Kari Wuhrer

Birth Name:

Kari Samantha Wührer

Birth Place:

Brookfield, Connecticut, United States

Profession

Actress, Producer, Soundtrack

In 2001, won the New York International Independent Film and Video Festival for Best Actress for her portrayal of Jenny Marsh in the 2002 comedy "Do It for Uncle Manny․"
Studied drama at N․Y․U's Tisch School of Arts, Marymount Manhattan College, Columbia University and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London with famed acting teacher Uta Hagen
Quote: "(On playing music) "I gotta keep myself creatively inspired and when you're doing movies, you usually you have to wait for somebody to want to hire you so I write and I play and I write a lot of music for the smaller films I do․ I keep myself available emotionally to other art forms․""
First TV break was on MTV's "Remote Control․"
Appears in the lyrics to the theme of the fictional movie "The Rural Juror" in the final episode of NBC comedy "30 Rock․"
In the early '90s, worked as a VJ for MTV
Is of Cherokee and of German descent
Sang in nightclubs as a teenager, sneaking out of the house to perform
Sings, plays the flute and guitar on her 1999 debut album "Shiny․"
Was number 36 on Maxim Magazine's 50 Sexiest Women Countdown of 1999

2001Feature Film Award - Best Actress:Winner
2006Chainsaw Award - Best Actress:Nominated
2013BTVA Television Voice Acting Award - Best Vocal Ensemble in a Television Series - Action/Drama:Nominated
2016BTVA Special/DVD Voice Acting Award - Best Vocal Ensemble in a TV Special/Direct-to-DVD Title or Short:Nominated
2016BTVA Special/DVD Voice Acting Award - Best Female Vocal Performance in a TV Special/Direct-to-DVD Title or Short:Nominated

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