Female Bodybuilding

Few women have done as much as Michiko Nishiwaki to discredit old stereotypes. This is especially true in her home country, Japan; she is Japan's first female powerlifting champion and Japan's first female bodybuilding champion. Skilled martial artist, actress, stuntwoman, fight choreographer—there seems nothing Michiko can't do.

After a long, storied career in Hong Kong action cinema, where she worked alongside greats like Jackie Chan, Yuen Biao, and Sammo Hung, she settled in Hollywood, keeping busy with stunt work. Real busy, in fact. You've no doubt seen her work many times in recent years; e.g., Charlie's Angels as Lucy Liu's stunt double.

An interview from a few years back (broken into three parts) affords a rare glimpse of this amazing woman: