Sharon Schaffer Sharon M . Schaffer is a stuntwoman , actress and stunt coordinator who performed stunts in two " Star Trek " productions . She first performed stunts as a Mercy Hospital nurse along with Eddie Hice in the fourth " Star Trek " film , , in , coordinated by R . A . Rondell . , Schaffer doubled guest actress Karole Selmon in the first season episode in a fight scene with fellow stuntwoman Cheryl Wheeler - Dixon , coordinated by Glenn R . Wilder . Personal . Schaffer was born in Playa del Rey , Los Angeles , California and trained singing with the Johnson Gospel Ensemble and vocal coaches Marge Rivingston and Seth Riggs . She studied acting at the Playhouse West Acting Studio and with coaches such as Steve Nave , Carroll Day Kimble , Julie Ariola , Carolyne Barry , and Chance Pierce . In the late 1970s , Schaffer started to work in the stunt industry and trained at Paul Stader ' s Gym in Santa Monica and Precision Driving at the BMW Motorcycle Team and at Rick Seaman ' s Stunt Driving School . Schaffer is also a professional surfer and a member of the Black Surfing Team where she is nicknamed " Black Mermaid " . In 2010 she was featured at the " How We Roll " exhibit at the California African American Museum honoring her cultural influences in surfing , skateboarding and rollerskating as first African American female professional surfer . In 2012 she received the President ' s Award at the NAACP Image Awards . Career . 1980s . Schaffer started to work in film and television in the early 1980s when she performed stunts in episodes of " The Powers of Matthew Star " ( coordinated by Alan Oliney ) , " V " ( coordinated by David Richard Ellis ) , " Riptide " ( coordinated by Chris Doyle ) , " Voyagers ! " ( coordinated by Ron Stein ) , " Spenser : For Hire " , " Palmerstown USA " , " The Fall Guy " , " Hill Street Blues " , " Matlock " , " Tucker ' s Withc " ( coordinated by Eddy Donno ) , " Buck Rogers in the 25th Century " , " Cagney & Lacey " ( coordinated by Donna Garrett ) , " Fantasy Island " , " Matt Houston " , " The Bad News Bears " , " Sheriff Lobo " , " Hunter " ( coordinated by Bob Bralver ) , " The Dukes of Hazzard " ( coordinated by Paul Baxley ) , " Moonlighting " , " Mike Hammer " ( coordinated by Dick Butler ) , " CHiPs " , and " Knots Landing " and " Max Headroom " ( both coordinated by Buck McDancer ) . She worked as stunt double for on the television series " Hotel " , as double for on " Dynasty " ( coordinated by John Moio ) , performed an 85 ft . high fall for the television movie " Rooster " ( 1982 , coordinated by Frank James Sparks ) , and doubled actress on the television series " Code Name : Foxfire " ( 1985 , coordinated by Erik Cord ) . Schaffer was the stunt double for actress on the comedy " Bustin ' Loose " ( 1981 ) , doubled Penny Johnson in the horror sequel " The Hills Have Eyes Part II " ( 1984 , coordinated by Tony Cecere ) , Vanessa Williams in the action comedy " Under the Gun " ( 1988 , coordinated by Harry Wowchuck ) , in the crime comedy " City Heat " ( 1984 ) , Lonette McKee in the comedy " Brewster ' s Millions " ( 1985 ) , and Whoopi Goldberg in the drama " The Color Purple " ( 1985 ) and the action comedies " Jumpin ' Jack Flash " ( 1986 ) and " The Burglar " ( 1987 ) . Other films she worked on in the 1980s include the comedy " The Blues Brothers " ( 1980 ) , the horror thriller " Motel Hell " ( 1980 ) , the comedy " Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen " ( 1981 , working with Faith Minton , Tom Morga , Bob Minor , Diamond Farnsworth , Tony Brubaker , and Gary Baxley ) , the thriller " The Star Chamber " ( 1983 , coordinated by Glenn R . Wilder ) , the crime drama " Scarface " ( 1983 , coordinated by Jophery C . Brown ) , the science fiction comedy " Weird Science " ( 1985 ) , the comedy sequel " Revenge of the Nerds II : Nerds in Paradise " ( 1987 ) , the action sequel " Beverly Hills Cop II " ( 1987 ) , the comedy " Police Academy 5 : Assignment : Miami Beach " ( 1988 ) , the science fiction film " Alien Nation " ( 1988 ) , the crime drama " Colors " ( 1988 ) , the action film " Captive Rage " ( 1988 , coordinated by B . J . Davis ) , the crime movie " Pink Cadillac " ( 1989 ) , and the horror sequel " A Nightmare on Elm Street : The Dream Child " ( 1989 , coordinated by Mike Cassidy ) . 1990s . In 1991 , Schaffer worked as stunt coordinator on the comedy " Talkin ' Dirty After Dark " , featuring Renée Jones and Tommy " Tiny " Lister , Jr . She was one of the vampires in the fantasy film " Buffy the Vampire Slayer " ( 1992 ) , played the frightened token clerk in the action thriller " Money Train " ( 1995 ) , and doubled actress in ' s drama series " The Practice " ( 1998 , with stunts by Spike Silver , Noon Orsatti , and Alan Oliney ) . Television work includes episodes of " Alien Nation " , " Quantum Leap " ( coordinated by Diamond Farnsworth ) , " Port Charles " , " Cop Rock " , " L . A . Law " , " Picket Fences " , " Dangerous Minds " , and the television movies " Miracle Landing " ( 1990 ) , " Heat Wave " ( 1990 , coordinated by Dick Butler ) , and " Prison Stories : Women on the Inside " ( 1991 , coordinated by Al Jones ) . Schaffer performed stunts in the drama " Lambada " ( 1990 , coordinated by Warren A . Stevens and Charles Croughwell and working with George Colucci , Maria R . Kelly , Dan Koko , Dennis Madalone , Michael J . Sarna , and Tim Trella ) , the fantasy comedy " Ghsot Dad " ( 1990 , coordinated by Alan Oliney ) , the action comedy " Kindergarten Cop " ( 1990 , coordinated by Joel Kramer ) , the crime thriller " In the Line of Fire " ( 1993 ) , the comedy sequel " Naked Gun 33 1 / 3 : The Final Insult " ( 1994 , coordinated by Julius LeFlore ) , the horror comedy " Vampire in Brooklyn " ( 1995 ) , the drama " Showgirls " ( 1995 ) , the drama " Amistad " ( 1997 ) , the action comedy " Metro " ( 1997 ) , and the independent film " The Set Effect " ( 1999 ) . 2000s . In the 2000s , Schaffer performed stunts in the science fiction thriller " Hollow Man " ( 2000 , coordinated by Gary Combs and working with Phil Culotta , Lincoln Simonds , and April Weeden ) , the science fiction thriller " The One " ( 2001 ) , the comedy " Rat Race " ( 2001 ) , ' s crime drama " Blood Work " ( 2002 ) and " Mystic River " ( 2003 ) , the comedy " National Security " ( 2003 ) , the action thriller " The Italian Job " ( 2003 ) , and doubled actress Dolores Sheen in the comedy sequel " Friday After Next " ( 2002 , working with Austin Priester , Brian Bennett , Manny Perry , and Denney Pierce ) . She was the Deli waitress in the comic sequel " Spider - Man 2 " ( 2004 ) , performed stunts in the action thriller " Deja Vu " ( 2006 , coordinated by Chuck Picerni , Jr . ) , the sport drama " Gridiron Gang " ( 2006 , starring Dwayne Johnson and stunt coordination by Allan Graf ) , the drama " Freedom Writers " ( 2007 , with Boni Yanagisawa , Chrissy Weathersby , and Lin Oeding ) , the action comedy " Pineapple Express " ( 2008 , with Sonny Surowiec , Bridgett Riley , Fernando Chien , Hiro Koda , and Ted Barba ) , and as stunt double in the superhero movie " Hancock " ( 2008 ) . Schaffer was a regular stunt performer on the reality game show " Next Action Star " ( 2004 , with Brian Christensen and Shauna Duggins ) as well as on the television series " Entourage " ( coordinated by Spike Silver ) , " Standoff " ( coordinated by Carrick O ' Quinn ) , " Big Time Rush " and " Unfabulous " ( both coordinated by Vince Deadrick , Jr . ) , " Freaky Links " , " Shark " ( coordinated by Ron Stein ) , " Everybody Hates Chris " , as stunt double for in " That ' s So Raven " ( coordinated by Christopher Doyle ) , " Crossing Jordan " , " Snoops " , " Scrubs " , " Lincoln Heights " , and " Charmed " ( coordinated by Noon Orsatti ) . She also doubled in her Revlon commercials , coordinated commercials for McDonals and Lincoln Mercury , and worked in spots for Chevy , Toyota , Bud Lite , and Suzuki as well as double for in her music videos . In 2006 , Schaffer was part of the documentary " Hollywood at Its Best " which depicts the professional and personal life of Hollywood ' s five top African American stuntwomen . The documentary was written , produced , and directed by LaFaye Baker who worked on the final episode . It also features stuntwoman April Weeden , Nichelle Nichols ' stunt double Kim Washington , and ' s stunt double Kelsee King - Devoreaux . More recent work includes doubling actress in the drama series " Southland " ( coordinated by Peewee Piemonte ) , stunt acting for Rick Avery in the drama " Charlie Wilson ' s War " ( 2007 ) , working as stunt driver , stunt double and producer on Eric Chambers ' thriller " Lost in Plainview " ( 2007 , with Marjean Holden , Rich Minga , and Shawn McConnell ) , stunt acting on the horror thriller " Insanitarium " ( 2008 , with Rosine " Ace " Hatem and stunt coordination by Bobby C . King ) , and working as stunt driving double for Zoe Saldana on the action thriller " Colombiana " ( 2011 ) .