Jeri Ryan

Born in Munich, West Germany in 1968 to a US Army family that settled in Paducah when she was 11, Jeri Ryan is a prolific actress who has starred in many movies and TV shows. A Northwestern University graduate (Theater), 1990 Miss Illinois, and third runner-up at the Miss America pageant, Ryan moved to Los Angeles in her early adult life. This move landed her in a breakout TV role as Juliet Stuart in Dark Skies, a late 1990s sci-fi cult favorite. She was cast as the cyborg ‘Seven of Nine’ in Star Trek: Voyager for its fourth season in 1997 and ratings jumped over 60%.

Jeri Ryan is an Academy of Science Fiction’s Saturn Award winner. She has been cast in many high-profile shows after Voyager, including Boston Public, The O.C., Shark, Body of Proof, and Bosch. She has reprised her role as Seven of Nine in Star Trek: Picard and has landed a role in season two of the AMC series Dark Winds.