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Kerri Hoskins Reavis | |
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Kerri Hoskins in 2020 with the original Sonya Blade costume | |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, model, artist |
| Website | https://kerriann.gallery |
Kerri Hoskins is a former glamour model and video game actress.
Biography
She is best known for portraying Sonya Blade in several incarnations of the game beginning with Mortal Kombat 3, replacing Elizabeth Malecki. She toured the United States and Europe portraying Sonya Blade in the Mortal Kombat: Live Tour, appearing at venues like Radio City Music Hall.[1] She also appeared in a number of other games produced by Midway Games including Revolution X and NBA Jam, and is a secret character in NBA Showtime: NBA on NBC.[2] She trained for two years in Tang Soo Do, a Korean martial art;[3] John Tobias noted her to be "actually very good" and "punching like a guy."[4] She has also modeled for Playboy magazine.[4]
According to a re-published newspaper article dated 2001, Kerri Hoskins was married and her last name changed to Branson; as of that date, Branson lived in North Aurora, Illinois, where she raises two twin boys who suffer from severe cerebral palsy. She has four children: Leah, Sam, Luke and Zachary. She married Sean Reavis in 2017, and now lives in Batavia.[5] In October 2012, Hoskins ran for a seat on the Kane County, Illinois board.[6]
Video game roles
- NBA Jam – cheerleader (1993)
- Revolution X – Head Mistress Helga, freeable hostages (1994)
- Mortal Kombat 3 – Sonya Blade (1994)
- Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 – Sonya Blade (1994)
- Mortal Kombat Trilogy – Sonya Blade (1996)
- War Gods – Vallah (1996)
- Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero – Kia (1997)
- Mortal Kombat 4 – Sonya Blade (1997)
- Mortal Kombat Gold – Sonya Blade (including voice[7]) (1999)
- NBA Showtime: NBA on NBC – herself (1999)
- NBA Jam 2004 (2003)
- Killer Instinct (2013) - Maya (motion capture)
Appearances in Playboy Special Editions
- Playboy's Nudes December 1992.
- Playboy's Book of Lingerie Vol. 29 (January/February 1993) – cover with Jody Hoskins.
- Playboy's Girls of Summer '93 (June 1993) – p. 11, 50, 98.
- Playboy's Blondes, Brunettes & Redheads (August 1993).
- Playboy's Book of Lingerie Vol. 34 (November 1993).
- Playboy's Book of Lingerie Vol. 35 (January 1994).
- Playboy's Bathing Beauties (March 1994) – p. 34.
- Playboy's Book of Lingerie Vol. 36 (March 1994).
- Playboy's Book of Lingerie Vol. 39 (September 1994) – p. 32–33, 50–51.
- Playboy's Nudes November 1994.
- Playboy's Hot Denim Daze (May 1995) – p. 60.
- Playboy's Book of Lingerie Vol. 75 (September 2000).
References
- ^ Covert, Colin (1996-02-09). "She's no mere Mortal; Minnesota native Kerri Hoskins puts edge on 'Sonya Blade'". Star Tribune. Archived from the original on 2012-10-21. Retrieved 2008-09-29.
- ^ "Kerri Hoskins (video game character)". Giantbomb.com. Retrieved 2013-08-11.
- ^ Norman, Bud (1996-02-15). "Mortal kombat goes from videogame to stage symbol". Wichita Eagle. Retrieved 2008-09-29.
- ^ a b Video Games The Ultimate Gaming Magazine 75 (April 1995) page 46.
- ^ "Fighting for her sons". Thebransonproject.com. Retrieved 2013-08-11.
- ^ "Kane board candidate embracing past as pinup". Dailyherald.com. 2012-10-14. Retrieved 2013-08-11.
- ^ "Kerri Hoskins". Behind The Voice Actors. 1970-02-20. Retrieved 2013-08-11.
External links
- Kerri Ann Gallery
- The Branson Project
- Kerri Hoskins at IMDb
- 2010 interview at The Gaming Liberty