Aimee Mullins has excelled in multiple fields, inspiring people around the world as an athlete, actor, model and speaker. She is a TED All-Star having spoken five times for TED’s main stage and salon programs and her TED talks have been viewed more 9.5 million times and translated into more than 40 languages.
She was the first double amputee in history to compete in Division 1 NCAA track and field, and later competed for Team USA in the 1996 Paralympic Games, setting world records in the 100 metres, 200 metres, and long jump. The carbon fiber ‘cheetah leg’ prosthetic now worn by more than 90% of athletes with leg amputations was first designed for, and with, Aimée.
Aimée went on to become a lauded runway and editorial fashion model, becoming a global brand ambassador for L’Oréal Paris, the number one beauty brand in the world.
Her career as an actor has spanned film and television, including the Netflix mega-hit Stranger Things, and has multiple feature films and a television series in development as a producer. Aimée starred in AppleTV+’s all-star drama series EXTRAPOLATIONS as Secretary of State Garrett — alongside Meryl Streep, Kit Harington, Edward Norton, Diane Lane, and other notables. Most recently, she was named as ambassador to SUPERHUMANS, a comprehensive physical and psychological rehabilitation program based in the Ukraine – joining Sting, Mick Ebeling, and Olena Zelenska, First Lady of Ukraine, and other influential individuals.
Mullins served as the Chef de Mission for the US at the London Summer Olympics and Paralympics, and was appointed by then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to the Council to Empower Women and Girls Through Sports.
Her prolific work for non-profit organizations is matched by her frequent public speaking appearances on topics related to the body, identity, design, and innovation. In 2017, she became one of the youngest-ever inductees into the United States’ National Women’s Hall of Fame. In 2019, she inducted Jane Fonda into the National Women’s Hall of Fame.
