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Jerri Manthey has been living in Los Angeles, California, for the last six years, pursuing her
acting career while bartending to help pay the bills. She credits her acting coach, Manu
Tupou, with whom she has been studying with for four years, for pushing her beyond her own
limitations and encouraging her to write and direct, as well. Her biggest accomplishment was
a play that she and her best friend wrote, directed and produced, titled Beautiful Chaos, for
the Hudson Theater in Los Angeles. Additionally, she has had roles in various independent
films, commercials, and feature films, including the telefilm That Championship Season.
As Manthey puts it, she grew up an "army brat"; her father served 28 years in the United
States Army, having retired in 1997. Due to the military way of life, she moved every three to
four years of her childhood, spending a total of 12 years on various Army bases in Germany.
Graduating from high school in Neu Ulm, she then attended the University of Maryland in
Munich, Germany, where she graduated in 1988.
Manthey describes herself as adventurous, fun loving, spontaneous, honest, and kind. Her
favorite hobbies include photography, cooking, painting, writing, reading, and her all-time
favorite, camping. She enjoys hiking and/or backpacking to very remote, unknown places in
order to escape the craziness of Los Angeles. Her favorite event is Burning Man, a festival
that takes place every year in the vast, barren Black Rock desert of Nevada. She has gone for
the last two years and says she will go every year for as long as she lives or until the event
no longer takes place. At Burning Man 2000, she and a group of friends from all over
California organized a theme camp and stayed for 12 days. They built their own shelter and
brought all the supplies necessary to survive in the harsh environment and extreme weather.
Manthey named their temporary residence "Camp Chaos" and adopted the slogan "The
Ultimate Order Lies in Chaos," a motto she believes applies directly to her life.
A perfect day for Manthey always begins with a cup of coffee! Then, a hike in one of the
various canyons of Los Angeles, playing with her dog Gidget and her cat Kiya, writing in her
journal, surfing the net, e-mailing, watching a good movie, spending time with a close friend
over dinner, and curling up with a good book. Her favorite movies are The Big Lebowski and
Search for the Holy Grail. Her favorite TV shows are The Sopranos and Sex and the City. She
enjoys all types of music-depending on her mood- ranging from Al Green and Barry White to
Creed and Tonic. When she's ready to dance, she enjoys funky, soulful, house music.
Manthey was born in Bad Konstatt Hospital on the Army base in Stuttgart, Germany. She is
proud to report that her mother and father—both from South Dakota—are still
together and happily married. She has two brothers and one sister.
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Tribe: OKAKOR