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Kari Samantha Wuhrer (born April 28, 1967)[1] is an American actress, model, and singer. Wuhrer began her career as a teenager, and is best known for her time as a cast member on MTV's Remote Control, as well as her roles as Maggie Beckett in the television series Sliders and as Sheriff Samantha Parker in the horror comedy film Eight Legged Freaks.
Kari Wuhrer | |
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 Wuhrer at the 2014 Chiller Theatre Expo | |
| Born | Kari Samantha Wuhrer April 28, 1967 Brookfield, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Other names | Kari Wührer Kari Wührer Salin Kari Salin Kari Salin-Wührer |
| Alma mater | New York University Tisch School of the Arts Marymount Manhattan College Columbia University Royal Academy of Dramatic Art |
| Occupation |
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| Years active | 1986–present |
| Known for | Sliders Eight Legged Freaks Remote Control Swamp Thing Class of '96 General Hospital |
| Spouse(s) | Daniel Salin
(m. 1995; div. 1999)James Scura
(m. 2003) |
Early life
Wuhrer was born in Brookfield, Connecticut, the daughter of Karin (née Noble), a payroll accountant, and German-American Andrew Wuhrer, a police officer and car salesman. She has three siblings. As a teenager, she sang in nightclubs, sneaking out of the family home to perform. She studied acting from the age of 13 at the Wooster School, then studied drama at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, Marymount Manhattan College, Columbia University, and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art with famed teacher Uta Hagen.
Career
Wuhrer's first television break was MTV's Remote Control (1987).[2] She was a regular cast member of the television series Swamp Thing from 1991 to 1992. She also worked as a VJ on MTV during the same period. In 1993, she was a regular in the TV series Class of '96, where she played college student Robin Farr. From 1994 to 1995, she starred as Ariel Hunter in the long-running prime-time soap opera Beverly Hills, 90210.
During this period, she appeared in The Adventures of Ford Fairlane (1990) and starred in Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time (1991). In 1995, she also had a supporting role in the John Singleton film Higher Learning, followed by Thinner (1996), Anaconda (1997), and Kissing a Fool (1998).[3][4]
Wuhrer returned to television in 1997 on the series Sliders[2] as Maggie Beckett, joining the cast as a regular and staying until the series ended in 2000. Wuhrer also guested in the TV series Leverage.
Wuhrer signed a record deal with Rick Rubin and her only album, Shiny, was released in 1999 by Del-Fi Records. In addition to her singing, she also wrote most of the songs on the album and played both the guitar and the flute on several tracks.
Later mainstream film roles include Berserker (2001) and Eight Legged Freaks (2002).[2][5] She was an executive producer of the direct-to-video film Spider's Web, with Stephen Baldwin, of which Wuhrer said: "The pace of making this movie, it was extreme. It was the longest day imaginable".[6]
Wuhrer is also known by gamers for her role as Agent Tanya in cutscenes of Westwood Studios' RTS video game Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 and its subsequent expansion pack, Yuri's Revenge.
Wuhrer was later voted No. 76 on the FHM 100 Sexiest Women of 2000, No. 73 in the FHM 100 Sexiest Women in the World of 2001 and No. 36 in Maxim magazine's 50 Sexiest Women Countdown of 1999.[7] She posed semi-nude in Playboy magazine in August 2000 as their Babe of the Month and earlier considered multiple offers to appear fully nude throughout 1998.[8][9] She was also No. 64 on Celebrity Skin's 100 Sexiest Stars of All Time and No. 4 in the Celebrity Nudity Database's Most Popular Actresses of 1999.[10]
Her breast implants encapsulated during the filming of Spider's Web, so she had them removed in 2002.[11]
From February 3, 2005, through November 2005, Wuhrer joined the cast of the daytime soap opera General Hospital as FBI Agent Reese Marshall, the former love interest of mobster Sonny Corinthos and former best friend/rival of Carly Corinthos. Wuhrer's character died after suffering injuries in a train wreck. In January 2006, Wuhrer announced that she was suing General Hospital, claiming that she was fired because of her pregnancy.[12][13]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Fire with Fire | Gloria | |
| 1990 | The Adventures of Ford Fairlane | Melodi | |
| 1991 | Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time | Jackie Trent | |
| 1994 | The Postgraduate | Jane Decue | |
| Boulevard | Jennefer | ||
| 1995 | Terminal Justice | Pamela Travis | Credited as Kari Salin |
| Higher Learning | Claudia | Credited as Kari Salin | |
| Sensation | Lila Reed | ||
| Sex and the Other Man | Jessica Hill | ||
| Beyond Desire | Rita | Direct-to-video film | |
| The Crossing Guard | Mia | ||
| 1996 | Thinner | Gina Lempke | |
| An Occasional Hell | Jeri Gillen | ||
| 1997 | Anaconda | Denise Kalberg | |
| Red-Blooded American Girl II | Miya Falk | Credited as Kari Salin | |
| The Disappearance of Kevin Johnson | Kristi Wilson | ||
| Touch Me | Margot | ||
| 1998 | The Undertaker's Wedding | Maria | |
| Kissing a Fool | Dara | ||
| Ivory Tower | Karen Clay | ||
| Phoenix | Katie Shuster | ||
| 1999 | Kate's Addiction | Kate McGrath | |
| Vivid | Billie Reynolds | Credited as Kari Salin; a.k.a. Luscious | |
| 2000 | Fatal Conflict | Sasha Burns | |
| Sand | Sandy | ||
| G-Men from Hell | Marete Morrisey | ||
| 2001 | Angels Don't Sleep Here | Dr. April Williams | |
| Poison | Ann Stewart / Anna Johnson | a.k.a. Thy Neighbor's Wife and Midnight Vendetta | |
| The Medicine Show | Gwendolyn | ||
| 2002 | The Rose Technique | Kristi | |
| Do It for Uncle Manny | Jenny Marsh | ||
| Killer Love | Danielle | ||
| Eight Legged Freaks | Sheriff Samantha Parker | ||
| Malevolent | Jessica Tarrant | ||
| 2003 | Final Examination | Julie Seska | Direct-to-video film |
| Death of a Dynasty | Sexy Woman #2 | ||
| King of the Ants | Susan Gatley | ||
| The Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting | Maggie | Direct-to-video film | |
| 2004 | Berserker | Anya / Brunhilda | |
| 2005 | Hellraiser: Deader | Amy Klein | Direct-to-video film |
| The Prophecy: Uprising | Allison | Direct-to-video film | |
| The Prophecy: Forsaken | Allison | Direct-to-video film | |
| 2007 | The Air I Breathe | Correspondent | |
| 2009 | A Fork in the Road | Deputy | Direct-to-video film |
| 2015 | Batman Unlimited: Monster Mayhem | Silver Banshee | Direct-to-video film[14] |
| Secrets of a Psychopath | Catherine | ||
| 2017 | Vixen: The Movie | Patty | Voice role; direct-to-video film |
| 2018 | Batman: Gotham by Gaslight | Barbara Kean / Pamela Isley | Voice role; direct-to-video film |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988–1989 | Remote Control | Self | Hostess (seasons 2–3) |
| 1991 | Married... with Children | Joanie | 2 episodes |
| 1991–1992 | Swamp Thing: The Series | Abigail | Main role (season 1) |
| 1993 | Class of '96 | Robin Farr | Main role |
| 1994–1995 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Ariel Hunter | 3 episodes |
| 1995 | The Marshal | Sherry Prairie | 1 episode |
| 1997 | The Big Easy | Gina Forte | 1 episode |
| Nash Bridges | C.J. | Episode: "Blackout" | |
| 1997–2000 | Sliders | Maggie Beckett | Main role (seasons 3–5) |
| 1998 | To Have & to Hold | Paula | 2 episodes |
| 2000 | Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye | Darcy Davis | Television film |
| Lip Service | Sunni | Television film; a.k.a. Out of Sync | |
| 2002 | Spider's Web | Lauren Bishop | Television film; also executive producer |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Tiffany Langer | Episode: "Cross Jurisdictions" | |
| 2005 | Mystery Woman: Snapshot | Fawn | Television film |
| General Hospital | Reese Marshall | 9 episodes | |
| 2006 | CSI: Miami | Janet Sterling | Episode: "If Looks Could Kill" |
| 2007–2008 | Lincoln Heights | Kimberly Lund | 2 episodes |
| 2008 | Stargate Atlantis | Nancy Sheppard | Episode: "Outcast" |
| 2010 | Leverage | Miranda Miles | Episode: "The Reunion Job" |
| 2010–2012 | Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes | Maria Hill | Recurring voice role, 14 episodes |
| 2012 | Alien Tornado | Gail Curtis | Television film |
| 2014 | Sharknado 2: The Second One | Ellen Brody | Television film |
| 2015 | Vixen | Patty | Web series; 2 episodes |
| 2018 | Fiancé Killer | Nicole | Television film |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 | Special Agent Tanya Adams | |
| 2001 | Command & Conquer: Yuri's Revenge | Special Agent Tanya Adams | |
| 2013 | Marvel Heroes | Maria Hill | |
| 2014 | Disney Infinity 3.0 | Maria Hill |
Awards
| Year | Work | Award | Category | Result |
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| 2001 | Do It for Uncle Manny | New York International Independent Film and Video Festival | Best Actress | Won |
References
- "Kari Samantha Wuhrer - Biography". Archived from the original on June 12, 2010. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - Olsen, Mark (July 18, 2002). "Wuhrer has dreams--but no illusions". Los Angeles Times.
- Wallace, Amy (March 23, 2003). "And The Oscar Does Not Go to . . ". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
- Howe, Desson (April 11, 1997). "'Anaconda': Snakebit". The Washington Post.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - Hunter, Stephen (July 17, 2002). "'Freaks': This Tickling Monster Flick Has Got Legs". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
- Paul Kane, The Hellraiser Films and Their Legacy (2015), p. 196.
- "Wuhrer Has Dreams--But No Illusions". Los Angeles Times. July 18, 2002. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
- "Kari Wuhrer: Oh, Thank Heaven..." Ink 19 (Interview). Interviewed by Frank Mullen. July 30, 1999.
- "Kari Wuhrer Chat at Lycos" (Interview). Interviewed by various participants. Earth62.net. July 22, 1998.
- "The Kari Wuhrer Picture Pages". SuperiorPics.
- "A Hollywood Actress's Intimate Diary: Why I Took Out My Breast Implants". Glamour. September 2002. Archived from the original on June 12, 2010. Retrieved December 3, 2007.
- Silverman, Stephen M. (January 13, 2006). "Soap Actress Sues Show Over Pregnancy". People. Archived from the original on February 5, 2009. Retrieved November 18, 2008.
- Weiner, Allison Hope (January 13, 2006). "In Suit, Actress Says Pregnancy Led to Firing". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
- "EXCLUSIVE TRAILER DEBUT: Joker Rules in "Batman Unlimited: Monster Mayhem"". Comic Book Resources. June 2, 2015.
External links
- Kari Wuhrer at IMDb
- Kari Wuhrer at Rotten Tomatoes
- Kari Wuhrer at the TCM Movie Database
- Kari Wuhrer at AllMovie
- Kari Wuhrer profile on SoapCentral
- Kari Wuhrer discography at Discogs
- Kari Wuhrer on Twitter
- Kari Wuhrer on Facebook
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Kari Samantha Wuhrer (* 28. April 1967 in Brookfield, Connecticut) ist eine US-amerikanische Schauspielerin, Filmproduzentin und Sängerin. Sie stammt von deutschen Einwanderern und Cherokee-Indianern ab.- [en] Kari Wuhrer
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