Jerri Manthey | |
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 Manthey in 2005 | |
| Born | (1970-09-05)September 5, 1970 (age 55)[1] Stuttgart, West Germany |
| Occupations | Actress and television personality |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Television | Survivor: The Australian Outback Survivor: All-Stars Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains |
Jerri Manthey (born September 5, 1970) is an American actress and television personality. She is perhaps best remembered as a polarizing figure fromSurvivor, on which she was a three-time contestant: she placed 8th onSurvivor: The Australian Outback, she came 10th onSurvivor: All-Stars, and was eliminated at the final four onSurvivor: Heroes vs. Villains.
Jerri Manthey was born inStuttgart, West Germany to American parents and attended both high school and college in Germany.[1] Manthey's father, Cyril, was a career member of theUnited States Army and served several years in Germany. In 1991, Manthey worked forHooters at theirHuntsville, Alabama restaurant before moving to their restaurant inOklahoma City.[2] She later appeared in the Summer 1992 edition ofHooters magazine with country singerVince Gill.[2] Manthey worked as a bartender inLos Angeles while attempting to build an acting career.[1] In 1995, Manthey appeared in the music video forDef Leppard's single "When Love & Hate Collide". She also appeared in a music video for Faith Hill's cover of "Piece of My Heart".[citation needed]
In 2001, Manthey appeared on the televisionreality showSurvivor: The Australian Outback.[1] At the beginning of the game, Manthey was initially sorted into the Ogakor tribe, where she formed multiple conflicts with her fellow tribemates, notablyKeith Famie over his cooking skills, which put her on the initial chopping block; she was spared from an early elimination due to her tribe winning the first immunity challenge.
After Ogakor lost the second immunity challenge, Manthey was targeted as her personality rubbed people the wrong way, yet she was spared after she accused Kel Gleason of having snuckbeef jerky into the game and having the majority believing her and voting Gleason out. Manthey later confessed that she was attracted to tribemateColby Donaldson, which she used to help her survive the next two tribal councils Ogakor attended.
On Day 19, the tribes merged into Barramundi afterMichael Skupin's evacuation left ten players in the game, five from each tribe. Anticipating a tied vote, Ogakor took advantage ofJeff Varner's previous votes and targeted him, allowing Ogakor to vote him out and secure the majority over Kucha; the majority of five – Famie, Donaldson, Manthey,Tina Wesson andAmber Brkich – successfully eliminated Alicia Calaway from Kucha at the following tribal council.
With eight players remaining, Manthey and Brkich were told to targetElisabeth Filarski, but Donaldson, Famie and Wesson decided to turn on Manthey as she annoyed them and Ogakor would still have the majority, sending Manthey home on Day 27 as the second member of the jury in a 6–2 vote.
At the season's final tribal council, Manthey voted for Wesson to win over Donaldson as she felt betrayed by the latter. Wesson would go on to win the season in a 4–3 vote.
In 2004, Manthey was cast in the show's eighth season (the first to feature returning players),Survivor: All-Stars,[3] where she started out on the Saboga tribe. Jenna Lewis,Tina Wesson, andEthan Zohn. Manthey initially attempted to improve her game by not being overly opinionated; she nevertheless got into multiple arguments at the Saboga tribe camp, particularly withRupert Boneham during a shelter-building challenge. Despite losing the first two immunity challenges, Manthey was spared from elimination asTina Wesson, a past winner, andRudy Boesch, who proved weak in challenges, were considered greater targets by the majority.
On Day 13, the tribes participated in a reward challenge where the tribe that finished last would be absorbed into the other two. Saboga lost, and Manthey andEthan Zohn were drafted into the Mogo Mogo tribe. The new tribe lost the three following immunity challenges; Manthey surviving every tribal council thanks to aligning with van den Berghe and Vavrick-O'Brien to vote out larger threats inRichard Hatch,Colby Donaldson and Zohn.
On Day 22, at the final ten, an unexpected second switch left Manthey on the Chapera tribe, containing all her fellow former Mogo Mogo members in Vavrick-O'Brien, van den Berghe and Shii Ann Huang, and joined by former Chapera member,Amber Brkich. After Chapera lost the next immunity challenge, Manthey was initially confident she would be safe as Brkich was a strategic outsider on the tribe; however, a deal struck by van den Berghe and Mogo Mogo memberRob Mariano saved Brkich, eliminating Manthey in tenth place on Day 24 by a unanimous 4–1 blindside.
Manthey competed for her third and final time on the show's tenth anniversary and twentieth season,Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains, as a member of the Villains tribe.[4] Manthey initially formed a bond withCoach Wade, which fellow tribemates teased the two about being in love. The two found themselves in an early alliance withTyson Apostol,Sandra Diaz-Twine, Courtney Yates andRob Mariano, which was opposed by an alliance ofParvati Shallow, Danielle DiLorenzo andRussell Hantz. The Villains experienced an early winning streak in challenges.
When a hidden immunity idol sent Apostol home at a double tribal council, Manthey joined Shallow, DiLorenzo and Hantz's alliance in voting out Mariano, Coach and Yates before the two tribes would merge.
The Heroes and Villains tribes, each consisting of five members, merged into the Yin Yang tribe on Day 25. Initially deadlocked in a 5–5 tied vote between respective targets Manthey and perceived Heroes tribe leaderJ.T. Thomas, to everyone's surprise Shallow played two hidden immunity idols and saved Manthey. This allowed the Villains to eliminate Thomas and secure a majority, through which the Heroes' Amanda Kimmel and Candice Woodcock - the latter an accomplice in eliminating the former - were voted out consecutively.
With seven players remaining, Hantz targeted DiLorenzo as he felt she and Shallow were too close, with Manthey as the swing vote in the plan; Manthey joined in after DiLorenzo accidentally revealed that the former was at the bottom of the alliance.Rupert Boneham andColby Donaldson, the last two Heroes remaining, were the next two players voted out. Hantz, winning the Day 38 final immunity challenge, successfully encouraged Diaz-Twine and Shallow to vote Manthey out due to the latter's strong social game. In 4th place, Manthey was unanimously voted out 3–1, becoming the final member of the jury.
At the final tribal council, Manthey initially planned on voting for Hantz, but switched her vote to Shallow after her answer to Manthey's jury question. Shallow would go on to lose in second place to Diaz-Twine in a 6–3–0 vote, making Diaz-Twine the show's first two-time winner.
Following her appearance onSurvivor, Manthey appeared on the reality showsBlind Date,The Surreal Life andThe Joe Schmo Show.[3] Manthey was considered to return as a contestant forSurvivor 50: In the Hands of the Fans, but she was not included in the final group of contestants.[5]
Manthey posed nude in the September 2001 issue ofPlayboy. This was mentioned on theSurvivor: All-Stars DVD's deleted scene segment "Chapera Mock Tribal Council", in which the Chapera tribe hosted a mock-up of Saboga's first tribal council at their own camp.[3][6]
On March 3, 2010, whileSurvivor: Heroes vs. Villains was still being aired, Manthey was removed from aUS Airways flight inCharlotte, North Carolina, after a disagreement with the flight crew. She posted an open letter to US Airways management on herFacebook page sharing the details of her experience.[7]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1999 | That Championship Season | Claire | Television film |
| 2000 | Survivor: The Australian Outback | Contestant | 8th place |
| 2003 | The Surreal Life | Herself | 8 episodes |
| 2004 | Survivor: All-Stars | Contestant | 10th place |
| 2005 | Komodo vs. Cobra | Sandra | Television film |
| 2009 | Star-ving | Dave's Lawyer | Episode: "Begging Ed" |
| 2010 | Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains | Contestant | 4th place |
| 2013–14 | TMI Hollywood | Various | 6 episodes |
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