Cast & creator
Jeri Ryan
Best known for Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, The Daily Show, Criminal Minds
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.
Also known as: Jeri Lynn Ryan, Jeri Lynn, Jeri Lynn Zimmermann, جری رایان
22
film credits
51
television credits
73
1954–2024 · acting roles
6.7
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (73)
Showing 73 of 73 credits
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Patrice Larue
1999
The Daily Show
Self
1996
Criminal Minds
Susan Cartwright
2005
NCIS
Rebecca Chase
2003
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Naomi Halloran
2001
Jeopardy!
Self
1984
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
2003
Two and a Half Men
Sherri
2003
Arrow
Jessica Danforth
2012
Star Trek: Voyager
Seven of Nine
1995
Diagnosis: Murder
Melissa Farnes
1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self
1993
Psych
Kimberly Phoenix
2006
Murder, She Wrote
Laura Gibson
1984
Melrose Place
Valerie Madison
1992
Bosch
Veronica Allen
2015
The Talk
Self
2010
Boston Legal
Courtney Reese
2004
Tracker
Dr. Serena Jukic
2024
The O.C.
Charlotte Morgan
2003
American Idol
Self
2002
Matlock
Carrie Locke
1986
MacGyver
Gwendolyn Hayes
2016
Warehouse 13
Amanda Lattimer
2009
Major Crimes
Linda Rothman
2012
Boston Public
Ronnie Cooke
2000
Who's the Boss?
1984
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Self
1999
Leverage
Tara Carlisle
2008Leverage
Tara Cole
2008
Star Trek: Picard
Seven of Nine
2020Star Trek: Picard
Seven of Nine / Annika Hansen
2020
Body of Proof
Kate Murphy
2011
The Sentinel
Alexis Barnes
1996
Dark Winds
Rosemary Vines
2022
Shark
Jessica Devlin
2006
Leverage: Redemption
Tara Cole
2021
The Ready Room
Self
2019
The Flash
Felicia Kane
1990
Dilbert
7 of 9 Alarm Clock (voice)
1999
Mortal Kombat: Legacy
Sonya Blade
2011
Dark Skies
Juliet Stuart
1996
Helix
Constance Sutton
2014
The Client
Jennifer
1995
Charlie Grace
Claire
1995Miss America
Miss Illinois 1989
1954
The Jackie Thomas Show
1992
Down with Love
Gwendolyn
2003
Dracula 2000
Valerie Sharpe
2000
The Kid
Larry King's Guest
2000
Top of the Heap
Tyler
1991
The Captains
Self
2011
50 Years of Star Trek
Self
2016
Unplugged
C.J. Skye (voice)
UFOs & Aliens
Narrator
1999
Co-ed Call Girl
Kimberly
1996
Against the Wild II: Survive the Serengeti
Jennifer Croft
2016
Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner
Self - Audience (uncredited)
2006
Victim of Beauty
Dawn Elizabeth Smith
1991
Star Trek: Voyager - Dark Frontier
Seven of Nine
1999
Secrets in the Walls
Rachel
2010
The Flash III: Deadly Nightshade
Felicia Kane
1992
Sudbury
Gillian Owens
2004
Star Trek: Voyager - Scorpion
Seven of Nine
2000
Devil's Revenge
Susan
2019
To the Journey: Looking Back at Star Trek: Voyager
Self
2024
In the Line of Duty: Ambush in Waco
Rebecca
1993
Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale Event
Seven of Nine
2023
Dead Lines
Sophie Fyne
2010
Men Cry Bullets
Lydia
1998
The Last Man
Sarah
2000
Celebrities Uncensored
Self
2003