Jeri Ryan
Actor
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.
Filmography
Down with Love
as Gwendolyn 2003
Dracula 2000
as Valerie Sharpe 2000
The Captains
as Self 2011
Secrets in the Walls
as Rachel 2010
Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner
as Self - Audience (uncredited) 2006
50 Years of Star Trek
as Self 2016
Against the Wild II: Survive the Serengeti
as Jennifer Croft 2016
The Flash III: Deadly Nightshade
as Felicia Kane 1992
Devil's Revenge
as Susan 2019
The Last Man
as Sarah 2000
Co-ed Call Girl
as Kimberly 1996
In the Line of Duty: Ambush in Waco
as Rebecca 1993
Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale Event
as Seven of Nine 2023
Dead Lines
as Sophie Fyne 2010
Nightmare in Columbia County
as Dawn Elizabeth Smith 1991
Star Trek: Voyager - Dark Frontier
as Seven of Nine 1999