Jeri Lynn Ryan
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In 1989, Ryan became Miss Illinois and was a preliminary swimsuit winner at the Miss America Pageant. After college, she pursued acting full-time in Los Angeles. She made her acting debut in Who's the Boss? and followed that with guest-starring roles in TV shows like Melrose Place, Matlock, and The Sentinel. Her big break came when she won a regular role as an extraterrestrial investigator named Juliet Stuart on the TV show Dark Skies.
In 1997, Ryan was cast to play Seven of Nine, on the science fiction series Star Trek: Voyager. The role drew her instant fame and her wardrobe made her a sex symbol among some science-fiction fans. Ryan has recently appeared in movies such as Down With Love. She also had a recurring role on The OC in the fall of 2005 and guest-starred on David E. Kelley's Boston Legal in 2006.Ryan will star in the new CBS legal drama Shark; she will play Los Angeles District Attorney Jessica Devlin. Shark also stars James Woods.
In 1990, Jeri Lynn met investment banker and future political candidate Jack Ryan. The couple married in 1991 and had a son, Alex, in 1994. The couple divorced in 1999.
Public Name: Jeri Lynn Ryan
Birth Name: Jeri Lynn Zimmerman
Date of Birth: February 22, 1968
Place of Birth: Munich, Germany
Filmography
- "Shark", 2006 TV Episodes
- "Boston Legal", 2006 TV Episodes
- "The O.C.", 2005 TV Episodes
- "Two and a Half Men", 2004-2005 TV Episode
- The Commuters, 2005 (TV)
- "Boston Public", 2001-2004 TV Episodes
- Sudbury, 2004 (TV)
- Down with Love, 2003
- "Star Trek: Voyager", 1997-2001 TV Episode
- Dracula 2000, 2000
- Star Trek Voyager: Elite Force, 2000 (VG) (voice)
- The Last Man, 2000
- "Dilbert", 1999 TV Episode (voice)
- "The Sentinel", 1998-1999 TV Episodes
- "Dark Skies", 1997 TV Episode
- Men Cry Bullets, 1997
- "Diagnosis Murder", 1996 TV Episode
- "Melrose Place", 1996 TV Episodes
- Co-ed Call Girl, 1996 (TV)
- "The Client", 1996 TV Episode
- Pier 66, 1996 (TV)
- "Charlie Grace", 1995 TV Episode
- "Murder, She Wrote", 1995 TV Episode
- "Time Trax", 1994 TV Episode
- "Matlock", 1993 TV Episode
- In the Line of Duty: Ambush in Waco, 1993 (TV)
- "The Jackie Thomas Show", 1993 TV Episode
- Flash III: Deadly Nightshade, 1992 (V)
- "Just Deserts", 1992 TV Series
- Nightmare in Columbia County, 1991 (TV)
- "Reasonable Doubts", 1991 TV Episode
- "Nurses", 1991 TV Episode
- "Top of the Heap", 1991 TV Episode
- "The Flash", 1991 TV Episode
- "Who's the Boss?", 1991 TV Episode
Awards
- Saturn Award Best TV Supporting Actress "Star Trek: Voyager" 2001
- Golden Satellite Best Actress in a Television Series (Drama) "Star Trek: Voyager" 1998
