---
name: "Jami Gertz"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/jami-gertz"
fi1m_id: "jami-gertz"
imdb_id: "nm0000415"
tmdb_id: 9995
wikidata_id: "Q236738"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "28 October 1965"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 72
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-10-05T00:14:34.194045+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Jami Gertz

## Identity

Jami Gertz

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/jami-gertz
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** jami-gertz
- **IMDb ID:** nm0000415
- **TMDB ID:** 9995
- **Wikidata ID:** Q236738
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jami_Gertz, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q236738, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000415/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/9995

Actor. Born 28 October 1965 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 28 October 1965, Chicago, Illinois, USA
- **Active:** 1987–2016
- **Also known as:** جیمی گرتز
- **Average Fi1m score:** 72, as actor, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 64 (1), 2000s 77 (1), 2010s 76 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 72 to 72 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 0 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 2, Action 1, Adventure 1, Comedy 1
- **Screen time:** 2 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $494m across 1 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jami_Gertz, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q236738, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000415/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/9995

## Streaming the US now

- **The Roku Channel:** [*Twister*](https://film.one/film/twister.md) (64)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Jami Gertz is an American actress. Born on 28 October 1965 in Chicago, Illinois, she began her career in the early 1980s with roles in the television series *Square Pegs* and the film *Sixteen Candles* (1984).

She is known for her performances as Star in *The Lost Boys* (1987) and as Melissa Reeves in *Twister* (1996). Other credits include *Less Than Zero* (1987), *Crossroads* (1986), appearances in *Seinfeld* (1989), *ER* (1994) and the series *Still Standing*.

Gertz is married to businessman Tony Ressler; the couple co-own the Atlanta Hawks NBA team.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *This Is Us* (2016), Fi1m 76, as Marin Rosenthal — [page](https://film.one/tv/this-is-us.md)
- *Modern Family* (2009), Fi1m 77, as Laura — [page](https://film.one/tv/modern-family.md)
- *Twister* (1996), Fi1m 64, as Melissa — [page](https://film.one/film/twister.md)

## Complete filmography (47)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Phoenix Jones: The Rise and Fall of a Real Life Superhero* (2026), Executive Producer
- *Magic City: An American Fantasy* (2025), series, Executive Producer
- *I Want You Back* (2022), as Rita
- *This Is Us* (2016), series, as Marin Rosenthal — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/this-is-us.md)
- *Difficult People* (2015), series, as David's Wife
- *Dealin' with Idiots* (2013), as Rosie
- *The Neighbors* (2012), series, as Debbie Weaver
- *A Better Life* (2011), Producer
- *Modern Family* (2009), series, as Laura — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/modern-family.md)
- *Lost Holiday: The Jim & Suzanne Shemwell Story* (2007), as Suzanne Shemwell
- *Shark* (2006), series, as Sara Metcalfe — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/tv/shark.md)
- *Keeping Up with the Steins* (2006), as Joanne Fiedler
- *Fighting the Odds: The Marilyn Gambrell Story* (2005), as Marilyn Gambrell
- *Entourage* (2004), series, as Marlo Klein — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/entourage.md)
- *Undercover Christmas* (2003), as Brandi O'Neill
- *Still Standing* (2002), series, as Judy Miller
- *Gilda Radner: It's Always Something* (2002), as Gilda Radner
- *Lip Service* (2001), as Kat
- *Seven Girlfriends* (2000), as Lisa
- *Ally McBeal* (1997), series, as Kimmy Bishop
- *Twister* (1996), as Melissa — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/twister.md)
- *ER* (1994), series, as Nina Pomerantz — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/er.md)
- *This Can't Be Love* (1994), as Sarah
- *Jersey Girl* (1992), as Toby
- *Sibs* (1991), series, as Lily Ruscio
- *Sibling Rivalry* (1990), as Jeanine
- *Don't Tell Her It's Me* (1990), as Emily Pear
- *Dream On* (1990), series, as Jane Harnick, Kidnapper
- *Silence Like Glass* (1989), as Eva Martin
- *Seinfeld* (1989), series, as Jane — Fi1m 90, [page](https://film.one/tv/seinfeld.md)
- *Renegades* (1989), as Barbara
- *Listen to Me* (1989), as Monica Tomanski
- *Less Than Zero* (1987), as Blair
- *The Lost Boys* (1987), as Star
- *Solarbabies* (1986), as Terra
- *Crossroads* (1986), as Frances
- *Quicksilver* (1986), as Terri
- *Mischief* (1985), as Rosalie
- *Dreams* (1984), series, as Martha Spino
- *Sixteen Candles* (1984), as Robin
- *Alphabet City* (1984), as Sophia
- *Square Pegs* (1982), series, as Muffy Tepperman
- *Family Ties* (1982), series, as Jocelyn Clark
- *Endless Love* (1981), as Patty
- *On the Right Track* (1981), as Big Girl
- *The Facts of Life* (1979), series, as Boots St. Clair
- *Diff'rent Strokes* (1978), series, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Jami Gertz](https://film.one/media/person/483215/gallery-49b0f3182a99.jpg) Jami Gertz — Jeremiah Garcia, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Jami_Gertz_2008.jpg/1280px-Jami_Gertz_2008.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Jami Gertz](https://film.one/media/person/483215/gallery-4d215155832d.jpg) Jami Gertz — Image via TMDB
- ![Jami Gertz](https://film.one/media/person/483215/gallery-a65fe9721e38.jpg) Jami Gertz — Image via TMDB

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