
Jeri Ryan
Acting
🎂 1968-02-22
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.
Cast credits(66)

Self
1996

Rebecca Chase
2003

Naomi Halloran
2001

Sherri
2003

Patrice Larue
1999

1984

Seven of Nine
1995

Self - Guest
1993

Self
2002

Seven of Nine
2020

Seven of Nine / Annika Hansen
2020

Jessica Danforth
2012

Kimberly Phoenix
2006

Laura Gibson
1984

Veronica Allen
2015

Courtney Reese
2004

Melissa Farnes
1993

Gwendolyn Hayes
2016

Charlotte Morgan
2003

Amanda Lattimer
2009

Tara Carlisle
2008

Tara Cole
2008

Valerie Madison
1992

Self
2021

Tara Cole
2021

Self
2019

Linda Rothman
2012

Self
1999

Sonya Blade
2011

Dr. Kate Murphy
2011

1992

Rosemary Vines
2022

7 of 9 Alarm Clock (voice)
1999

Felicia Kane
1990

Self - Guest
2012

1986

Juliet Stuart
1996

Claire
1995

Ronnie Cooke
2000

Constance Sutton
2014

Jessica Devlin
2006

Alexis Barnes
1996

Tyler
1991

Jennifer
1995

Narrator
1999

Gwendolyn
2003

Valerie Sharpe
2000

Larry King's Guest
2000

Self
2003

Susan
2019

Self
2011

Self - Audience (uncredited)
2006

Self
2024

Self
2016

Rachel
2010

Seven of Nine
2023

Jennifer Croft
2016

Kimberly
1996

Rebecca
1993

Seven of Nine
1999

Dawn Elizabeth Smith
1991

Felicia Kane
1992

Sarah
2000

Sophie Fyne
2010

Lydia
1998
Gillian Owens
2004