Kerri Hoskins (born February 20, 1970) is an American former

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and

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actress.

Biography

Kerri Hoskins is best known for portraying

Sonya Blade Sonya Blade is a character in the ''Mortal Kombat'' fighting game franchise by Midway Games and NetherRealm Studios. She debuted in the original 1992 game as the roster's sole female fighter, a military officer with the Special Forces. In the st ...

in several incarnations of the game beginning with ''

Mortal Kombat 3 ''Mortal Kombat 3'' is a 1995 fighting game developed and published by Midway Games for arcades. It is the third main installment in the ''Mortal Kombat'' franchise and a sequel to 1993's ''Mortal Kombat II''. As in the previous games, it has ...

'', 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 Radio City Music Hall (also known as Radio City) is an entertainment venue and Theater (structure), theater at 1260 Sixth Avenue (Manhattan), Avenue of the Americas, within Rockefeller Center, in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York C ...

. She also appeared in a number of other games produced by

Midway Games Midway Games Inc. (formerly Midway Manufacturing and Bally Midway, and commonly known simply as Midway) was an American video game company that existed from 1958 to 2010. Midway's franchises included ''Mortal Kombat'', ''Rampage (franchise), Ra ...

including ''

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'' and ''

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'', and is a secret character in '' NBA Showtime: NBA on NBC''. Hoskins trained for two years in

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, a Korean martial art;

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noted her to be "actually very good" and "punching like a guy." She has also modeled for ''

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'' magazine. According to a re-published newspaper article dated 2001, Kerri Hoskins was married to Scott Branson and her last name changed to Branson; as of that date, Branson lived in

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, where she raises two twin boys who suffer from severe

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. She has four children: Leah, Sam, Luke and Zachary. She married Sean Reavis in 2017, and now lives in Batavia. In October 2012, Hoskins ran for a seat on the

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board. On October 18, 2022, Hoskins posted a video to Instagram revealing that her psychologist concluded that she may be on the autism spectrum. She stated that she will be undergoing further evaluation with a specialist before a formal diagnosis would be made.

Video game roles

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'' – cheerleader (1993) *''

'' – Head Mistress Helga, freeable hostages (1994) *''

'' –

(1995) *''

Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 ''Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3'' is a 1995 fighting game developed and published by Midway for arcades. Part of the ''Mortal Kombat'' series, it is a standalone update of 1995's earlier '' Mortal Kombat 3'' with an altered gameplay system, additiona ...

'' – Sonya Blade (1995) *''

Mortal Kombat Trilogy ''Mortal Kombat Trilogy'' is a fighting game released by Midway Games, Midway in 1996 as the second and final update to ''Mortal Kombat 3'' (the first being ''Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3'') for the PlayStation (console), PlayStation, Nintendo 64, Se ...

'' – Sonya Blade (1996) *''

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'' – Vallah (1996) *'' Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero'' – Kia (1997) *''

Mortal Kombat 4 ''Mortal Kombat 4'' is the fourth main installment in the ''Mortal Kombat'' series of fighting games developed by Midway Games. Released to Arcade game, arcades in 1997, ''Mortal Kombat 4'' is the first title from the series, and one of the firs ...

'' – Sonya Blade (1997) *''

Mortal Kombat Gold ''Mortal Kombat Gold'' is a 1999 fighting game in the ''Mortal Kombat'' series that was published by Midway Home Entertainment. It was developed by Eurocom and released exclusively on the Dreamcast as a launch title. It is an updated version of 1 ...

'' – Sonya Blade (including voice) (1999) *'' NBA Showtime: NBA on NBC'' – herself (1999) *'' NBA Jam 2004'' (2003) *''

Killer Instinct ''Killer Instinct'' is a series of fighting game, fighting video games originally created by Rare (company), Rare and published by Midway Games, Midway, Nintendo, and Microsoft Studios, Xbox Game Studios. The original Killer Instinct (1994 vide ...

'' – Maya (motion capture) (2013) *''Galactic Tank Force'' – Empress Annoya (2023)

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

External links

Kerri Ann Gallery
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2010 interview
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