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Aliases: Jeri Lynn Ryan , Jeri Lynn , Jeri Lynn Zimmermann

Gender: Female

Place of birth: Munich, Germany

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Movie Involvements: 16

TV Involvements: 29


Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
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8

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

(1999) Patrice Larue
Arrow
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7

Arrow

(2012) Jessica Danforth
NCIS
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8

NCIS

(2003) Rebecca Chase
Star Trek: Voyager
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8

Star Trek: Voyager

(1995) Seven of Nine
Murder, She Wrote
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8

Murder, She Wrote

(1984) Laura Gibson
MacGyver
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7

MacGyver

(2016) Gwendolyn Hayes
Major Crimes
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7

Major Crimes

(2012) Linda Rothman
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
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8

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

(2001) Naomi Halloran

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2023 Seven of Nine
2022 Rosemary Vines
2021 Self
2020 Seven of Nine / Annika Hansen
Seven of Nine
2019 Susan
Self
2016 Gwendolyn Hayes
Self
Jennifer Croft
2015 Veronica Allen
2014 Constance Sutton
2012 Jessica Danforth
Linda Rothman
2011 Sonya Blade
self
Dr. Kate Murphy
2010 Sophie Fyne
Rachel
Sonya Blade
2009 Amanda Lattimer
2008 Tara Carlisle
Tara Cole
2006 Jessica Devlin
Self - Audience (uncredited)
Kimberly Phoenix
2004 Courtney Reese
Gillian Owens
2003 Rebecca Chase
Sherri
Charlotte Morgan
Self
Gwendolyn
2002 Self
2001 Naomi Halloran
2000 Valerie Sharpe
Ronnie Cooke
Larry King Guest
Sarah
1999 Patrice Larue
Self
Seven of Nine
7 of 9 Alarm Clock (voice)
Narrator
1998 Lydia
1996 Juliet Stuart
Self
Alexis Barnes
Kimberly
1995 Jennifer
Claire
Seven of Nine
1993 Melissa Farnes
Self - Guest
Rebecca
1992 Felicia Kane
N/A
N/A
1991 Dawn Elizabeth Smith
1990 Felicia Kane
1986 N/A
1984 Laura Gibson
N/A
self
Year Character Movie/Tv

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