Kerri Hoskins

Kerri Ann Hoskins-Branson (born February 20, 1970 in Cambridge, Minnesota) 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 and toured the United States and Europe portraying Sonya Blade in the Mortal Kombat: Live Tour, appearing at venues like Radio City Music Hall. 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. She trained for two years in Tang Soo Do, a Korean martial art; John Tobias noted her to be "actually very good" and "punching like a guy." She has also modeled for Playboy magazine.

According to a re-published newspaper article dated 2001, Kerri Hoskins is married and her last name changed to Branson; as of that date, Branson lives 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. In October 2012, Hoskins ran for a seat on the Kane County, Illinois board.

Video game roles

 * NBA Jam – cheerleader (1993)
 * Revolution X – Head Mistress Helga, freeable hostages (1994)
 * Mortal Kombat 3 – Sonya Blade (1995)
 * Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 – Sonya Blade (1995)
 * Mortal Kombat Trilogy – Sonya Blade (1996)
 * War Gods – Valla (1996)
 * Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero – Kia (1997)
 * Mortal Kombat 4 – Sonya Blade (1997)
 * Mortal Kombat Gold – Sonya Blade (including voice ) (1999)
 * NBA Showtime: NBA on NBC – herself (1999)
 * NBA Jam 2004 (2003)

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).