| Kari Wuhrer | |
| Alma Mater: | New York University Tisch School of the Arts Marymount Manhattan College Columbia University RADA |
| Birth Name: | Kari Samantha Wuhrer |
| Birth Date: | 28 April 1967 |
| Birth Place: | Brookfield, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Othername: | Kari Wührer Kari Salin Kari Wührer Salin Kari Salin-Wührer |
| Spouse: | |
| Children: | 3 |
| Yearsactive: | 1986–present |
| Known For: | , General Hospital, Eight Legged Freaks, Sliders, Anaconda, Class of '96, Swamp Thing, Remote Control |
Kari Samantha Wuhrer (born April 28, 1967)[1] is an American actress, model, and singer. She is known for her time as hostess of the MTV game show Remote Control (1988–1989), and for her portrayals of Abigail on USA Network's Swamp Thing (1991–1992) and Maggie Beckett on the Fox/Syfy series Sliders (1997–2000). Wuhrer has appeared in horror films such as Anaconda (1997), Eight Legged Freaks (2002), King of the Ants (2003), (2003), (2005), two entries in the Prophecy series (both 2005), and (2014). In video games, she portrayed Agent Tanya in cutscenes of Westwood Studios' real-time strategy video game and its subsequent expansion pack, Yuri's Revenge. She also provided the voice of Maria Hill for Disney XD's (2010–2012).
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.
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 primetime soap opera Beverly Hills, 90210.
During this period, she appeared in The Adventures of Ford Fairlane (1990) and starred in (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 guest-starred 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 wrote most of the songs on the album and played both the guitar and the flute on several tracks. Wuhrer made a disastrous appearance on Late Night with Conan O'Brien to promote the album.[5]
Her later mainstream film roles include Berserker (2001) and Eight Legged Freaks (2002).[2] [6] 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...".[7]
Wuhrer is also known by gamers for her role as Agent Tanya in cutscenes of Westwood Studios' real-time strategy video game and its subsequent expansion pack, Yuri's Revenge.
Wuhrer was later voted number 76 on the FHM 100 Sexiest Women of 2000, number 73 in the FHM 100 Sexiest Women in the World of 2001, and number 36 in Maxim magazine's 50 Sexiest Women Countdown of 1999.[8] She posed seminude in Playboy in August 2000 as their Babe of the Month and earlier considered multiple offers to appear fully nude throughout 1998.[9] [10] 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.[11]
Her breast implants encapsulated during the filming of Spider's Web, so she had them removed in 2002.[12]
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.[13] [14]
She was married to her first husband Daniel Salin in 1995. This union ended in divorce in 1999. Wuhrer married her second husband James Scura in 2003. Her son Enzo was born January 2004.[15] Wuhrer welcomed her second child and first daughter, Evangeline Lotus, with husband James Scura. She was born on March 27, 2006, joining her two-year-old brother Enzo.[16] Her third child and second daughter Echo Luna Scura was born on September 8, 2008.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Fire with Fire | Gloria | ||
| 1990 | The Adventures of Ford Fairlane | Melodi | ||
| 1991 | 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 | ||
| 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 | |
| Death of a Dynasty | Sexy Woman #2 | |||
| King of the Ants | Susan Gatley | |||
| Maggie | Direct-to-video | |||
| 2004 | Berserker | Anya / Brunhilda | ||
| 2005 | Amy Klein | Direct-to-video | ||
| Allison | Direct-to-video | |||
| Allison | Direct-to-video | |||
| 2007 | The Air I Breathe | Correspondent | ||
| 2009 | A Fork in the Road | Deputy | Direct-to-video | |
| 2010 | Model Citizen | Voice, direct-to-video[17] | ||
| 2015 | Silver Banshee | Voice, direct-to-video[18] | ||
| Secrets of a Psychopath | Catherine | |||
| 2017 | Vixen: The Movie | Patty | Voice, direct-to-video | |
| 2018 | Barbara Kean | Voice, direct-to-video |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988–1989 | Remote Control | Self | Hostess (seasons 2–3) | |
| 1991 | Married... with Children | Joanie | 2 episodes | |
| 1991–1992 | Swamp Thing | 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 | |
| Tiffany Langer | Episode: "Cross Jurisdictions" | |||
| 2005 | Mystery Woman: Snapshot | Fawn | Television film | |
| General Hospital | Reese Marshall | 9 episodes | ||
| 2006 | 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 | Maria Hill | Voice, 14 episodes | ||
| 2012 | Alien Tornado | Gail Curtis | Television film | |
| 2014 | Ellen Brody | Television film | ||
| 2015 | Vixen | Patty | Web series; 2 episodes | |
| 2018 | Fiancé Killer | Nicole | Television film |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Special Agent Tanya Adams | |||
| 2001 | Special Agent Tanya Adams | |||
| 2013 | Marvel Heroes | Maria Hill | ||
| 2014 | Disney Infinity 3.0 | Maria Hill |