Actress Kari Wishingrad was born on June 29th in New York City, specifically on the upper west side, a location that would later influence her early life and career.
She attended the prestigious Lincoln Square Academy performing arts grammar school, situated in the heart of Lincoln Center, where she was exposed to the world of performing arts from a young age. This exposure led to her watching countless Broadway Musicals with her family, an experience that would likely have a lasting impact on her future endeavors.
It was during a performance of the musical "I Had A Ball" starring Buddy Hackett that Wishingrad, at the tender age of four, discovered her passion for performing. This pivotal moment marked the beginning of a lifelong journey to become a performer.
For the next twenty years, Wishingrad performed in numerous plays and musicals, including those as a member of an English language theater in Besancon, France, and in the highly successful San Francisco run of "Tokens: A Play on the Plague," produced by Whoopi Goldberg and written by David Schein.
Since 2002, Wishingrad has dedicated herself exclusively to TV and film, appearing in over fifty independent films along with numerous television shows, national and regional commercials.
Wishingrad has had the privilege of collaborating with acclaimed film director Rob Nilsson on two occasions, first in Sand (2010),then in Collapse (2013).
As a model, she has appeared in numerous print ads for a variety of products. Additionally, she has lent her rich, versatile voice to numerous film, animation, and television projects throughout her career.
Wishingrad is widely recognized as a performer for the wide range of characters she has played to date, having portrayed everything from an eccentric psychic in Hell House (2008) to a corrupt big-city mayor in Pitoy (2012).
