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Christina "Chrissy" Weathersby (born 29 November 1977; age 42) is a stuntwoman and actress who performed stunts as a crewmember aboard the USS Kelvin on Star Trek under stunt coordinator Joey Box. From 2011 on she is also known as Chrissy Weathersby Ball following her marriage.
Weatherby's other film stunt credits include 2 Fast 2 Furious, Dreamgirls, Freedom Writers, Spider-Man 3 (starring Kirsten Dunst and James Cromwell), Resident Evil: Extinction, The Brave One, Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof (starring Sydney Tamiia Poitier), and Superhero! (starring Christopher McDonald and Brent Spiner).
In addition, she has performed on such television shows as Charmed, ER, CSI: NY, CSI: Miami, Brannon Braga's Threshold (starring Brent Spiner), Ghost Whisperer, UPN's Everybody Hates Chris, House, M.D. (starring Jennifer Morrison), and Heroes (starring Zachary Quinto, Nichelle Nichols and George Takei). She has also done stunts on commercials for such companies as McDonald's, Goodyear, and Pepsi-Cola.
In 2007 she was nominated for a Taurus World Stunt Award for best specialty stunt in the comedy film Unaccompanied Minors alongside Star Trek stunt performers Gary Kasper and Keii Johnston.
Her work can currently be seen on the CBS mini-series Comanche Moon, starring Karl Urban.
External links
- ChrissyWeathersbyBall.com – official site
- Christina Weathersby at the Internet Movie Database
- Chrissy Weathersby at the United Stuntwomen's Association
