Career
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 National Basketball Association Jam, and is a secret character in National Basketball Association Showtime: National Basketball Association on National Broadcasting Company. Hoskins has also modeled for Playboy magazine. 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." 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. She currently works as an artist and photographer.
National Basketball Association 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)
National Basketball Association Showtime: National Basketball Association on National Broadcasting Company - herself (1999)
National Basketball Association Jam 2004 (2003)
Killer Instinct - Maya (2014)
Playboy"s Nudes December 1992.
Playboy"s Book of Lingerie Volume 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 Volume 34 (November 1993). Playboy"s Book of Lingerie Volume
35 (January 1994).
Playboy"s Bathing Beauties (March 1994) - p. 34.
Playboy"s Book of Lingerie Volume 36 (March 1994). Playboy"s Book of Lingerie Volume
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 Volume 75 (September 2000).