Kari Samantha Wührer, (born April 28, 1967 in Brookfield, Connecticut). She is an actress and a singer.

She is the daughter of Andrew and Karin, and has three siblings. As a teenager she sang in nightclubs, sneaking out of the family home to perform. Kari began studying acting at the age of 13. She studied drama at New York University (NYU), then at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London. She later took graduate-level classes at Columbia University. Signed by Ford's Model Talent Division, she first appeared in several commercials including Clairol hair-spray advertisements.