Kari Wührer

Infobox actor

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birthname = Kari Samantha Wührer
birthdate = birth date and age|1967|04|28
birthplace = Brookfield, Connecticut
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occupation = actress, singer
othername = Kari Wührer Salin, Kari Salin, or Kari Salin-Wührer
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spouse = Daniel Salin (1995-1999)
James Scura (2003-present)

Kari Samantha Wührer (born April 28, 1967) is an American actress and singer, sometimes credited as Kari Salin.

Biography

Early life

Wührer was born in Brookfield, Connecticut, the daughter of Karin (née Noble), a payroll accountant, and Andrew Wührer, a police officer and car salesman. [ [http://www.filmreference.com/film/47/Kari-Wuhrer.html Kari Wührer Biography (1967-) ] ] She has three siblings. As a teenager, she sang in nightclubs, sneaking out of the family home to perform. Wührer began studying acting at the age of 13 at the Wooster School. She studied drama at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, Marymount Manhattan College, Columbia University, and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London with famed teacher Uta Hagen.

Career

Wührer's first television break was working for MTV as a VJ and as a co-host in "Remote Control" (1987), before moving on to film. After appearing in Andrew Dice Clay's "The Adventures of Ford Fairlane" (1990) and the leading lady role of "" (1991), she then starred in over a dozen straight-to-video sexploitation movies, most notably "Sex and the Other Man" (1996) and "Spider's Web" (2001). In between, she co-starred in a Canadian art film entitled "Vivid" (1997) (also released as "Luscious"). Wührer appeared in the television series "Swamp Thing" as Abigail from 1991-1993.

Wührer came to mainstream fame in 1997 on the series "Sliders" as Maggie Beckett, joining the cast as a regular and staying until the show ended in 2000. Later mainstream movie roles include "Anaconda" (1997), "Berserker" (2001) and "Eight Legged Freaks" (2002). Wührer is also well known by many gamers for her role in Westwood Studios' PC game "" and its subsequent expansion pack, "Yuri's Revenge" as Agent Tanya Adams.

Wührer signed a record deal with Rick Rubin and her debut album was called "Shiny", released in 1999. She plays the guitar and the flute as well as sings.

Wührer, who considered an offer to appear nude in "Playboy" in 1998, was later voted #76 on the "FHM" 100 Sexiest Women of 2000.cite web | title=FreeJose.com | work=FHM 100 Sexiest Women of 2000 | url=http://www.freejose.com/lists/fhm/2000/ | accessdate=January 18 | accessyear=2007] #73 in the "FHM" 100 Sexiest Women in the World 2001,cite web | title=FreeJose.com | work=FHM 100 Sexiest Women of 2001 | url=http://www.freejose.com/lists/fhm/2001/ | accessdate=January 27 | accessyear=2007] #36 in "Maxim" magazine's 50 Sexiest Women Countdown (1999), #64 on "Celebrity Skin's" 100 Sexiest Stars of All Time, and #4 in the Celebrity Nudity Database most popular actresses (1999).

Her breast implants encapsulated during the filming of "Spider's Web" (2001) so she had them removed. [cite web |url=http://www.kariwuhrer.net/glamourmag.html |title=A Hollywood Actress's Intimate Diary: Why I Took Out My Breast Implants |accessdate=2007-12-03 |work=Glamour Magazine |month=September | year=2002] She later wrote an article for the September 2002 issue of "Glamour Magazine" about the insecurities that led her to get implants early in her career and the sense of self-acceptance she acquired. After its publication, she appeared on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" and discussed the pressure she received from a prominent record producer to get the implants, during what she called "the era of the "Video Vixen".

"General Hospital"

From February 3, 2005 through November 2005 Wührer joined the cast of the soap opera "General Hospital" as FBI Agent Reese Marshall, the former love interest of mobster Sonny Corinthos (Maurice Benard) and former best friend/rival of main character, Carly Corinthos, played by Jennifer Bransford. Wührer's character died after suffering some minor injuries in a train wreck. In January 2006, Wührer announced that she was suing "General Hospital", claiming that she was fired because of her pregnancy. Wührer plans to support her claim using testimony from another former actress on "General Hospital", Lesli Kay, who claims she was fired for the same reason. The case was resolved in December 2006.

Personal life

In the late 1980s, Wührer dated rock singer Dean Davidson. She married Daniel Salin in 1994 and divorced in 1999. In the summer of 2000, during an appearance on a cable network show, she stated that her boyfriend Henry Rollins dumped her via e-mailFact|date=April 2008.

Wührer married the film producer James Scura in 2003. She and her husband have two children: a boy named Enzo, born January 2004, and a girl named Evangeline, born 27 March 2006.

Filmography

*"Fire with Fire" (1986) as Gloria
*"The Adventures of Ford Fairlane" (1990) as Melodi
*"" (1991) as Jackie Trent
*"Boulevard" (1994) as Jennifer
*"Higher Learning" (1995) as Claudia
*"Terminal Justice" (1995) as Pamela Travis
*"Sensation" (1995) as Lila Reed
*"Sex and the Other Man" (1995) as Jessica
*"The Crossing Guard" (1995) as Mia
*"Beyond Desire" (1996) as Rita
*"Thinner" (1996) as Gina Lempke
*"An Occasional Hell" (1996) as Jeri Gillen
*"Lucious" (aka: Vivid) (1997) as Billie Reynolds
*"Anaconda" (1997) as Denise Kalberg
*"Hit and Run" (1997) as Miya
*"The Disappearance of Kevin Johnson" (1997) as Kristi Wilson
*"Touch Me" (1997) as Margot
*"The Undertaker's Wedding" (1998) as Maria
*"Kissing a Fool" (1998) as Dara
*"Ivory Tower" (1998) as Karen Clay
*"Phoenix" (1998) as Katie Shuster
*"Kate's Addiction" (1999) as Kate McGrath
*"Fatal Conflict" (2000) as Sasha Burns
*"Sand" (2000) as Sandy
*"Midnight Vendetta" (2000) as Anna Stewart
*"G-Men from Hell" (2000) as Marete
*"Spider's Web" (2001) as Lauren Bishop
*"Berserker" (2001) as Anya
*"Angel's Don't Sleep Here" (2001) as Dr. April Williams
*"Thy Neighbor's Wife" (aka: Poison) (2001) as Ann Stewart
*"The Medicine Show" (2001) as Gwendolyn
*"The Rose Technique" (2002) as Kristi
*"Dark Labyrinth" (2002) as Danielle
*"Eight-Legged Freaks" (2002) as Sheriff Samantha Parker
*"Manevolent" (2002) as Jessica Tarrant
*"Do It for Uncle Manny" (2003) as Jenny
*"Final Examination" (2003) as Detective Julie Seska
*"Death of a Dynasty" (2003) as a sexy woman
*"King of the Ants" (2003) as Susan Gatley
*"" (2003) as Maggie
*"" (2005) as Amy Klein
*"" (2005) as Allison
*"" (2005) as Allison

Television series and made-for-TV movies

*"Married... with Children" (1991; two episodes) as Jonie
*"Swamp Thing" (1991; nine episodes) as Abigail
*"Class of '96" (1993) as Robin Farr
*"Beverly Hills, 90210" (1994-1995; three episodes) as Ariel Hunter
*"The Marshal" (1995; one episode) as Sherry Prairie
*"Nash Bridges" (1997; one episode) as C.J.
*"To Have and To Hold" (1998; two episodes) as Paula
*"Sliders" (1997-2000; 49 episodes) as Captain Maggie Beckett
*"Lip Service" (2000) (TVM) as Sunni
*"Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye" (2000) (TVM) as Darcy Davis
*"" (2002; one episode) as Tiffany Langer
*"" (2005) (TVM) as Fawn
*"General Hospital" (February-November, 2005) as Reese Marshall
*"Stargate Atlantis" (February,one episode- Outcast (4x15)) as Nancy Sheppard

References

External links

* [http://www.soapcentral.com/gh/theactors/wuhrer.php Kari Wührer profile on SoapCentral]
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* [http://www.kariwuhrer.net Kari Wuhrer Online (fansite)]