Biography
A wide-eyed, dark-haired performer, Jami Gertz won a nationwide talent search sponsored by producer Norman Lear and was cast at age 16 in the breakout role of preppy Muffy Tepperman in the short-lived CBS sitcom "Square Pegs" (1982-83) featuring Sarah Jessica Parker. With her parents' permission, the young actress left her home in Illinois and settled in L.A. to play the snobbish Muffy. Following the demise of "Square Pegs", Gertz went on to a …
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Career Milestones
2009 | Joined HBO's "Entourage" in a recurring role as Marlo, the wife of Ari Gold's new business partner | |
2006 | Cast in the indie comedy "Keeping Up with the Steins," playing the wife of Jeremy Piven | |
2002 | Played Judy Miller in the CBS sitcom, "Still Standing" | |
2002 | Portrayed the late comedy legend Gilda Radner in the ABC movie, "Gilda Radner: It's Always Something" | |
2001 | Played a heroin addict in "Lip Service" | |
2000 | Played a recurring role of a prissy lawyer on the FOX comedy, "Ally McBeal"; garnered an Emmy nomination | |
1999 | Played one of the titular "Seven Girlfriends" | |
1997 | Had recurring role as a psychologist on the hit NBC series, "ER" | |
1996 | Co-starred as Melissa, the fiancee of a storm chaser (Bill Paxton), in "Twister" | |
1994 | Made TV-movie debut in "This Can't Be Love" (CBS), starring Katharine Hepburn and Anthony Quinn | |
1994 | Had memorable guest role as a woman who wouldn't share toilet paper with Elaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) on "Seinfeld" (NBC) | |
1992 | Played title role in the feature comedy "Jersey Girl" | |
1991 | Returned to series TV as the youngest of three sisters in the ABC sitcom, "Sibs" | |
1990 | Played Kirstie Alley's sister in "Sibling Rivalry" | |
1989 | Co-starred with Kirk Cameron as college debaters in "Listen to Me" | |
1987 | Portrayed rich girl Blair, opposite Robert Downey Jr. and Andrew McCarthy in the film adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis' novel, "Less Than Zero" | |
1987 | Again collaborated with Jason Patric in "The Lost Boys" | |
1986 | Had featured role alongside Jason Patric in "Solarbabies" | |
1986 | First collaboration with Jason Patric, the Los Angeles production of "Outta Gas on Lover's Leap" | |
1986 | Leading role debut, "Quicksilver" | |
1984 | Appeared in the John Hughes-directed, "Sixteen Candles" | |
1983 | Played the recurring role of Boots St. Clair on the NBC series, "The Facts of Life" | |
1982 | Regular series debut, playing the popular Muffy Tepperman in the CBS sitcom, "Square Pegs" | |
1981 | Made film debut in "Endless Love" | |
| First acting role was playing Dorothy in "The Wizard of Oz" in the fifth grade | ||
| Raised in Glenview, Illinois | ||
Awards
2001 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress In a Comedy Series in Ally McBeal |