Leslie Hoffman Leslie Gail Hoffman is a stuntwoman , actress , and stunt coordinator who worked between and as a regular stunt performer on and . She was one of the regular stunt doubles for Torres actress Roxann Dawson and doubled several guest actresses . In addition , Hoffman was an assistant stunt coordinator for Dennis Madalone and also responsible for the stunt safety on set . Early life and career . 1970s . Hoffman was born in , and attended the Saranac Lake Central High School , where she played at the William Morris Playground and took ballet and gymnastic classes at the Sokol Gymnastic Training Camp and at the Fokine Ballet . She studied acting at the and the in , where F . Murray Abraham and Whoopi Goldberg also learned their profession . During her time at the studios she decided that acting was too slow for her and she needed more action , a decision which brought her into the world of stunts . Hoffman , a great niece of composer Bernard Green , moved to in 1974 , where she trained her skills , including high falls and fight techniques , at Paul Stader ' s gym in . The gym was a famous location in the stunt business and many stunt performers trained there , including " Star Trek " s Dick Durock , Bob Minor , George Wilbur , Dennis Madalone , Tom Morga , and Brian J . Williams . Resettled in Los Angeles , her first union job was the thriller " Two - Minute Warning " in 1976 . The following years , Hoffman performed stunts in the television series " Charlie ' s Angels " and " The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries " , doubled in the comedy series " Laverne & Shirley " , in " Fantasy Island " , starring the late Ricardo Montalban , and portrayed a stunt nurse in the " M * A * S * H " episode " The M * A * S * H Olympics " ( 1977 ) , which features David Ogden Stiers . On " The Love Boat " , Hoffman and ' s stunt double Dick Ziker jumped 78 ' ft . together and landed a few feet apart from each other in the water . This is one of the stunts Hoffman found particularly dangerous . She appeared as a high school student in the 1977 horror film " The Car " in a stunt scene involving several horses , doubled actress in ' comedy " I Wanna Hold Your Hand " ( 1978 ) , performed in Corey Allen ' s action film " Avalanche " ( 1978 ) on which she first worked together with Dennis Madalone , and the thriller " The Fifth Floor " ( 1978 ) . Hoffman was as a stunt Indian on the mini series " Centennial " ( 1978 ) , did a fire stunt on the television horror film " Devil Dog : The Hound of Hell " ( 1978 ) , doubled in the series " B . J . and the Bear " , and appeared in the science fiction thriller " Meteor " ( 1979 ) . While performing stunts on ' s 1979 war comedy " 1941 " , Hoffman and another stuntman David Cassidy had " nearly been killed " during a stunt involving a motorcycle sidecar that involved a jump into the back of a truck . A mechanical flaw cause the sidecar to run out of gas thus carrying herself on top and David in the sidecar flying into the truck ' s bumper . She later recounted how , despite the incident , they had to return and do the stunt again , the following day . 1980s . During this time , Hoffman was the first " voted - in " member of the " Society of Professional Stuntwomen " , a newly formed group of the top stuntwomen in the movie business , including Julie Ann Johnson , , May Boss , Regina Parton , Jean Coulter , Debbie Evans , Stevie Meyers , and Stephanie Epper . In 1981 she was the first stuntwoman who was elected to the Board of Directors as Chair of the National Stunt and Safety Committee and Co - Chair to the Young Performers Committee , where she served for two years . She also served on the Local and National Board and was the first stuntwoman who joined Women in Film . It was also the time Hoffman started to do seminars and giving lectures in stunt safety and labor laws . She testified on SAG ' s behalf in Sacramento in child labor laws because of the " Twilight Zone " incident and wrote the safety section in the AFTRA / SAG Young Performers Handbook . In the ' 80s , Hoffman was busy doing stunt work for film and television . She doubled actresses Jo McDonnell in the television comedy " The Munsters ' Revenge " ( 1981 ) , in the comedy series " Private Benjamin " ( 1981 - 1983 , co - starring Robert Mandan and Joel Brooks ) and the comedy " Stewardess School " ( 1986 ) , in " Remington Steele " ( 1983 - 1987 ) and in the comedy " Christmas Vacation " ( 1989 ) , Kellye Nakahara in the mystery comedy " Clue " ( 1985 ) , and in ' s horror comedy " Deadly Friend " ( 1986 ) . Also in the ' 80s Hoffman worked on two movies she is probably best remembered for . In ' s horror film " A Nightmare on Elm Street " ( 1984 ) , she portrayed the School Hall Guard which was one of the incarnations of the main character , . Her line , " Hey Nancy , No running in the hallway ! " were later replaced by ' s voice . In the 1988 comedy " The Naked Gun : From the Files of Police Squad ! " , she doubled actress who portrayed in this movie . Hoffman ' s stunt was , beside several punches , the legendary slide over the banquet table . Other films she worked on , in these years , include the comedy " The Nude Bomb " ( 1980 ) , as a terminal passenger during the plane crash in the comedy " Airplane ! " ( 1980 ) , the television drama " Brave New World " ( 1980 ) , the comedy " Die Laughing " ( 1980 ) , ' s thriller " Blow Out " ( 1981 ) , the comedy " Protocol " ( 1984 ) , ' s comedy " Johnny Dangerously " ( 1985 ) , the crime action " Death Wish 3 " ( 1985 ) , the thriller " Out of Bounds " ( 1986 ) , the horror comedy " Saturday the 14th Strikes Back " ( 1988 ) , and the science fiction film " Alien Nation " ( 1988 ) , which features fellow " Trek " stunt partner Tom Morga . Television work included the series " Walking Tall " ( 1981 , with Jeff Lester ) , " The Fall Guy " , " Strike Force " ( 1982 ) , " Cassie & Co . " ( 1982 ) , " The A - Team " ( starring Dwight Schultz and Melinda Culea ) , " CHiPs " ( 1983 , with Robert Pine and Madlyn Rhue ) , " Falcon Crest " , and " Rags to Riches " ( 1987 ) . " Star Trek " . Hoffman calls herself a Trekkie . She has seen every episode of and is able to name every episode . In 1973 she went to the second ever held " Star Trek " convention in New York City , took part in the trivia contest and was the third winner . The letter she received with her third place prize was signed by Richard Arnold . Hoffman ' s first work on " Star Trek " was the " Deep Space Nine " season four opening episode , , in which she portrayed a Starfleet ensign and performed a stair fall in Ops . Also in this episode , her character answered " Thanks " when she was handed a phaser . This was a voice which was added in postproduction and was not Hoffman ' s . Beside other parts as Starfleet officer and bar patron , she also worked as stunt double on several episodes . These included performing Mila ' s stair fall in the series ' final episode , . On " Voyager " , Hoffman was the main stunt double for B ' Elanna Torres actress Roxann Dawson throughout the last five seasons , performed her falls and fight scenes and was also in the orbital skydiving suit for the episode . For the episode , she was originally not planned to appear but Madalone said that a double for Dawson , who wanted to do her own stunt , was required . In the stunt , a full hit by stunt actor Scott Leva , Hoffman fell really hard on the ground and was protected by Ken Lesco , who avoided worse . She has also memories about her cliff stunt in the episode . In the episode , Hoffman stunt doubled Roxann Biggs - Dawson for the whole fight , this was due to the fact that Biggs - Dawson was pregnant at that time and the studio wanted to protect her . Once Hoffman was doubling her , in the fight , there are no cuts . The way it was filmed was that the camera stayed on the Klingon played by stuntman Tom Morga , Hoffman stepped out and Biggs - Dawson stepped in . Then the camera swings back onto Biggs - Dawson . In the entertainment industry this is called a " Texas Switch " . ( " Source : Leslie Hoffman " ) For the fifth season episode " Extreme Risk " , Hoffman filmed her stunt scenes on Friday and on second unit on Tuesday on Paramount Stage 16 . Beside her regular work on screen , Hoffman was one of the assistant stunt coordinators for Dennis Madalone along with Tom Morga and George Colucci , she attended Production Meetings to discuss the Stunt Department Budget and the needs for the stunt sequences . There were also times that Dennis would have her as a Stunt Coordinator on the set . Hoffman provided her own coonskin cap to the production of the episode , in which she also had a small appearance and served as stunt coordinator for . Her cap was held by James Darren during the opening dialogue of the episode . Two of Hoffman ' s costumes were sold off on the It ' s A Wrap ! sale and auction on eBay ; her costume as double for Roxann Dawson in the episode for US $ 470 . 00 and her costume as double for Julianna McCarthy ( Mila ) in for US $ 130 . 50 . Later career . 1990s . During her time on " Star Trek " , Hoffman also worked on several other projects . She performed stunts in the comedy " The Misery Brothers " ( 1995 , under coordinators B . J . Davis and Ed Anders ) , the horror film " The Prophecy " ( 1995 ) , the television series " Deadly Games " ( 1995 , starring Christopher Lloyd ) , the action film " For Life or Death " ( 1995 , along with Rick Avery ) , and the video game " Maximum Surge " ( 1996 ) . In 1996 , she worked as stunt coordinator for the " ABC Afterschool Specials " episode " Me and My Hormones " , the directorial debut of . She also portrayed a wrestler in this episode and acted alongside fellow DS9 co - star Courtney Peldon . The following year , she worked on several episodes of the drama series " Melrose Place " ( 1997 ) and doubled actress ' s stair fall in front of the court house . She appeared in the family series " Step by Step " ( 1997 , with Michael Kagan ) and the short drama " Safe Journey " ( 1999 , with Scott Rinker ) , for which she also served as stunt coordinator . Hoffman was the stunt coordinator for the short film " Mulligans ! " ( 1997 ) and performed stunts in the science fiction thriller " Convict 762 " ( 1997 ) , the science fiction film " Mars " ( 1997 ) , and the television drama " Bella Mafia " ( 1997 ) . In ' s horror film " Scream 2 " , she doubled actress ' s fights and falls and in the superhero comedy " Mystery Men " ( 1999 ) , she worked as stunt driver and portrayed a " stunt granny " . Also Hoffman with Tom Morga and Brian J . Williams performed stunt shows at " Star Trek " Conventions where in several of the conventions were joined on stage in a skit with J . G . Hertzler and Robert O ' Reilly . 2000s . Since 2000 , Hoffman has appeared rarely on screen . She portrayed a casino patron in the " Nikki " episode " I ' ll Kick Your Ass " in 2001 and a dinner guest along with Spice Williams - Crosby in the comedy sequel " The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas " ( 2000 ) . On the latter production , she also worked as stunt double for actress Joan Collins . More notably , Hoffman worked as stunt coordinator . Her credits include the comedy " Ophelia Learns To Swim " ( 2000 , with Hilary Shepard ) , " The Innocents Mission " ( 2000 , on which Tom Morga worked as stunt rigger ) , ' s drama " Everything Put Together " ( 2000 ) , the short drama " Never Land " ( 2000 , again along with Tom Morga ) , the documentary " Daybreak Berlin " ( 2001 , with Diana Cignoni and Tom Morga ) , the short comedy " Father Xmas " ( 2001 ) , the thriller " Love Leprosy " ( 2001 ) , the comedy " My Friend ' s Love Affair " ( 2001 ) , working as stunt rigger for the horror film " Dead Above Ground " ( 2002 ) . Shortly before 8 August 2008 , Leslie Hoffman , having been living in Los Angeles since 1974 , was joined there by her nephew , Ritchie Hoffman , an actor himself . Following his move , Leslie Hoffman excitedly commented that she felt like she and her nephew were in " " Hoffman : The Next Generation " " , excitedly implying that she was proud that her nephew was carrying on certain family traditions . Also her nephew Alexander Hoffman has been working for DreamWorksTV as a Writer , Director and Producer . More recently , Hoffman was interviewed for the 2010 documentary " Never Sleep Again : The Elm Street Legacy " . Fellow " Star Trek " alumni Kane Hodder , Michael Bailey Smith , Robert Rusler , Brannon Braga , Lisa Wilcox , Brooke Bundy , Fran Bennett , Mark Shostrom , and R . Christopher Biggs were also interviewed . Hoffman has been disabled since 2002 due to a traumatic brain injury and the physical wear and tear that a stunt person goes through years of stunt work . She had originally applied for her occupational disability and health plan and was denied , only being given the disability plan by the Screen Actors Guild – Producer Pension and Health . It has been discovered that they fear that other stuntpeople might start applying for this plan ( that should be given to SAG members that have had career - ending injuries on the set ) . Since 2010 , she has been going through the United States court system but has been " stonewalled " by the SAG Pension and Health lawyers and a specialized law in called ERISA that was established by the US Federal Government in 1974 . As for being disabled , Hoffman had a workers comp case settle in her favor , that she was indeed disabled . Also she was awarded SSDI ( Social Security Disability Insurance ) from the Federal Government since 2002 , because they ruled her disabled . SAG Health continues to refuse to submit paperwork to the courts . A second lawsuit had to be filed based on SAG Health violating ERISA laws by refusing to review why they took away her disability pension . Petition has been started demanding that SAG Health gave her back the disability pension and that they give her the occupational disability pension and health that she qualifies for . As of 2016 , Hoffman loses her disability pension . Other " Trek " connections . A list of " Star Trek " performers who appeared in the same productions as Hoffman .