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She was, and still is, regarded as an icon of the erotic thriller genre. She also appeared in Exit (1996), Ringer (1996), Mirror Images II (1993), and Private Obsession (1995) among others. Animal Instincts II (1994) and Body of Influence (1993) are well known. Over the following years, Whirry worked with Gregory Dark on more films in the same vein. Animal Instincts (1992) revolved around a couple's bid to spice up their marriage through voyeuristic sexual adventures.
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Directed by Gregory Dark, the movie capitalized on the direct-to-video market and the popularity of steamy movies in the early 1990s. She left for LA.įollowing this small role, she auditioned for and won the part of Joanna Coles in the erotic thriller Animal Instincts (1992). When Steven Seagal came to town during the casting for his 1991 movie Justice sauvage (1991), Whirry won the role of Terry Malloy, a cocktail waitress. She trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts during the 1980s and began her career in Off-Broadway productions.
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In 2007, she appeared on a BBC TV miniseries, Nuclear Secrets, playing Kitty Oppenheimer, the wife of Robert Oppenheimer. She also had a small role in the Jim Carrey film Me, Myself & Irene (2000).
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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. In the late-1990s, she transitioned from erotic thrillers into a series of roles on mainstream network television and films, including action, sci-fi and horror genres. Entertainment Weekly referred to Whirry and Hippolyte as "the Dietrich and Von Sternberg of the soft-core set" Other films at the time included Private Obsession and Playback, a Playboy production. She starred in Gregory Hippolyte's productions of Animal Instincts I and II, Body of Influence, and Mirror Images II. She thereafter began to work in a number of direct-to-video erotic B-movies and unrated thrillers, concurrent with Tanya Roberts, Maria Ford, and Shannon Tweed who appeared in the same kinds of films at the time. Her first film role was in the action film Out for Justice starring Steven Seagal. While attempting to establish her career in New York, Whirry worked as a bartender, took a number of small bit roles and appeared in a commercial for FedEx the latter work finally allowed her to join the Screen Actors Guild. A native from Green Lake, Wisconsin, where she was the salutatorian of her 1983 high school graduating class, in 1985 Whirry was accepted to study at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, one of only 365 accepted out of 3,000 applicants and one of only 65 to graduate the 2-year program.
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