Like Jenny McCarthy and Dan Cortese, Kari Wuhrer used her stint as an MTV veejay to launch an acting career. But while McCarthy and Cortese have been mostly limited to TV, Wuhrer has maintained a healthy dose of big screen gigs along with her co-starring role in the Fox action-adventure series ``Sliders.'' The 29-year-old brunette vixen is currently starring in ``Anaconda'' as the crew director Denise who runs around the mosquito-infested jungle in skimpy midriff tops and short shorts. She broke out of the MTV mold with roles in ``The Adventures of Ford Fairlane'' and ``The Crossing Guard'' with Jack Nicholson. Last year, she played a sexy gypsy villainess in ``Thinner,'' a ghoulish tale from author Stephen King. She recently wrapped ``Sex and the Single Man'' with Stanley Tucci and she's currently filming ``Phoenix'' with Ray Liotta and Angelica Huston. In real life, she grew up in Brookfield, Conn., and is married to Daniel Salin, 30, a musician in the band Ascot. Together, they bought a fixer-up house in the Hollywood hills and she spends much of the time doing just that. She joined ``Sliders'' in the Feb. 21 episode, in which Roger Daltry also appeared. In the season finale, which is rated TV-PG, the sexual tension between her character Maggie and Quinn (Jerry O'Connell) comes to a head. The finale also stars Michael York as a mad scientist who lives on an island inhabited by hybrids, which are the direct result of his experiments mixing human DNA and animal DNA. 1. What was it like working with Roger Daltry? Wuhrer: Oh, my God, so funny. This guy, you expect him to be this sexy bad boy, and he shows up on set and he's this little English elf with a wicked sense of humor. He's really funny, very dedicated. 1a. Were you ever a fan of The Who? Wuhrer: When I was 5 years old my mom took to me to see ``Tommy'' and it scared ... me and I couldn't listen to The Who for the longest time. 2. What was it like filming ``Anaconda'' and battling a man-eating, 40-foot-long reptile? Wuhrer: It was the best. I had an opportunity to do a film in Paris for less time and more money but I thought how often do you get a chance to go to the Amazon? But it's pretty sad how fast it's disappearing. 3. What do you like about filming ``Sliders''? Wuhrer: Running away from dinosaurs and being chased by zombies, then at the end of the day I get to go home. 4. Do you do your own stunts? Wuhrer: For the most part. I really like it. I think people sort of know now that Kari will do this stuff. I'm bruised and battered but at least I know that's me on film. 5. Do you have any hobbies? Wuhrer: My husband built me a pottery studio so I've been doing that. It's completely therapeutic. It takes you out of this emotional place and puts you more in a tactile place, which is good. You get out all your stress and frustration on this clay and you get to create with your hands.