Anna Mercedes Morris is a professional Hollywood stuntwoman and actress. She also goes by the alias Michelle Diamond.

Career

She has performed stunts on various shows and films including The Shield

The Shield

The Shield is an American television drama series starring Michael Chiklis which premiered on March 12, 2002 on FX in the United States and concluded on November 25, 2008 after seven seasons...

, Wizards of Waverly Place

Wizards of Waverly Place

Wizards of Waverly Place is a Disney Channel Original Series that premiered on October 12, 2007. It won "Outstanding Children's Program" at the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards in 2009...

, CSI: NY

CSI: NY

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, Cemetery Gates, and 2 Fast 2 Furious

2 Fast 2 Furious

2 Fast 2 Furious is a 2003 street racing action film directed by John Singleton. It is the second film in The Fast and the Furious film series following The Fast and the Furious . It stars Paul Walker, Tyrese Gibson, Eva Mendes, Devon Aoki, and Chris Bridges; and was directed by John Singleton. The...

. She acts as a stunt double for various actors on shows including The Riches

The Riches

The Riches is an FX television series, which originally ran from March 15, 2007 to April 29, 2008, and starred Eddie Izzard and Minnie Driver.-History:...

, Ugly Betty

Ugly Betty

Ugly Betty is an American comedy-drama television series developed by Silvio Horta, which premiered on ABC on September 28, 2006, and ended on April 14, 2010. The series revolves around the character Betty Suarez and is based on Fernando Gaitán's Colombian telenovela soap opera Yo soy Betty, la fea...

(for America Ferrera

America Ferrera

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), and Without a Trace

Without a Trace

Without a Trace is an American television drama which originally ran on CBS from September 26, 2002 to May 19, 2009. The series was set in New York City and concerned a fictitious FBI Missing Persons Unit.-Premise:...

, and films such as Black Christmas

Black Christmas

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, Dead & Deader (for Susan Ward

Susan Ward

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) and The Thirst

The Thirst

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. She has also completed stuntwork for the upcoming films Lonely Street

Lonely Street

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and Bratz: The Movie, and is also the stunt double for Taryn Manning

Taryn Manning

Taryn Manning is an American actress, fashion designer, and singer-songwriter. She is the vocalist for electronic duo Boomkat and co-owner of the clothing brand Born Uniqorn. Manning gained her first major role as an actress in 2001 when she played the role of Maddy in Crazy/Beautiful...

 in the upcoming film Last Resort.

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 the popular Nickelodeon

Nickelodeon (TV channel)

Nickelodeon, often simply called Nick and originally named Pinwheel, is an American children's channel owned by MTV Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom International. The channel is primarily aimed at children ages 7–17, with the exception of their weekday morning program block aimed at preschoolers...

 sports show, Nickelodeon GUTS

Nickelodeon GUTS

Nickelodeon GUTS is an American television reality "action sports" competition series hosted by actor/comedian Mike O'Malley and officiated by British actress Moira "Mo" Quirk. The series was broadcast by the cable television network Nickelodeon from 1992 to 1995...

, 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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