Shannon Whirry
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| Birthdate: | November 7, 1964 |
| Birth location: | Green Lake, Wisconsin, USA |
| Measurements: | 37D-23-35 |
| Height: | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Natural bust: | Yes |
| Orientation: | heterosexual |
| Ethnicity: | Caucasian |
Shannon Meta Whirry is an American actress, born in Green Lake, Wisconsin, USA, on 7 November 1964.
Despite serious acting training at the American Academy for Dramatic Arts in the 1980s (she appeared in Mrs. Warren's Profession and Butterflies Are Free on Off-Broadway), Ms. Whirry worked mostly in erotic B-movies in the early 1990s along with other "queens" of that era Tanya Roberts, Delia Sheppard, Maria Ford, and Shannon Tweed. Director Gregory Hippolyte, in particular, was adept at bringing out the best of Ms. Whirry. His productions of Animal Instincts I and II, Body of Influence, and Mirror Images II featured Shannon's outstanding assets in various stages of undress in repeated scenes. Other notable roles included Private Obsession and Playback, a Playboy production.
As her roles in softcore movies declined in the late 1990s, she branched out into other genres such as action, sci-fi, horror. She had a recurring role as Velda on the television series Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer and had guest starring roles in such hit TV shows as ER, Felicity, V.I.P., Seinfeld, Murphy Brown, Malcolm in the Middle and Nash Bridges. She also played Vox Populi in the short-lived Roger Corman produced series Black Scorpion and a small role in the Jim Carrey film, Me, Myself and Irene. More recently (2007) she has also appeared in the BBC television series "Nuclear Secrets", playing the part of Kitty Oppenheimer, wife of nuclear physicist J.Robert Oppenheimer
[edit] Filmography
- Mike Hammer: Song Bird (2003) ... Velda
- Mach 2 (2001) ... Shannon Carpenter
- Lying in Wait (2000) ... Lois
- Me, Myself & Irene (2000) ... Beautiful Mom
- Active Stealth (1999) ... Gina Murphy
- The Prophet's Game (1999) ... Barb
- Omega Doom (1997) ... Zed
- Retroactive (1997) ... Rayanne
- Exit (1996) ... Diane
- Fatal Pursuit (1996) ... Jill
- Ringer (1996) ... Kristin/Tracy
- Dangerous Prey (1995) ... Robin
- The Granny (1995) ... Kelly Gargoli
- Playback (1995) ... Karen Stone
- Private Obsession (1995) ... Emmanuelle Griffith
- Texas Justice (1995) ... Rebecca
- Animal Instincts 2 (1994) ... Joanna Cole
- Lady in Waiting (1994) ... Lori
- Mirror Images II (1994) ... Carrie/Terrie
- Body of Influence (1993) ... Laura/Lana
- Sliver (1993) ... Woman Looking in Mirror (uncredited)
- Animal Instincts (1992) ... Joanna Cole
- Out for Justice (1991) ... Terry Malloy
[edit] Trivia
- In 2006, she appeared in a commercial for Bio Spot insect repellant playing "Margaret Jenkins."
- From July to August of 1999, she appeared in the production of Four Roses, a play by Julia Cameron, at the Century City Playhouse in Los Angeles.
- From 1998 to 1999, she sang back-up with the band Uncle Daddy, fronted by actor/director Richard Gabai on vocals and guitar and producer Ari Bass on keyboards, in Los Angeles. This band, including Shannon, may be heard briefly on the soundtrack of Men Named Milo, Women Named Greta (2000) performing the song "I Shot Her Down."
