Jeramie Rain: What Happened To Richard Dreyfuss' Ex-wife?

Jeramie Rain is an American screenwriter, producer, philanthropist, and former actress, and the ex-wife of American actor, producer, and writer Richard Stephen Dreyfus. Jeramie’s ex-husband Richard Dreyfuss’s work has earned him awards and nominations including winning a Golden Globe Award, a BAFTA Award, and getting nominated in 2002 for two Screen Actor’s Guild Awards for his portrayal of former Secretary of State Alexander Haig in the Showtime Networks ensemble film The Day Reagan Was Shot.

Jeramie Rain: Bio Summary

Name	Jeramie Rain
Date of birth	August 23, 1948
Birthplace	Charleston, West Virginia, U.S.
Famous as	ex-wife of Richard Dreyfuss, screenwriter
Gender	Female
Nationality	American
Spouse	Richard Dreyfuss
Children	Ben Dreyfuss, Emily Dreyfuss, and Harry Dreyfuss
Occupation	screenwriter, producer, philanthropist, and former actress

How Old Is Jeramie Rain?

Jeramie Rain was born on August 23, 1948, in Charleston, West Virginia, U.S. She will be celebrating her 75th birthday on August 23, 2023. She was named Susan Davis after birth. Her parents are Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Davis. She may have siblings but there is no information about them at the moment.

In 1966, she graduated from George Washington High School. She moved to New York City in the early 1970s. Jeramie worked with the Children’s Theatre, Kanawha Players, and The Light Opera Guild during her adolescent years.

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What Does Jeramie Rain Do For A Living?

Jeramie Rain is a screenwriter, producer, philanthropist, and former actress. At the beginning of her career, she landed starring roles in local stage productions in Charleston, and in the early 1970s, she moved to New York City. She made several appearances in different commercials before she had a short stage, film, and television acting career from 1972 to 1973.

The Abductors became Jeramie Rain’s film debut, in which she played Jane. She played roles as Sadie in Wes Craven’s controversial horror film The Last House on the Left (1972) and Willie Mae in Albert T. Viola’s comedy film Preacherman Meets Widderwoman (1973). She appeared in The Doctors and had guest appearances on General Hospital.

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After Jeramie Rain retired from acting, she worked as a writer and producer at NBC and CBS. She works as a scriptwriter and producer for daytime TV shows in Los Angeles. She worked in Rockefeller Center and the Los Angeles location. In the early 90s, she founded “Mother’s Touch”, a Los Angeles-based charity that helps out children diagnosed with serious illnesses. She was interviewed in the retrospective documentary, Celluloid Crime of the Century (2003).

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How Did Jeramie Meet Richard Dreyfuss?

Jeramie Rain and her now ex-husband Richard Dreyfuss met at the time Jeramie was working as a production assistant in Hollywood. They met at a party in LA. The two were married from March 20, 1983, until they divorced in August 1995, per her IMDb profile. They were married for 12 years. The former couple are parents of three children: Emily (born 1983), Benjamin (born 1986), and Harry (born 1990).

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Jeramie Rain and Richard Dreyfuss’ son Benjamin underwent eye operations but lost all sight in his left eye due to Peters’ anomaly, a rare genetic eye disorder. On May 11, 2014, Richard Dreyfuss took to Twitter to share an article on ‘the true story of how I met the mother of my children.’ He also shared a photo of himself and his ex-wife holding their baby.

Happy Mother’s Day! This is the true story of how I met the mother of my children. http://t.co/JOOXOYvapw pic.twitter.com/opk6oepM3E

— Richard Dreyfuss (@RichardDreyfuss) May 12, 2014

In the article, Jeramie said about how she met Richard: ‘I had always wanted to be a mother. It’s the first thing I said to your dad. We met at a party in LA in February 1983. I was a producer at CBS. “What do you want to do with your career at CBS?” he asked me. And I said, “Nothing, I want to get married and have children.” And he said, “Me too. Let’s get married.” And we got married like one month later and now we have you three kids. If we hadn’t been this crazy, you guys wouldn’t exist! So be nice to the baby boomer generation.’

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What Happened To Jeramie Rain?

Jeramie Rain faced some medical challenges in her life. At the age of 28, she got diagnosed with systemic lupus, which she has suffered from it all through her 20s. Her first pregnancy made her condition only worse. She was unable to hold her newborn child for two years due to the loss of use of both of her arms.

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