Jami Gertz, the “Sixteen Candles” actress turned billionaire NBA owner, made a rare public appearance.
The 60-year-old and her husband, Tony Ressler, attended a gala at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art honoring its new David Geffen Galleries last Thursday.
Gertz wore a white dress for the occasion under a cream Libertine coat embellished with sparkling florals.
Jami Gertz made a rare public appearance last week with husband Tony Ressler. Getty Images for LACMA
The actress (pictured above in August 2025) attended a Los Angeles County Museum of Art gala last Thursday. Getty Images for STARZ
She completed her look with black socks and silver heels, as well as a studded Khaite bag.
Her husband, for his part, sported a tuxedo.
The couple donated $50 million to the institution, per the New York Times, and the new galleries’ south wing has been named the Ressler Family Wing.
The new David Geffen Galleries include a Ressler Family Wing after Gertz (pictured above in October 2012) and her partner donated $50 million. Getty Images
The “Twister” star (pictured above in November 2017) wore a monochrome white ensemble to the event. Getty Images
Ressler, 66, has served as the LACMA board’s co-chair since 2015.
That same year, the financier and his wife spent an estimated $720 million buying the Atlanta Hawks, which Gertz told the Hollywood Reporter in October 2018 was “so much fun.”
She recalled “gushing and screaming” over the purchase — and clarified it “seemed like a natural moment for me to take a break from acting” when they relocated to Georgia.
Gertz (pictured above in November 2017) and Ressler bought the Atlanta Hawks NBA team in 2015. Getty Images
The “Sixteen Candles” star, who played Robin in the 1984 film, has taken a “break from acting” in recent years. Universal Pictures
The “Twister” star confessed, “It’s hard to even say it out loud because I love what I do. It’s given me so many beautiful things in my life, taught me so many things about myself and the world around me.”
Additionally, Gertz noted, “You reach an age, and you slow down, and the jobs are a little hard to come by.”
She went on to clarify to the outlet that she “made more money — way more money” when she met her partner in 1986.
Gertz (pictured above in November 2019) and the financier relocated to Atlanta. Getty Images
Gertz (pictured above in January 2003) wed Ressler, with whom she shares three sons, in the summer of 1989. Getty Images
“Everyone thinks I married a rich guy,” Gertz said. “I paid for our first house. I paid for our first vacation. I married him because I fell in love with him.”
The child actor wed Ressler in June 1989.
The pair have welcomed three kids together: sons Oliver, Nick and Theo.