Kari Wuhrer
Kari Samantha Wuhrer is an American singer, model and actress. She is known for her time as hostess of the MTV game show Remote Control, her portrayals of Abby Holland on USA Network's Swamp Thing, and Maggie Beckett on the Fox/Syfy series Sliders. Wuhrer has appeared in horror films such as Thinner, Anaconda, Eight Legged Freaks, King of the Ants, The Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting, Hellraiser: Deader, two entries in the Prophecy series, and Sharknado 2: The Second One. She portrayed Agent Tanya in cutscenes of Westwood Studios' real-time strategy video game Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 and its subsequent expansion pack, Yuri's Revenge. Her final screen appearance was in the 2018 made-for-television movie Fiancé Killer.
Career
Wuhrer's first television break was MTV's Remote Control. 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 and starred in Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time. In 1995, she also had a supporting role in the John Singleton film Higher Learning, followed by Thinner, Anaconda, and Kissing a Fool.
Wuhrer returned to television in 1997 on the series Sliders 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. To promote the album, Wuhrer made an appearance on Late Night with Conan O'Brien that was noted for its awkwardness.
Her later mainstream film roles include Berserker and Eight Legged Freaks. 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...".
Wuhrer is also known by gamers for her role as Agent Tanya in cutscenes of Westwood Studios' real-time strategy video game Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 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. 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. She was also number 64 on Celebrity Skin's 100 Sexiest Stars of All Time and number four in the Celebrity Nudity Database's Most Popular Actresses of 1999.
Her breast implants encapsulated during the filming of Spider's Web, so she had them removed in 2002.
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.
Personal life
Wuhrer married Daniel Salin in 1995. This union ended in divorce in 1999.Wuhrer married James Scura in 2003. They separated in 2022 and the union ended in divorce in 2025. They have three children, a son born in January 2004, a daughter born in March 2006 and another daughter born in September 2008.
Filmography
Film
Television
Video games
Awards
| Year | Work | Award | Category | Result |
| 2001 | Do It for Uncle Manny | New York International Independent Film and Video Festival | Best Actress | Won |
Discography
;Studio albums- ''Shiny''