Raised in Las Vegas, Nevada, Karri was performing early in theatrical productions at Rainbow Company Children's Ensemble. She received an acting scholarship to go to Whittier College and there double majored in English Literature and Theater Arts. She went on to perform on various television shows, directed and co-wrote her first feature, Bandwagon, which won the Maverick Filmmaking Award at The Newport Beach Film Festival in 2004, and is currently in pre-production on her second feature film.