Jeri Ryan
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Jeri Lynn Zimmerman was born on February 22, 1968 in Munich, West
Germany to Jeri and Sharon Zimmerman. She and her brother Mark grew
up on several Military bases, including Kansas, Maryland, Georgia
and Texas. Finally, at the age of 11, her family settled down in
Paducah, Kentucky. Later, after graduating from Lone Oak High School
in 1986, she attended Northwestern University Chicago as a National
Merit Scholar. While studying there, she won a number of beauty
contests (a.o.- 6th annual Miss Northwestern Alpha Delta Phi Pageant
in 1989).
With a BS in theater, she came to Los Angeles and since then she's
been on several TV shows and movies - including popular shows like
"Matlock" (1986), "Melrose Place" (1992), "Star Trek: Voyager"
(1995) as well as "Dark Skies" (1996). Her television experience
also includes roles in a variety of telefilms including Co-ed Call
Girl (1996) (TV), Nightmare in Columbia County (1991) (TV), NBC's
Ambush in Waco: In the Line of Duty (1993) (TV), "The Sentinel"
(1996), The Last Man (2000), Men Cry Bullets (1997), Dracula 2000
(2000), Down with Love (2003). Jeri Ryan resides in an area of Los
Angeles with her husband chef Christophe Eme, her son Alex and
daughter Gisele.