

The only dude to make it on our list (for the pickings were incredibly slim), we have Williams Spencer, who was one of three doubles for Andrew Garfield in The Amazing Spider-Man. Spencer is also a professional skateboarder known as “The Skate Ninja”, which may help explain how he got the job as the web-slinging superhero.

10 Amy Johnston For Scarlett Johansson (Captain America: The Winter Soldier)

Another woman topping Most Beautiful lists, Scarlett Johansson is in a class of her own, but her beautiful stunt double Amy Johnston is certainly a looker, too! An accomplished martial artist and daughter of a kickboxing champion, Johnston was Johansson’s double in Captain America: The Winter Soldier, and has dabbled in acting.

9 Olivia Jackson For Milla Jovovich (Resident Evil: The Final Chapter)

Taking the pain for the star, stunt performer Olivia Jackson got a rude awakening when filming Resident Evil: The Final Chapter. Jackson crashed into a camera arm after a stunt went wrong and was so severely injured that she was placed in an induced coma and went through spinal surgery! Fortunately, she has recovered.

8 Rebecca Van Cleave For Lena Headey (Game of Thrones)

That infamous “shame!” scene from Game of Thrones showed us just how seamless visual effects can be because, while it was actress Lena Headey’s shorn head walking through the streets of King’s Landing, it was digitally placed atop Rebecca Van Cleave’s body! It was a creative choice for Headey, who felt she couldn’t properly play Cersei if she was naked for three days straight.

7 Clair Marie For Jessica Alba

“Professional base jumper” is a pretty fierce job description, but it’s part of what pays the bills for Clair Marie! The raven-haired beauty is a climber as well, but she’s on our list for her work as a stunt double for Jessica Alba! Marie was the youngest professional base jumper ever, beginning at just 16!

6 Lucy Cork For Rebecca Ferguson (Mission Impossible: Fallout)

Stunt performer Lucy Cork didn’t just get a sweet gig doubling for Rebecca Ferguson on the set of Mission Impossible: Fallout – she also found a sweet romance, too, with star Henry Cavill! (The two dated for about a year before splitting.)

Cork has also been the stunt double for other lovely ladies such as Annabelle Wallis, Kate Beckinsale, Felicity Jones, and Alicia Vikander.

5 Mallory Thompson For Troian Bellisario (Pretty Little Liars)

One of the busiest stunt performers on this list, Mallory Thompson has a huge list of famous women she’s doubled for in television and film productions, including Zendaya, Courteney Cox, Emily Ratajkowski, and Bella Thorne. Throughout Troian Bellisario’s starring role on Pretty Little Liars, Thompson was there to do the tough stuff.

4 Leilani Munter For Catherine Zeta-Jones (Traffic)

Yes, Catherine Zeta-Jones is gorgeous, there is absolutely no disputing that. However, stunt driver Leilani Munter is just as gorgeous, and was certainly an equal match for Zeta-Jones when she doubled for her on the set of 2000’s Traffic and 2001’s America’s Sweethearts.

While she is a race car driver, Munter was just used as a stand-in for the brunette beauty.

3 Rosie Mac For Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones)

Arguably the best known of all the body doubles on this list, thanks to her beautiful looks and her uncanny resemblance to the woman she doubles for, Rosie Mac was brought in for the fifth season of Game of Thrones after Emilia Clarke opted against any more nude scenes. A model and actress, Mac began getting offers for more roles once Clarke revealed who her body double was.

2 Sarah Scotford For Margot Robbie (Suicide Squad)

Margot Robbie often tops lists of the most beautiful actresses working in Hollywood today, which is why we’re so shocked to find someone who is just as gorgeous – her stand-in! Canadian-born Sarah Scotford is a model and photographer and was brought in to stand in for Robbie for some scenes in Suicide Squad.

1 Elsa Pataky For Natalie Portman (Thor: The Dark World)

Another gorgeous lady who was a stand-in, Elsa Pataky covered for Natalie Portman for just one scene during the filming of Thor: The Dark World. The passionate kissing scene that takes place at the end of the movie was not Portman and Chris Hemsworth, but real-life couple Hemsworth and Pataky! Portman was unavailable for the scene, and so Pataky (in a brunette wig) filled in!