Background
Philipps was born Kinga Szpakiewicz in Warsaw, Poland and grew up in Bartlesville, Oklahoma.
Philipps was born Kinga Szpakiewicz in Warsaw, Poland and grew up in Bartlesville, Oklahoma.
Bachelor of Science in Broadcast Journalism, Oklahoma State University.
She has hosted programs for a variety of networks including: United States of America Network, Administrative Management College, Food Network, Current television, Fox Sports, SyFy and National Geographic Channel. She is a graduate of Oklahoma State University. In her acting career she has guest starred on a number of television shows including: The West Wing, Cold Case, According to Jim, Eleventh Hour, NCIS: Los Angeles, Perception and Scandal.
She has also appeared in several films including: Tomcats and Torque.
She can be seen as Austin Powers"s mother in the 2002 film Austin Powers in Goldmember where, in a flashback, she and an infant Powers are blown up by enemy agents in the family car. Philipps was one of the original hosts of Current television, the network started by First Rate (at Lloyd's) Gore.
She originally hosted Google Current, a daily comedic look at what the world is searching for online. She then went on to host Yahoo Current Driver and Yahoo Current Traveler, two shows that resulted from Current"s partnership with Yahoo.
Additionally, Philipps covered hard news for Current"s Vanguard division and did various in studio coverage for the network.
In 2011, Philipps joined Syfy on their new show Legend Quest. Legend Quest is a fast-paced action-adventure series, which follows symbologist and archeological explorer Ashley Cowie as he travels the world with his field producer (Philipps) and their team in search of some of history"s greatest and most mysterious artifacts. On July 4th, 2012, the National Geographic Channel series America"s Lost Treasures premiered, hosted by Kinga Philipps and Curt Doussett.
The 10-part series developed by Thom Beers and Original Productions travels the country looking for hidden links to America"s past
In 2013, she starred in 20 Feet Below: The Darkness Descending. Since 2013 Kinga has been working with Travel Channel hosting the series The Wild Side With Kinga Philipps and Real.
She also contributes to Travel Channel"s yearly special, The Trip.