Jerri Lynn Manthey (born September 5, 1970 on a US
military base in
Stuttgart,
Germany) is an actress who is best known for her appearances on
reality shows.
Jerri's father, Cyril, was a career member of the
United States Army and served several years in
Germany. Jerri Manthey was born in
Stuttgart, Germany and attended both high school and college in Germany.
Manthey worked as a bartender in
Los Angeles while attempting to build an acting career. In 2001, she appeared on the television
reality show Survivor: The Australian Outback. She was frequently involved in conflicts with the rest of the cast, earning her a degree of notoriety. Following her appearance on
Survivor, Manthey appeared on
The Young and the Restless, and the reality shows
Blind Date,
The Surreal Life and
The Joe Schmo Show. She also posed nude in the September 2001 issue of
Playboy. Manthey also appeared in the 2004 series
Survivor: All-Stars.
Manthey's acting debut was in the movie
That Championship Season (1999) using the name Jerri Lynn London. She also appeared in the movies
The Limited (2000),
Destiny (2002) and "Komodo vs. Cobra" (2005). She worked as a sideline reporter on the TV series
Extreme Dodgeball during its first season, but did not return for the second or third seasons.