Kaki Hunter

{{short description|American actress, architect, and writer (born 1955)}} {{Infobox person |name = Kaki Hunter |birth_name = Katherine Susan Hunter |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1955|11|6}} |birth_place = Silver Spring, Maryland, United States |death_date = |death_place = |other_names = |occupation = {{hlist|Actress|architect|writer}} |years_active = 1977–1991 |spouse = |partner = |website = }} '''Kaki Hunter''' (born '''Katherine Susan Hunter'''; November 6, 1955) is an American actress, architect, and writer, perhaps best known for her role in the trilogy of ''Porky's'' films in the 1980s.

==Life and career== Hunter was born in Silver Spring, Maryland. She received accolades for her second ever role, as one of the three sisters in the 1977 West German film ''{{ill|Maiden's War|de|Der Mädchenkrieg (Film)}}''. Her performance earned the gold award for Best Young Actress from Germany's Deutscher Filmpreis,<ref>{{Cite web|title = Archiv Deutscher Filmpreis: Deutscher Filmpreis|url = http://www.deutscher-filmpreis.de/archiv-deutscher-filmpreis/?tx_dfpoutput_archive%255Bsort%255D=jahr&tx_dfpoutput_archive%255Border%255D=DESC&tx_dfpoutput_archive%255Bpage%255D=39|website = www.deutscher-filmpreis.de|accessdate = 2015-12-13|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151222150409/http://www.deutscher-filmpreis.de/archiv-deutscher-filmpreis/?tx_dfpoutput_archive%255Bsort%255D=jahr&tx_dfpoutput_archive%255Border%255D=DESC&tx_dfpoutput_archive%255Bpage%255D=39|archive-date = December 22, 2015|url-status = dead}}</ref> and the award for Best Actress at Spain's San Sebastián International Film Festival.<ref>{{Cite web|title = San Sebastian Film Festival|url = http://www.sansebastianfestival.com/1977/awards_and_jury_members/awards/1/70/in|website = sansebastianfestival|accessdate = 2015-12-13}}</ref>

Hunter starred as the female lead in ''Roadie'' (1980), followed by roles in ''Willie & Phil'' (1980), ''Whose Life Is It Anyway?'' (1981) and ''Just the Way You Are'' (1984).

Hunter also appeared in guest roles on television, including the 1979 episode "The Execution File" of the television series ''Hawaii Five-O'', the 1982 episode "Weekend" on the anthology series ''American Playhouse'', and the 1991 episode "Writer Wrong" of the series ''Tropical Heat'', her last role before retiring from acting.

Hunter received her greatest attention for the role of Wendy Williams, the female lead among the group of high schoolers in the 1981 hit film ''Porky's'', returning to the role in ''Porky's II: The Next Day'' (1983) and ''Porky's Revenge!'' (1985).

After she retired from acting, Hunter became a teacher of white water rafting in Utah. She is the author of the how-to book ''Earthbag Building''.

She was also active in the community theater in Moab, Utah.

==References== {{reflist}} https://www.okokokproductions.com/who-we-are/kaki-hunter/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202024213/https://www.okokokproductions.com/who-we-are/kaki-hunter/ |date=2020-12-02 }}

==External links== * {{IMDb name|0402895}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hunter, Kaki}} Category:American film actresses Category:Architects from California Category:1955 births Category:Living people Category:Actresses from Los Angeles County, California Category:Actresses from Silver Spring, Maryland Category:Entertainers from Topanga, California Category:Writers from Silver Spring, Maryland Category:20th-century American actresses Category:21st-century American women