Jami Gertz
- Birthday
- Oct 28, 1965
- Birthplace
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
Bio: Brown-eyed, would-be Brat Packer Jami Gertz was discovered in a nationwide talent search by Norman Lear and she studied drama at N.Y.U. She got a tiny part in Franco Zeffirelli's Endless Love in 1981, making her film debut along with Tom Cruise. The next year she starred on the high school TV series Square Pegs along with Sarah Jessica Parker, and made several… More Bio: Brown-eyed, would-be Brat Packer Jami Gertz was discovered in a nationwide talent search by Norman Lear and she studied drama at N.Y.U. She got a tiny part in Franco Zeffirelli's Endless Love in 1981, making her film debut along with Tom Cruise. The next year she starred on the high school TV series Square Pegs along with Sarah Jessica Parker, and made several guest appearances on The Facts of Life. Supporting roles followed in Alphabet City, Quicksilver, Crossroads, and Solarbabies. In 1987 she played shy vampire girl Star in The Lost Boys, which may remain her most recognizable role. In the same year, she played the girl caught between Andrew McCarthy and Robert Downey Jr. in Less Than Zero and she got to romance teen idol Kirk Cameron in Listen to Me. The '90s marked the decline of her leading roles in teen dramas and she turned to comedies, off-Broadway theater, and mainstream dramas. She played Kirstie Alley's sister in Sibling Rivalry, Dylan McDermott's love interest in Jersey Girl, and Bill Paxton's girlfriend in Twister. Working back in television, she had recurring roles on Sibs, ER, Dream On, and Ally McBeal. After making several TV movies, she portrayed legendary comedienne Gilda Radner in the ABC special It's Always Something: The Gilda Radner Story. Living in L.A. with her husband and children, Gertz was cast as blue-collar wife and mother Judy Miller on the CBS sitcom Still Standing in 2002. In 2006 Gertz co-starred in director Scott Marshall's coming-of-age comedy Keeping Up With the Steins. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi
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Filmography
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Dealing With Idiots (2013)
- Actor
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Lost Holiday: The Jim & Suzanne Shemwell Story (2007)
- Actor
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Keeping Up With The Steins (2006)
- Joanne
- 37%
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Fighting the Odds: The Marilyn Gambrell Story (2005)
- Marilyn Gambrell
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Undercover Christmas (L'Amour en cadeau) (Undercover Lover) (2003)
- Brandi O'Neill
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Jami Gertz Videos
Twister
2 minutes 3 seconds
Listen To Me
2 minutes 51 seconds
Keeping Up With The Steins
2 minutes 15 seconds
Seven Girlfriends
2 minutes 37 seconds
Don't Tell Her It's Me
2 minutes 54 seconds
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