Karri Turner
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Born | Karri Kathleen Turner |
Website | Karri Turner official website |
Karri Turner is an American television actress who is best remembered for playing Lieutenant Harriet Sims Roberts on the television series JAG (1997–2005).
Raised in Bentonville, Arkansas, Turner originally had studied to be a minister at Oklahoma's Oral Roberts University before developing an interest in acting and moving to southern California to attend the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. At one time, she was a member of The Groundlings, a California improvisational comedy troupe.
She has had extensive stage experience in such plays as Godspell and Charley's Aunt and appeared in 2003 as Susan in the award-winning comic short The Date.[1] She has also had recurring roles in Caroline in the City, The X-Files and South Park. She accompanied comedians Kathy Griffin and Michael McDonald to Iraq to perform for U.S. troops stationed there, a performance broadcast as part of Griffin's series My Life on the D-List, and has completed six USO tours as of late 2006.
Partial Filmography
- Heroes (TV) (2 episodes) (2006) .... Lisa
- Hurricane in the Rose Garden (2006) .... Ashley
- JAG (TV) (81 episodes) (1997-2005) .... Lt. Harriet Sims
- The X Files (2 episodes) (1997) .... Tara Scully
- South Park (TV) (Weight Gain 4000) (1997) .... Kathy Lee Gifford (voice)
- Caroline in the City .... Honey Potts (2 episodes) (1996-1997)
- Suddenly Susan (TV) (Love and Divorce American Style: Part 2) (1997) .... Marcy
- Who's the Caboose? (1997) .... Wendi
- Soviet Strike (VG) (1996) .... Delilah (voice)
- Wild Oats (TV) (2 episodes) (1994) .... Tanya Kavasi
Notes
- ^ The Date, at MediocreFilms.com (requires MOV, WMV or Shockwave Flash to view film)
External links
- Karri Turner at IMDb