That filmmaking and cinema is a high-paying field is no secret. For the achievers and the successful people in the field, only sky is the limit in terms of riches. Some of the richest actors in the world are worth hundreds of crores rupees, many even over a thousand crore. The ones in Hollywood are even richer. But almost all of them are super successful, save for one, the world’s richest actress, who has never given a single hit in her career.
The world’s richest actress with no hits in career
While the likes of Angelina Jolie, Gal Gadot, Jennifer Aniston, and Julia Roberts have ruled the roost at the box office for years, none of them can hold a candle to Jami Gertz. The 58-year-old may not have a stature or stardom comparable to the other women named her, but her massive wealth surpasses them. With a reported net worth of $ billion (Rs 25,000 crore), Gertz is the richest actress in the world. Surprisingly, Gertz does not have a stellar acting career. Discovered in a talent hunt in the 80s, she made her debut with Endless Love in 1981, and went on to appear in supporting roles in several films over the 80s and 90s. She is best remembered for playing Judy Miller in the 2002 TV show Still Standing, her most prominent starring role.
When Jami Gertz won a dubious award
The most high-profile film of Jami Gertz’s career was the 1996 disaster film Twister. The film was a box office bomb and was critically derided. Gertz, who played a scientist in a supporting role, even earned the dubious honour for winning the Stinkers Bad Movie Award for Worst Supporting Actress, and was nominated for the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actress as well. Gertz did turn it around a few years later with her guest appearance in the TV show Ally McBeal, for which she earned an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series.
The secret behind Jami Gertz’s $3-billion wealth
In 1989, Gertz married billionaire business executive Tony Ressler. Together, they are the co-owners of the Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball, along with the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). This, along with a number of other business investments across the board, contributes to Gertz’s sizable wealth, something actors cannot hope to touch through traditional means.
