Performing first in independent films before making her television hosting debut on
DirecTV for
Blizzard Entertainment's
BlizzCon in 2014, she has since appeared as host of
ESPN2's live broadcast of
Heroes of the Dorm, daily news host for
Bleacher Report's esports show, and on the live broadcast team for
ELEAGUE on
TBS.
2004–2018: Acting Morrow made her film debut in the independent horror film
Slaughterhouse of the Rising Sun (2005), based on the
Manson Family. In 2005, Morrow made television guest appearances in
The Young and the Restless and
Alias. In 2007, Morrow starred in horror film
The Seer (2007) shot on location in
Sardinia, Italy co-starring
Bella Thorne as young Claire. In 2009, Michele co-starred in vampire thriller
Bled. She next starred as the
final girl in horror slasher
Basement Jack (2009), co-starring
Billy Morrison and
Lynn Lowry. In 2010, Morrow played a supporting role in ''Ashley's Ashes,
starring Clint Howard, Willie Garson, and Daniel Baldwin. In 2014, she appeared as a guest star in the Syfy reality television series Heroes of Cosplay. In 2015, Morrow was cast as the voice actor for Alleria Windrunner in Hearthstone,'' In 2017, Morrow appeared as Ash in the 6-episode comedy series for YouTube Originals, ''Good Game. She has been a guest on
Geoff Keighley's
Live at E3 from 2015 through 2018, and appeared as panel moderator at the 2017
E3 Coliseum for
God of War: Behind the Curtain where she interviewed the team from
God of War. From 2014 through 2016, Morrow appeared as host of DirecTV's coverage of
Blizzard Entertainment's
BlizzCon, and continued in the position through 2019 on Blizzard's All Access Channel. Morrow then served as stage host for ESPN's
Heroes of the Dorm at the
Shrine Auditorium in downtown Los Angeles in 2015, which aired live on
ESPN2, marking the first-ever esport to be broadcast on a major American television network. ESPN sports journalist
Colin Cowherd made defamatory remarks regarding competitive video games, causing controversy in sports and gaming. In 2015, Morrow competed as a gamer for the first time at the
Heroes of the Storm launch event,
Mayhem Begins. In 2016, Morrow joined
Bleacher Report's daily esports news show,
Estream, with co-host Malik Forté. Filming took place at the
CNN building in Los Angeles where Morrow and Forté reported on all aspects of competitive gaming with pro gamers and professional athletes. That same year, Morrow served as executive producer and host of
Endgame, a weekly video game culture show for
Lionsgate in partnership with
Comic-Con for subscription service CCHQ, with co-host Khail Anonymous and executive producers
Adam Sessler and
Neil Mandt. Later in 2016, Morrow appeared on
HLN as a tech expert for
MichaeLA hosted by
Michaela Pereira, where they demonstrated the
Oculus Rift. Morrow also appeared as a video game expert for
Dr. Drew on Call hosted by
Drew Pinsky, and in 2017 appeared as guest star for Geek & Sundry's
Tabletop with Wil Wheaton. In 2018, Morrow joined the broadcast team at
TBS's
ELEAGUE as sideline reporter for the four-part tournament miniseries
Tekken Team Takedown. The show aired on TBS every Friday night, from March 16 through April 6. In 2018 and 2019, Morrow hosted two seasons of weekly video game
clip show Game Over with Bud Light for
Amazon and Twitch. Morrow has appeared as guest host for
AT&T's esports news show, ''The 9's Presented by AT&T'' (2019) with host
Christopher "Monte Cristo" Mykles. In 2020, Morrow launched video game podcast,
The Game Diaries, with professional gamer Stephanie "missharvey" Harvey.
2014–2019: BlizzCon For six years, Morrow served as host and
desk anchor of Blizzard Entertainment's annual video game convention
BlizzCon (2014–2019). In 2014, Morrow hosted BlizzCon November 7 and 8 which appeared on
DirectTV with co-host
Geoff Keighley, musical act
Metallica, and comedian
Chris Hardwick. In 2015, during Blizzard Entertainment's 25th anniversary, Morrow returned to host BlizzCon on November 6 and 7 which appeared on
DirectTV with co-host
Alex Albrecht, musical act
Linkin Park, and
master of ceremonies Wil Wheaton. In 2016, Morrow again hosted BlizzCon with Albrecht on November 4 and 5 which appeared on DirectTV with musical act
"Weird Al" Yankovic and master of ceremonies
Thomas Middleditch. In 2017, Morrow and Albrecht returned as co-hosts for BlizzCon on November 3 and 4 which appeared on Blizzard's new All Access Channel with musical guest
Muse and comedian Chris Hardwick. Morrow and Albrecht also served as stage hosts for closing ceremonies where they interviewed Blizzard Entertainment's three original co-founders,
Mike Morhaime,
Frank Pearce and
Allen Adham. In 2018, Morrow and Albrecht returned as co-hosts for BlizzCon on November 2 and 3 which appeared on the BlizzCon All Access Channel with musical guests
Train,
Lindsey Stirling, and DJ
Kristian Nairn. In 2019, Morrow returned to host BlizzCon on November 1 and 2 which appeared on the BlizzCon All Access Channel with co-host Malik Forté and musical guests
Fitz and the Tantrums,
The Glitch Mob, and
Haywyre.
2015–2018: Good Game Morrow and Cox conceived of and wrote the treatment for
Good Game in 2015. Spoofing MOBA genre games
DOTA 2 and
League of Legends, they designed and created
Killcore, a comedic, fictional game featured in the series. Concept artist Mark Gibbons of
Blizzard Entertainment,
Games Workshop and
Riot Games, illustrated ''Killcore's
character design, environment, user interface and logo. In 2016, Morrow and Cox made a deal to develop and executive produce Good Game'' as a six-part series for YouTube Originals with
Dan Harmon's Starburns Industries and YouTube channel
Game Grumps. The project was announced at
VidCon 2017 by YouTube CEO
Susan Wojcicki. In 2017, filming took place in Los Angeles, California with an ensemble cast starring
Arin Hanson,
Dan Avidan, Michele Morrow,
Jade Payton, Rahul Abburi and
Michael Marisi Ornstein; co-starring
Oliver Cooper,
Terry Crews and
Stephanie Harvey, who appeared as a cameo with the esports organization
Counter Logic Gaming.
Good Game premiered on
YouTube Red August 30, 2017, in five countries (United States, Mexico, South Korea, Australia, and New Zealand), and on
Google Play. In 2018,
Good Game was recognized as a finalist for "Best Esports-Themed Program" during the 1st annual Tempest Awards.
Web series & digital media From 2009 to 2011, Morrow created and developed
Foam Weapon League where she performed as team captain at three live events in Los Angeles. Early in her career she was a
freelance writer and columnist for
HelloGiggles and
Nerdist Industries, while also hosting various digital shows centered around video games and pop culture. From 2012 to 2015, Morrow hosted, wrote and produced several shows for digital network BiteSize TV. From 2013 through 2017, Morrow was a writer and talent for
Nerdist Industries including weekly shows
The Doctor Who Companion and
Massive. In 2014, Morrow made a guest appearance in
Controller Freaks by co-presentation by Nerdist and
Upright Citizen's Brigade. From 2014 to 2015, Morrow hosted a weekly show on
Sling TV for
Maker Studios called
Multiplayer, and guest starred on Sling TV's
tabletop gaming show
Table Flip with Arin "Egoraptor" Hansen and
Nathan Barnatt. In 2015, Morrow appeared at
San Diego Comic-Con for
Legendary Entertainment where she interviewed the cast and director of the
Warcraft movie, later hosting the red carpet premiere of
Warcraft by
Universal Pictures at
Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California. Later that same year, Morrow presented the award for best short film with
Dante Bosco at the Geekie Awards. In 2016, Morrow hosted
Super-Fan Builds for
Defy Media with co-hosts
Sandeep Parikh and Leah Kilpatrick, appearing on Verizon
Go90 and
Netflix. == Personal life ==