--- name: "Kaki Hunter" canonical: "https://film.one/person/kaki-hunter" fi1m_id: "kaki-hunter" imdb_id: "nm0402895" tmdb_id: 86994 wikidata_id: "Q1649490" roles: ["Actor"] born: "6 November 1955" reviewed_on_fi1m: 2 average_fi1m_score: 60 average_as: "actor" average_over: 2 updated: "2026-10-04T18:19:47.054966+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Kaki Hunter ## Identity Kaki Hunter - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/kaki-hunter - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** kaki-hunter - **IMDb ID:** nm0402895 - **TMDB ID:** 86994 - **Wikidata ID:** Q1649490 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaki_Hunter, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1649490, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0402895/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/86994 Actor. Born 6 November 1955 in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 6 November 1955, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA - **Active:** 1981–1983 - **Frequently works with:** [Bob Clark](https://film.one/person/bob-clark-12698.md), [Cyril O'Reilly](https://film.one/person/cyril-oreilly.md), [Dan Monahan](https://film.one/person/dan-monahan.md), [Don Carmody](https://film.one/person/don-carmody.md), [Mark Herrier](https://film.one/person/mark-herrier.md), [Roger Wilson](https://film.one/person/roger-wilson.md), [Wyatt Knight](https://film.one/person/wyatt-knight.md) - **Average Fi1m score:** 60, as actor, over 2 titles - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaki_Hunter, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1649490, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0402895/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/86994 ## Fi1m on Kaki Hunter > Kaki Hunter's dry humour makes Wendy a welcome presence in *Porky's*, though the film keeps forgetting her. Her assured timing gets more use in the second film, a limited sequel worth considering chiefly for her. In *Porky's* (1981), Wendy seems brighter than every boy around her, which makes the film's habit of forgetting her particularly trying. Kaki Hunter plays her with dry humour and enough willingness to join in that she belongs in this crude company. Bob Clark's film gives its boys too little to distinguish them and most of its women less than that; Wendy is the conspicuous exception. Even so, Nancy Parsons remains our reason to stay with the first film, whose few good set pieces cannot excuse everything between them. Hunter had already played Katharina in the drama *Der Mädchenkrieg* (1977) and taken the female lead opposite Meat Loaf in *Roadie* (1980). Her move into American films also included supporting work in *Willie & Phil* (1980) and *Whose Life Is It Anyway?* (1981). Wendy became her highest-profile role, continuing through *Porky's Revenge* (1985). We would not reduce her work to Wendy, but the school comedies make both her strengths and the frustrations of watching her easy to see. In *Porky's II: The Next Day* (1983), Clark gives her a more substantial part, and the improvement is welcome. We laughed at Hunter's comic assurance: her timing makes the crude material feel lighter. The sequel lets women take a share of the humour, making its company more agreeable even when the jokes are familiar. Hunter has credited Clark with encouraging her to push further in this film, and the result gives us more reason to watch than another round of the boys' antics. There is a limit to what that assurance can repair. The sequel repeats itself, and its weaker stretches feel padded; enjoying Hunter does not require us to pretend otherwise. What we value is how readily she makes a crude joke funny without making it feel more laboured, a useful skill in films already inclined to overdo things. Try the second film for her, with some tolerance for how much of the evening belongs to everyone else. ## Biography Kaki Hunter is an American actress, architect and writer. She is best known for playing Wendy Williams in the *Porky's* film trilogy (*Porky's*, 1981; *Porky's II: The Next Day*, 1983; *Porky's Revenge*, 1985). Born Katherine Susan Hunter on 6 November 1955, she made her screen debut in the 1977 West German film *Der Mädchenkrieg*, winning the Best Actress award at the San Sebastián International Film Festival. Other early roles include *Roadie* (1980) and *Whose Life Is It Anyway?* (1981). She also appeared in an episode of the television series *Hawaii Five-O*. Hunter's last acting credit was in 1991. She later became an architect and writer, authoring the book *Earthbag Building* on sustainable building techniques, and has taught white-water rafting in Utah. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (2) - *Porky's II: The Next Day* (1983), Fi1m 61, as Wendy — [page](https://film.one/film/porkys-ii-the-next-day.md) - *Porky's* (1981), Fi1m 58, as Wendy — [page](https://film.one/film/porkys.md) ## Complete filmography (12) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Porky's Revenge* (1985), as Wendy Williams - *Just the Way You Are* (1984), as Lisa Elliott - *Porky's II: The Next Day* (1983), as Wendy — Fi1m 61, [page](https://film.one/film/porkys-ii-the-next-day.md) - *American Playhouse* (1982), series, as Julie - *Whose Life Is It Anyway?* (1981), as Mary Jo Sadler - *Porky's* (1981), as Wendy — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/porkys.md) - *Willie & Phil* (1980), as Patti Sutherland - *Roadie* (1980), as Lola Bouilliabase - *Haywire* (1980), as The Girl - *Mary White* (1977), as Selina - *Maiden's War* (1977), as Katharina - *Hawaii Five-O* (1969), series, as Lureen ## Awards ### Other awards — 1 won - Silver Shell for Best Actress 1977: Silver Shell for Best Actress (won) *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. 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