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Carla Wallenda, Surefooted Mainstay of a High-Wire Act, Dies at 85

The last surviving child of the Flying Wallendas’ founder, she was with the troupe for seven decades, performing heart-stopping aerial stunts into her 80s.

Carla Wallenda, member of 'The Flying Wallendas,' dies at 85

"They carried me across the wire when I was 6 weeks old ... introducing me to the public,” she said of her famous family.

Carla Wallenda, member of famed hire-wire act, dies at 85

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Carla Wallenda, a member of “The Flying Wallendas” high-wire act and the last surviving child of the famed troupe’s founder, has died at the age of

Carla Wallenda, Member of Famed High-Wire Act, Dies in Florida at 85

“Actually, they carried me across the wire when I was 6 weeks old,” she said in a 2017 interview with a Sarasota TV station. “My father rode the bicycle and my mother sat on his shoulders, holding me and introducing me to the public.” She spent her younger years traveling the country as her father's troupe performed in the Ringling Bros. circus. She had a brother, Mario, and a sister, Jenny — all performed in the act. She began appearing in the family's show in 1947, but not on the high wire at first, according to her biography on the family's website. In 1951, her father told her she could join the high-wire act if she could do a headstand on top of the family's seven-person pyramid. She was able to join the high-wire act later that year.

Carla Wallenda, member of famed high-wire act, dies at 85 in Florida

Carla Wallenda, a member of “The Flying Wallendas” high-wire act and the last surviving child of the famed troupe’s founder, has died at the age of 85.

Carla Wallenda of 'The Flying Wallendas' dead at 85

She worked through her 70s, including in a Miley Cyrus music video. She finally retired in 2017 at the age of 81 after appearing on a Steve Harvey TV special, doing a headstand atop a 80-foot sway pole.

Carla Wallenda, member of high-wire act, dies

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Carla Wallenda, a member of "The Flying Wallendas" high-wire act and ...

Carla Wallenda dead: The Flying Wallendas member dies at 85

Carla Wallenda of the famed 'Flying Wallendas' dies at 85

Carla Wallenda, member of famed high-wire act, dies at 85