Jeri Ryan
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.
68 acting credits
Acting · 68
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
NCIS
2003
Tracker
2024
The Daily Show
1996
Arrow
2012
Two and a Half Men
2003
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
Bosch
2015
Psych
2006
Star Trek: Voyager
1995
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Diagnosis: Murder
1993
Melrose Place
1992
Boston Legal
2004
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
American Idol
2002
Jeopardy!
1984
The O.C.
2003
MacGyver
2016
Shark
2006
Body of Proof
2011
Matlock
1986
Warehouse 13
2009
Boston Public
2000
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
Leverage
2008
Star Trek: Picard
2020
Dark Winds
2022
The Sentinel
1996
Who's the Boss?
1984
Major Crimes
2012
Leverage: Redemption
2021
The Flash
1990
The Jackie Thomas Show
1992
The Ready Room
2019
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
1999
Helix
2014
Mortal Kombat: Legacy
2011
Dilbert
1999
Dark Skies
1996
The Client
1995
Charlie Grace
1995
The Kid
2000
Dracula 2000
2000
Miss America
1954
Top of the Heap
1991
Down with Love
2003
50 Years of Star Trek
2016
Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner
2006
In the Line of Duty: Ambush in Waco
1993
To the Journey: Looking Back at Star Trek: Voyager
2024
Against the Wild II: Survive the Serengeti
2016
Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale Event
2023
Co-ed Call Girl
1996
Secrets in the Walls
2010
Dead Lines
2010
The Captains
2011
Star Trek: Voyager - Dark Frontier
1999
The Flash III: Deadly Nightshade
1992
Nightmare in Columbia County
1991
Celebrities Uncensored
2003
Unplugged
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Mortal Kombat: Rebirth
2010
Sudbury
2004
UFOs & Aliens
1999
Devil's Revenge
2019
The Last Man
2000
Men Cry Bullets
1998