Shannon Whirry (born November 7, 1964) is an American actress.
Whirry was born at Green Lake, Wisconsin. She trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in the 1980s, appearing onstage in Butterflies Are Free and Mrs. Warren's Profession.
However, she began to work primarily in erotic B movies in the early 1990s along with other scream queens of that era Tanya Roberts, Delia Sheppard, Maria Ford, and Shannon Tweed. Director Gregory Hippolyt...
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Shannon Whirry (born November 7, 1964) is an American actress.
Whirry was born at Green Lake, Wisconsin. She trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in the 1980s, appearing onstage in Butterflies Are Free and Mrs. Warren's Profession.
However, she began to work primarily in erotic B movies in the early 1990s along with other scream queens of that era Tanya Roberts, Delia Sheppard, 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. 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,...
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