Meet the Hungarian diver who worked in the new Avatar movie

Los Angeles-based Szilvia Gőgh is both a stuntwoman and a water insurance agent by profession. This cancer-survivor wonder woman works in film, creates jewellery and runs a thriving company that inspires women to dive. Her name appeared not only on the Woman Divers Hall of Fame but also in several blockbuster productions. This time she was hired to take part in the shooting of the Avatar sequel.

Hungarian diver in Hollywood

Index.hu interviewed Szilvia Gőgh, a stunt performer who is specialised in water-related action. Gőgh has worked in several blockbuster films and series. Her IMDB page reveals that she appeared in Euphoria, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Fast and Furious and the recently released Avatar: The Way of Water. Besides, she is also known as Florence Pugh’s diving instructor who prepared the actress for her role in Olivia Wilde’s new thriller Don’t Worry Darling.

In the past, Gőgh had already worked together with some of the leaders and dive experts of the new Avatar movie’s stunt team, this is how she landed the position in James Cameron’s production. On the Avatar set, she was a safety diver, which means her job was to look after the safety of everyone involved in water-related scenes: actors, cinematographers, directors and the whole crew.

Gőgh said that working with children in particular was a challenge, as it always came with extra responsibilities. “At times, it was hard for me to understand whether someone was actually in danger and needed help or I was just being pranked by an actor who pretended to be suffocating in the pool,” Gőgh said.