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.
Boston Public (2000): $45,000 per episode.
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.