Biography

She grew up in the Chicago area, until the family relocated to Oceanside, CA when Denise was 15. She began working as a model, and moved to L.A. after she graduated from high school. She landed parts in both TV and movies, and gave breakthrough performances in Wild Thing (1998) and The World is Not Enough (1999), in which she plays the latest Bond Girl.

In between her acting roles, Kari attended NYU's Drama Department and studied with the famed actress/teacher Uta Hagen and at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London. Though she had recurring roles on the soaps Search For Tomorrow and As The World Turns, it was the Andrew Dice Clay film "Ford Fairlane" that gave her direction and her big break. She realized music was her real dream (and still is).

"I used to sneak into Manhattan and sing with bands at night. I was a rebel, but a focused rebel. I had a band with a bunch of guys much older than me. We formed an innovative punk rock group called Freudian Slip, and played in clubs like CBGB's. I'd sneak out of my house at night; they would pick me up and we'd play gigs in the city. Then they'd take me home; I would go to school and nobody would ever know the difference!"

Being hired as co-host of MTV's Remote Control and becoming a VeeJay for that music network was just the step her career really needed. While she's concentrated these days on Movies & TV, Music is very important to her and she has just completed recording an album with her producer, TK. You can hear a couple of.

Filmography

Final Exam (2003) (V) .... Julie
Do It for Uncle Manny (2002) .... Jenny
Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting, The (2002) (V) .... Maggie
Killer Love (2002)
Malevolent (2002) .... Jessica Tarrant
Eight Legged Freaks (2002) .... Sheriff Sam Parker
Berserker (2001)
Medicine Show, The (2001) .... Gwendolyn
Rose Technique, The (2001) .... Kristi
Spider's Web (2001) .... Lauren Bishop
Command & Conquer: Yuri's Revenge (2001) (VG) .... Agent Tanya
... aka Red Alert 2 Expansion Pack: Yuri's Revenge (2001) (VG) (USA)
Angels Don't Sleep Here (2000) (uncredited) .... April Williams
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 (2000) (VG) .... Agent Tanya
... aka Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 - Yuri's Revenge (2001) (VG) (USA)
Fatal Conflict (2000) .... Sasha Burns
... aka Prey, The (2000) (Canada: English title: MIFED title)
Thy Neighbor's Wife (2000) .... Ann
... aka Poison (2001/I) (USA)
G-Men from Hell (2000) .... Marete
Sand (2000) .... Sandy
... aka Sandstorm (2000/II)
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (2000) (TV) .... Darcy
Out of Sync (2000) (TV) .... Sunni
... aka Lip Service (2000/II) (TV) (Australia)

Kate's Addiction (1999) .... Kate
... aka Circle of Deception (1999) (UK)
Phoenix (1998) .... Katie Shuster
Ivory Tower (1998) .... Karen Clay
Kissing a Fool (1998) .... Dara
Undertaker's Wedding, The (1997) .... Maria
... aka J'ai épousé un croque-mort (1997) (Canada: French title)
Vivid (1997) (as Kari Salin) .... Billie Reynolds
... aka Luscious (1997)
Touch Me (1997) .... Margot
Anaconda (1997) .... Denise Kalberg
... aka Anaconda (1997) (Peru)
Sex & the Other Man (1997) .... Jessica
"Sliders" (1995) TV Series .... Margaret Allison 'Maggie' Beckett (1997-2000)
Disappearance of Kevin Johnson, The (1996) .... Kristi Wilson
Occasional Hell, An (1996) .... Jeri Gillen
Thinner (1996) (as Kari Salin-Wuhrer) .... Gina Lempke
... aka Stephen King's Thinner (1996)
Beyond Desire (1995) .... Rita
Red Blooded American Girl II (1995) (as Kari Salin) .... Miya
... aka Hit & Run (1995)
... aka Hot Blooded (1998) (USA: video title)
... aka Red Blooded 2 (1995)
Terminal Justice (1995) (as Kari Salin) .... Pamela Travis
Crossing Guard, The (1995) .... Mia
Higher Learning (1995) (as Kari Salin-Wuhrer) .... Claudia
Boulevard (1994) .... Jennefer
Sensation (1994) .... Lila Reed
"Class of '96" (1993) TV Series .... Robin Farr
Teen Vid II (1991) (V) .... Herself
Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time (1991) .... Jackie Trent
"Swamp Thing" (1990) TV Series .... Abigail (1991-1993)
Adventures of Ford Fairlane, The (1990) .... Melodi. IHTT Sorority Girl

"Remote Control" (1987/II) TV Series .... Herself
Fire with Fire (1986) .... Gloria Anderson
... aka Captive Hearts (1986)