Jeri Ryan Biography: In Her Own Words – Exclusive Video, News, Photos

'Star Trek: Picard' Star Jeri Ryan

Jeri Lynn Zimmermann was born on February 22, 1968 (Jeri Ryan age: 52) in Munich, Germany to parents Gerhard Florian Zimmermann and Sharon Zimmermann. Ryan’s father was in the U.S. Army, thus the Zimmermann family moved frequently during her childhood. Ryan has one older brother named Mark Zimmermann. Her father retired when she was 11 years old and she spent the remainder of her childhood growing up in Paducah, Kentucky.

JERI RYAN BIOGRAPHY: AGE, EARLY LIFE, FAMILY, EDUCATION

Ryan graduated from high school in Kentucky at Lone Oak High School in 1986 and matriculated at Northwestern University, from which she graduated in 1990 with a major in Theater. Ryan was crowned Miss Illinois in 1989 and went on to compete in the Miss America pageant in 1990. She moved to Los Angeles shortly after to pursue a career in acting.

JERI RYAN BIOGRAPHY: MOVIES AND TV SHOWS

Ryan had her first role in the TV series Who’s the Boss? in 1991. In an exclusive chat with uInterview in 2020, Ryan revealed that her theatre training did not necessarily translate to a seamless transition into her career in film. “No one bothered to point out to me that there’s a camera six inches above your head, so you don’t need to amplify your voice, so consequently I was shouting all of my lines,” she said with a laugh.

She appeared in several other TV shows within the same year, including The FlashTop of the HeapNurses and more. In 1997, she got the role of Borg drone Seven of Nine in the Star Trek: Voyager series, which she is best known for. She played the role from 1997 to 2001 and has voiced the character in video games. Ryan reprised her role as Seven of Nine in Star Trek: Picard, an extension to the Star Trek franchise in 2020.

Ryan made her feature film debut in 1998 as Lydia in Men Cry Bullets. In 2000, she followed up with roles in the films The Last ManThe Kid, and Dracula 2000. 

Ryan had a recurring role as Ronnie Cooke in Boston Public from 2001 to 2004. Ryan also played Charlotte Morgan on the show The O.C. in 2005. She played Jessica Devlin on the series Shark from 2006 to 2008, Tara Cole in Leverage from 2009 to 2011, Kate Murphy on Body of Proof from 2011 to 2013, and Veronica Allen in Bosch from 2016 to 2019.

JERI RYAN BIOGRAPHY: EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW ON ‘STAR TREK: PICARD’

In 2020, Ryan resumed her role as Seven of Nine in the newest addition to the Star Trek franchise, Star Trek: Picard. Of her reprised role, Ryan said, “It’s very surreal and really cool. I love who she’s become, I love how they’ve written the character, I love how they developed her. I love what she’s been through in the last 20 years and how resilient she’s been to go through it.”

She had nothing but praise for her co-star Patrick Stewart, who plays Jean-Luc Picard. “Patrick is a doll,” she said, calling her co-star a “lovely, lovely man” and a “goofball.”

Her favorite moment on set? Filming the first two episodes with Stewart and director Jonathan Frakes. “Watching Patrick like a giddy little boy when he was on on set with Frakes was so fun,” said Ryan.

JERI RYAN BIOGRAPHY: PERSONAL LIFE

Ryan married politician Jack Ryan in 1991, although they later divorced in 1999.

Ryan has an interest in cooking and met chef Christophe Émé at a charity event. She married Émé in 2007. Ryan has a son named Alex with her former husband and a daughter with Émé.

JERI RYAN BIOGRAPHY: FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What is Jeri Ryan’s net worth? According to Celebrity Net Worth, Ryan has a net worth of $30 million.

How old is Jeri Ryan? Ryan is 52 years old.

How many episodes is Jeri Ryan in Picard? Ryan is in five episodes of Picard.

How tall is Jeri Ryan? Ryan is 5’8″.

JERI RYAN FILMOGRAPHY

Year Title Role

1991 Who’s the Boss? (TV Series)

–       The Unsinkable Tony Micelli Pam

1991 The Flash (TV Series)

–       Deadly Nightshade Felicia Kane

1991 Top of the Heap (TV Series)

–       The Marrying Guy Tyler

1991 Nurses (TV Series)

–       Mother, Jugs, and Zach Lisa

1991 Reasonable Doubts (TV Series)

–       Graduation Day Rachel Beckwith

1991 Nightmare in Columbia County Dawn Elizabeth Smith

1992 Just Deserts Nicole

1993 The Jackie Thomas Show (TV Series)

–       Jackie and the Model Pauline Yardley

1993 In the Line of Duty: Ambush in Waco Rebecca

1993 Matlock (TV Series)

–       The Fatal Seduction: Part 2

–       The Fatal Seduction: Part 1 Carrie Locke

1994 Time Trax (TV Series)

–       Out for Blood Lauren Sanders

1995 Murder, She Wrote (TV Series)

–       Death ‘N Denial Laura Gibson

1995 Charlie Grace (TV Series)

–       Designer Knock-Off Claire

1996 The Client (TV Series)

–       The Morning After Jennifer

1996 Co-Ed Call Girl Kimberly

1996 Melrose Place (TV Series)

–       Ruthless People

–       Devil in a Wet Dress Valerie Madison

1996 Diagnosis Murder (TV Series)

–       Murder by the Book Melissa Farnes

1996 Pier 66 Beth Saunders

1997 Dark Skies (TV Series)

–       Bloodlines

–       Strangers in the Night

–       To Prey in Darkness

–       Both Sides Now

–       Burn, Baby, Burn

–       Shades of Gray

–       White Rabbit

–       The Warren Omission Juliet Stewart

1998 Men Cry Bullets Lydia

1998-1999 The Sentinel (TV Series)

–       Sentinel Too: Part 2

–       Sentinel Too: Part 1 Alexis Barnes

1999 Dilbert (TV Series)

–       The Gift 7 Of 9 Alarm Clock (voice)

2000 The Last Man Sarah

2000 The Kid Larry King Guest

2000 Dracula 2000 Valerie Sharpe

1997-2001 Star Trek: Voyager (TV Series) (103 episodes) Seven of Nine

Three of Eight

Two of Three

2003 Down with Love Gwendolyn

2001-2004 Boston Public (TV Series) (59 episodes) Ronnie Cooke

2004 Sudbury Gillian Owens

2005 The O.C. (TV Series)

–       The Anger Management

–       The Swells

–       The Perfect Storm

–       The Last Waltz

–       The End of Innocence

–       The Shape of Things to Come

–       The Aftermath Charlotte Morgan

2005 The Commuters Anne

2006 Boston Legal (TV Series)

–       Spring Fever

–       BL: Los Angeles Courtney Reese

2006-2008 Shark (TV Series) (38 episodes) Jessica Devlin

2010 Star Trek Online (Video Game) Seven of Nine (voice)

2010 Psych (TV Series)

–       The Head, the Tail, the Whole Damn Episode Dr. Kimberly Phoenix

2009-2010 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series)

–       Disabled

–       Hardwired

–       Baggage Patrice La Rue

2010 Mortal Kombat: Rebirth Sonya Blade

2010 Secrets in the Walls Rachel

2010 Dead Lines Sophie Fyne

2011 Mortal Kombat: Legacy (TV Series)

–       Jax, Sonya and Kano: Part 2

–       Jax, Sonya and Kano: Part 1 Sonya Blade

2011 Law & Order: Criminal Intent (TV Series)

–       Boots on the Ground Naomi Halloran

2004-2011 Two and a Half Men (TV Series)

–       Nice to Meet You, Walden Schmidt

–       A Low, Guttural Tongue-Flapping Noise

–       Bad News from the Clinic Sherri

2009-2011 Leverage (TV Series)

–       The Girls’ Night Out Job

–       The Maltese Falcon Job

–       The Three Strikes Job

–       The Future Job

–       The Zanzibar Marketplace Job

–       The Bottle Job

–       The Runway Job

–       The Lost Heir Job Tara Cole

Tara Carlisle

2011 Robot Chicken (TV Series)

–       Fool’s Goldfinger Sally Williams

Rachel (voice)

2011-2012 Warehouse 13 (TV Series)

–       The Ones You Love

–       Queen for a Day Amanda Lattimer

2011-2013 Body of Proof (TV Series) (42 episodes) Kate Murphy

2014 Family Guy: The Quest for Stuff (Video Game) Seven of Nine (voice)

2015 NCIS (TV Series)

–       Check Rebecca Gibbs

2014-2015 Helix (TV Series)

–       O Brave New World

–       Dans L’Ombre

–       The Reaping

–       Bloodline

–       Survivor Zero Constance Sutton

‘Ilaria Fresh’ Narrator (voice)

2015 Arrow (TV Series)

–       The Candidate Jessica Danforth

2016 Against the Wild 2: Survive the Serengeti Jennifer Croft

2014-2017 Major Crimes (TV Series)

–       Quid Pro Quo

–       Personal Effects

–       Return to Sender: Part 2 Linda Rothman

2018 Suspicion Celina Canter

2016-2019 Bosch (TV Series) (12 episodes) Veronica Allen

2019 Devil’s Revenge

2020 Star Trek: Picard (TV Series)

–       Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 2

–       Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 1

–       Broken Pieces

–       Stardust City Rag

–       Absolute Candor Seven of Nine

2020 MacGyver (TV Series)

–       Save + The + Dam + World

–       Loyalty + Family + Rogue + Hellfire

–       Father + Son + Father + Matriarch Gwendolyn Hayes

 

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