Jeri Ryan Biography
Jeri Lynn Zimmerman was born on February 22, 1968 in Munich, 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,
Melrose Place,
Star Trek: Voyager as well as
Dark Skies. Her television experience also includes roles in a variety of telefilms including
Co-ed Call Girl,
Nightmare in Columbia County, NBC's
Ambush in Waco: In the Line of Duty,
The Sentinel,
The Last Man,
Men Cry Bullets,
Dracula 2000,
Down with Love. Jeri Ryan resides in an area of Los Angeles with her son Alex.
Salary
Boston Public (2000): $45,000 per episode.
Trivia

Son, with Jack Ryan, Alex. [1995]

Miss Illinois 1989

Came fourth in the 1990 Miss America Pageant.

Was a national merit scholar and graduated from Northwestern University.

Appeared on Jeopardy! Celebrity Invitational on Wednesday, April 29, 1998. Jeri played for St. Jude's Hospital.

Graduated from Lone Oak High School in Paducah, Kentucky in 1986.

Was a member of Alpha Phi Sorority while at Northwestern University (Beta Chapter).

VH-1 Rock across America

Named after her father.

Turned down a cameo in
Star Trek: Nemesis because of her busy schedule on
Boston Public. The cameo was subsequently given to her
Star Trek: Voyager castmate,
Kate Mulgrew.

Parents: Gerhard Florian "Jeri" and Sharon Zimmermann.

Sibling: Mark

Her ex-husband, Jack Ryan, was running for Senator in Illinois, but dropped out of the race when allegations in their divorce proceedings were made public. [2004]

Winner of the swimsuit competition in the 1990 Miss America Pageant

Ranked #65 in Stuff magazine's "102 Sexiest Women In The World" (2002)

Bust size in 1989 - 36D

Has appeared in episodes of two different TV series titled "The Gift":
Star Trek: Voyager: The Gift and
Dilbert: The Gift.

Restaurant scenes in
Boston Legal: Spring Fever were filmed in Ryan's Los Angeles restaurant "Ortolan".

Her husband, 'Christophe Émé', is a French chef who owns the restaurant Ortolan. Ortolan is located on Third Street in Los Angeles, California. The restaurant serves French food with a modern interpretation.

Son, Alex, born in 1994.

She and her husband
Christophe Eme are expecting their first child a girl in March 2008.

Appeared in underwear along with
Yasmine Bleeth,
Alyssa Milano,
Melissa Joan Hart,
Garcelle Beauvais,
Carmen Electra,
Peta Wilson and
Jamie Luner on the cover and inside the October 1997 issue of "Details" magazine.

Jeri and her husband,
Christophe Eme, became the parents of a girl, Gisele Eme, on March 2, 2008 in Los Angeles. Gisele weighed in at 7lbs. 13oz.
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