Jeri Ryan
- Acting
- February 22, 1968 · Munich, Germany
Biography
Jeri Lynn Ryan (born February 22, 1968) is an American actress best known for her roles as the liberated ("de-assimilated") Borg, Seven of Nine, on Star Trek: Voyager (1997–2001) and Veronica "Ronnie" Cooke on Boston Public (2001–04). She was a regular on the science fiction series Dark Skies (1997) and the legal drama series Shark (2006–08). From 2011 to 2013, she starred as Dr. Kate Murphy in the ABC drama series Body of Proof and in 2009 she guest starred as Tara Cole on Leverage. Ryan was born Jeri Lynn Zimmermann in Munich, West Germany, the daughter of Gerhard Florian "Jerry" Zimmermann. She has one older brother, Mark. As a "military brat", Ryan grew up on Army posts in Kansas, Maryland, Hawaii, Georgia and Texas.When she was eleven, her father retired from the Army and the family settled in Paducah, Kentucky. She graduated from Lone Oak High School in 1986 (as a National Merit Scholar), and then attended Northwestern University, where she was a member of the Alpha Phi sorority. In 1989, Ryan was chosen Miss Illinois. She was the third runner-up in the 1990 Miss America Pageant, winning the preliminary swimsuit competition. She graduated from Northwestern in 1990 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theatre.
Known for
Filmography
- To the Journey: Looking Back at Star Trek: Voyager · Self
- Tracker · Dr. Serena Jukic
- Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale Event · Seven of Nine
- Dark Winds · Rosemary Vines
- Leverage: Redemption · Tara Cole
- Star Trek: Picard · Seven of Nine, Seven of Nine / Annika Hansen
- Devil's Revenge · Susan
- The Ready Room · Self
- MacGyver · Gwendolyn Hayes
- 50 Years of Star Trek · Self
- Against the Wild II: Survive the Serengeti · Jennifer Croft
- Bosch · Veronica Allen
- Helix · Constance Sutton
- Arrow · Jessica Danforth
- Major Crimes · Linda Rothman
- The Captains · Self
- Mortal Kombat: Legacy · Sonya Blade
- Body of Proof · Kate Murphy
- Dead Lines · Sophie Fyne
- Secrets in the Walls · Rachel
- The Talk · Self
- Warehouse 13 · Amanda Lattimer
- Leverage · Tara Carlisle, Tara Cole
- Shark · Jessica Devlin
- Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner · Self
- Psych · Kimberly Phoenix
- Criminal Minds · Susan Cartwright
- Boston Legal · Courtney Reese
- Sudbury · Gillian Owens
- NCIS · Rebecca Chase
- Two and a Half Men · Sherri
- The O.C. · Charlotte Morgan
- Celebrities Uncensored · Self
- Down with Love · Gwendolyn
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! · Self
- American Idol · Self
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent · Naomi Halloran
- Dracula 2000 · Valerie Sharpe
- Boston Public · Ronnie Cooke
- Star Trek: Voyager - Scorpion · Seven of Nine
- The Kid · Larry King's Guest
- The Last Man · Sarah
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit · Patrice Larue
- The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn · Self
- Star Trek: Voyager - Dark Frontier · Seven of Nine
- Dilbert · 7 of 9 Alarm Clock (Voice)
- UFOs & Aliens · Narrator
- Men Cry Bullets · Lydia
- Dark Skies · Juliet Stuart
- The Daily Show · Self
- The Sentinel · Alexis Barnes
- Co-ed Call Girl · Kimberly
- The Client · Jennifer
- Charlie Grace · Claire
- Star Trek: Voyager · Seven of Nine
- Diagnosis: Murder · Melissa Farnes
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien · Self
- In the Line of Duty: Ambush in Waco · Rebecca
- The Flash III: Deadly Nightshade · Felicia Kane
- The Jackie Thomas Show
- Melrose Place · Valerie Madison
- Victim of Beauty · Dawn Elizabeth Smith
- Top of the Heap · Tyler
- The Flash · Felicia Kane
- Matlock · Carrie Locke
- Murder, She Wrote · Laura Gibson
- Who's the Boss?
- Jeopardy! · Self
- Miss America · Miss Illinois 1989
- Unplugged · C.J. Skye (Voice)