Anna Mercedes Morris

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Anna Mercedes Morris
Born
Anna Mercedes Morris

(1978-11-06) November 6, 1978 (age 43)
Other namesMichelle Diamond
OccupationStuntwoman/Actress
Years active2001–present

Anna Mercedes Morris (born November 6, 1978) is a professional Hollywood stuntwoman and actress. She also goes by the alias Michelle Diamond.

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Career

She has performed stunts on various shows and films including The Shield , Wizards of Waverly Place , CSI: NY , Cemetery Gates , and 2 Fast 2 Furious . She acts as a stunt double for various actors on shows including The Riches , Ugly Betty (for America Ferrera), and Without a Trace , and films such as Black Christmas , Dead & Deader (for Susan Ward), The Thirst: Blood War , Lonely Street and Bratz: The Movie .

Morris has also appeared on-screen; she had a small role on Cemetery Gates as a bicyclist. On-screen though, she is probably better known for competing (with the nickname of "Roadrunner") on a 1993 episode of Nickelodeon sports show, Nickelodeon GUTS , [1] where she battled through a bad knee suffered in the Basic Training event to win the gold medal in the entire competition.

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References

  1. "Anna Mercedes Morris". Women In Stunts. 2016-08-12. Retrieved 2021-05-25.