Kari Ann Klinkenborg was born on December 12, 1985 and has three sisters. She graduated from Highland Ranch High School in Highlands Ranch, Colorado with the class of 2003 and got a volleyball scholarship to the University of Florida where she graduated with a degree in Broadcasting in 2009. Her modeling career began when she appeared in the 2009 calendar Campus Girls USA. Then Kari started acting and is better known for her roles in The T.O. Show and The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge out of Water. She has also made guest appearances on the TV shows Two and a Half Men and Castle.
She's the founder of Feeding Soles, where they provide men, women, and children with a basic necessity in the Los Angeles area.