Professional Stuntwoman and UNL Alum Jessie Graff (B.A. Theatre 2007) returned to UNL on May 9, 2014, to present a masterclass for students in the Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film.

Professional Stuntwoman and UNL Alum Jessie Graff (B.A. Theatre 2007) returned to UNL on May 9, 2014, to present a masterclass for students in the Johnny Carson School of Theatre and Film. Graff was in town to receive the Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts' Early Achiever Award from the Nebraska Alumni Association.   Graff has done stunts or performed as a stunt double on such TV shows as “Leverage,” “Sons of Anarchy,” “Castle,” “Modern Family,” “Criminal Minds” and “Southland.” Her film credits include “Transformers:  Dark Side of the Moon,” “X-Men: First Class,” “Bridesmaids” and “Live Free or Die Hard.”   She was part of a group of stunt actors to receive a 2010 Screen Actors Guild Awards nomination for “Transformers:  Revenge of the Fallen.”  And in 2013, she was featured on CBS News during its Eye Opening Extremes Week.   Her “Epic Chick Fight” video, which is a live-action parody of the chicken fight from the TV series “Family Guy,” has more than one million views on YouTube.