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Jeri Ryan  

Ryan, a self-admitted army brat, grew up near bases ranging from Germany to Hawaii. She was born in Munich, Germany on the 22^nd February 1968 and after relocating to bases in Kansas, Maryland, Georgia and Texas, her family finally settled down in Paduch, Kentucky when she was 11. After graduating from Northwestern University in Chicago as a National Merit Scholar with a BS in theatre, she came to Los Angeles.

A former series regular on NBC’s ‘Dark Skies’, she portrayed Juliet, a mysterious government agent who helped in a secret program against hostile extraterrestrials. She has guest-starred on several television shows including ‘Matlock’, ‘Who’s The Boss’, ‘Murder, She Wrote’, ‘Reasonable Doubts’, ‘Diagnosis Murder’ and ‘Melrose Place’.

Ryan’s television experience also includes roles in a variety of telefilms including ‘Coed Call Girl’, ‘Nightmare in Columbia County’, ‘In the Line Of Duty: Ambush in Waco’ and ‘The Sentinel’. Her feature film credits include the films ‘The Last Man’, ‘Men Cry Bullets’ and ‘Dracula 2001'.

After Voyager, Jeri has gone on to star in David Kelley's new drama 'Boston Public' and a film 'Down With Love'.

Ryan resides in the Los Angeles area with her young son, Alex.