Occupation Actress Years active 1991–present | Name Shannon Whirry | |
Full Name Shannon Meta Whirry Born November 7, 1964 (age 59) ( 1964-11-07 ) Green Lake, Wisconsin, U.S. | ||
Shannon Whirry (born November 7, 1964 in Green Lake, Wisconsin) is an American actress.
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Career
She began to work primarily in erotic B-movies in the early 1990s along with other scream queens of that era, such as Tanya Roberts, Maria Ford, and Shannon Tweed. Director Gregory Hippolyte's productions of Animal Instincts I and II, Body of Influence, and Mirror Images II featured Whirry in various stages of undress in repeated scenes (Entertainment Weekly referred to the actress and director as "the Dietrich and Von Sternberg of the soft-core set"). Other films were Private Obsession and Playback, a Playboy production.
In the late-1990s, she moved from softcore movies into a series of roles on mainstream network television and films, including action, sci-fi and horror genres. She had a recurring role as Mike Hammer's secretary Velda in the television series Mike Hammer, Private Eye and made guest appearances on such shows as ER, Felicity, Seinfeld, V.I.P., Murphy Brown, Malcolm in the Middle and Nash Bridges. She also had a small role in the Jim Carrey film Me, Myself & Irene (2000).
In 2007 she appeared on a BBC TV mini-series, Nuclear Secrets, playing Kitty Oppenheimer, the wife of Robert Oppenheimer.
In 2004 she moved to Arizona. Now married, she occasionally performs with theater companies in the area.
TV movies
TV appearances
Filmography
Actress
2019
Raising Buchanan as
Parnella Monroe
2012
Out of Focus (Short) as
Detective Jessie Johnston
2010
Cowboys and Vampires as
Sarah Dust
2010
Everything Must Go as
Nurse (uncredited)
2009
Middle Men as
Screaming Mother
2009
Ingenious as
Lydia
2008
Jolene as
Teacher
2007
Spies, Lies and the Superbomb (TV Mini Series documentary) as
Kitty Oppenheimer
- Superbomb (2007) - Kitty Oppenheimer
- Superspy (2007) - Kitty Oppenheimer
2003
ER (TV Series) as
Doreen Brant
- No Good Deed Goes Unpunished (2003) - Doreen Brant
2002
Flatland (TV Series) as
Anna
- Triptych (2002) - Anna
- Aurora (2002) - Anna
2001
Outlaw as
Liz
2001
Felicity (TV Series) as
Barb Jones
- Boooz (2001) - Barb Jones
2001
Black Scorpion (TV Series) as
Vox Populi
- Face the Music (2001) - Vox Populi
2001
Malcolm in the Middle (TV Series) as
Beautiful Woman
- Evacuation (2001) - Beautiful Woman
2001
Lying in Wait as
Lois
2000
City of Angels (TV Series) as
Gina
- Pick and Roll Over (2000) - Gina
- Smoochas Gracias (2000) - Gina
- Saving Faces (2000) - Gina
2000
Mach 2 as
Shannon Carpenter
2000
Me, Myself & Irene as
Beautiful Mom
2000
The Prophet's Game as
Barb
1999
V.I.P. (TV Series) as
Katherine Johnson
- Why 2 Kay (1999) - Katherine Johnson
1999
Active Stealth (Video) as
Gina Murphy
1999
Sons of Thunder (TV Series) as
Sabrina
- Daddy's Girl (1999) - Sabrina
1999
Air America (TV Series) as
Dr. Veronica Brady
- Fear of Flying (1999) - Dr. Veronica Brady
1993
Silk Stalkings (TV Series) as
Victoria Tremain aka Jenny Kravits / Karen Daniels
- Passion and the Palm Beach Detectives (1998) - Victoria Tremain aka Jenny Kravits
- Look the Other Way (1993) - Karen Daniels
1997
Mike Hammer, Private Eye (TV Series) as
Velda
- A New Leaf: Part 2 (1998) - Velda
- A New Leaf: Part 1 (1998) - Velda
- Dead Men Talk (1998) - Velda
- Gone Fishin' (1998) - Velda
- Songbird: Part 2 (1998) - Velda
- Songbird: Part 1 (1998) - Velda
- Lucky in Love (1998) - Velda
- The Maya Connection (1998) - Velda
- Chop Shop (1998) - Velda
- Dump the Creep (1998) - Velda
- A Candidate for Murder (1998) - Velda
- Big Brother's Secret (1998) - Velda
- The Cutting Edge (1998) - Velda
- Countdown to Murder (1998) - Velda
- The Art of Murder (1998) - Velda
- The Long Road to Nowhere (1998) - Velda
- The Life You Save (1998) - Velda
- A Penny Saved (1997) - Velda
- Sins of the Fathers (1997) - Velda
- Body Odor (1997) - Velda
- Halloween (1997) - Velda
- False Truths (1997) - Velda
- Hoop Nightmares (1997) - Velda
- www.murder (1997) - Velda
- Beat Street (1997) - Velda
- Prodigal Son (1997) - Velda
1997
Seinfeld (TV Series) as
Cute Girl
- The Butter Shave (1997) - Cute Girl
1997
Pacific Blue (TV Series) as
Kay McNeil
- Ties That Bind (1997) - Kay McNeil
1997
Nash Bridges (TV Series) as
Suzanne
- Moving Target (1997) - Suzanne
1997
Murphy Brown (TV Series) as
Amber
- Blind Date (1997) - Amber
1997
Murder One (TV Series) as
Deborah Cummings
- Chapter Ten, Year Two (1997) - Deborah Cummings
1997
Retroactive as
Rayanne
1996
Ringer as
Kristin / Tracy
1996
Omega Doom as
Zed, Droid Leader
1996
Exit (Video) as
Diane
1996
Playback as
Karen
1995
Fatal Pursuit as
Jill
1995
Dangerous Prey as
Robin
1995
The Granny (Video) as
Kelly
1995
Private Obsession (Video) as
Emanuelle Griffith
1995
Texas Justice (TV Movie) as
Rebecca
1994
Lady in Waiting as
Lori
1994
The Gift (TV Movie) as
Sitting Woman
1994
Animal Instincts II (Video) as
Joanna Cole
1993
Eden (TV Series) as
Lauren's Friend
- Eden 6 (1993) - Lauren's Friend
1993
Mirror Images II (Video) as
Carrie / Terrie
1993
Sliver as
Woman Looking in Mirror (uncredited)
1993
Body of Influence (Video) as
Laura / Lana
1993
Down the Shore (TV Series) as
Sue
- The Last Temptation of Eddie: Part 2 (1993) - Sue
- The Last Temptation of Eddie: Part I (1993) - Sue
1992
Santa Barbara (TV Series) as
Lola
- Episode #1.2094 (1992) - Lola
1992
Animal Instincts (Video) as
Joanne Cole
1991
Out for Justice as
Terry Malloy
Archive Footage
1994
Joe Bob's Drive-In Theater (TV Series) as
Laura / Lana / Joanna Cole
- Horny Biker Babes, Horny Shrinks, and Horny Zombies (1995) - Laura / Lana
- Episode dated 24 September 1994 (1994) - Laura / Lana
- Episode dated 25 June 1994 (1994) - Joanna Cole
References
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