Monica Staggs (born February 24, 1970) is an American

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and

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. Her acting credits include roles in '' The Settlement'' (1999), ''

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'' (2002),

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'' (2007), as Lanna Frank, '' Hesher'' (2010), 2009

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'' (2019), as Connie.

Early life

Staggs spent her youth in central Arkansas and graduated from

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in 1988. After taking a role as a stand-in actress in a low budget film in Arkansas, the role included some stunt work that caught the attention of stunt coordinator Gary Walton, whom she would later marry in 2010.

Acting and stunt career

With more than 100 films and TV shows to her credit, Staggs was honored as the 2005 co-recipient of the World Stunt Award for Best Fight and Best Overall Stunt by a Stuntwoman, which she shared with

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, for the opening fight in '' Kill Bill: Volume 2''.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Staggs, Monica 1970 births American film actresses Living people Actresses from Boulder, Colorado American stunt performers Sylvan Hills High School alumni 21st-century American women