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Jeri Ryan

Jeri Ryan

Actor · Born February 22, 1968 (58) · Munich, Germany

Jeri Lynn Ryan (born February 22, 1968) is an American actress best known for her roles as the liberated ("de-assimilated") Borg, Seven of Nine, on Star Trek: Voyager (1997–2001) and Veronica "Ronnie" Cooke on Boston Public (2001–04). She was a regular on the science fiction series Dark Skies (1997) and the legal drama series Shark (2006–08). From 2011 to 2013, she starred as Dr. Kate Murphy in the ABC drama series Body of Proof and in 2009 she guest starred as Tara Cole on Leverage. Ryan was born Jeri Lynn Zimmermann in Munich, West Germany, the daughter of Gerhard Florian "Jerry" Zimmermann. She has one older brother, Mark. As a "military brat", Ryan grew up on Army posts in Kansas, Maryland, Hawaii, Georgia and Texas.When she was eleven, her father retired from the Army and the family settled in Paducah, Kentucky. She graduated from Lone Oak High School in 1986 (as a National Merit Scholar), and then attended Northwestern University, where she was a member of the Alpha Phi sorority. In 1989, Ryan was chosen Miss Illinois. She was the third runner-up in the 1990 Miss America Pageant, winning the preliminary swimsuit competition. She graduated from Northwestern in 1990 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theatre.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 22, 1968 (58)
From
Munich, Germany
Works as
Actor
Titles
40 on MovieCove · 58 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 65 days to Oct 28Down 11% in 30 days

What are Jeri Ryan's films like?

Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 26th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 21st percentile
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
33%
Bonds
21%
Survival
19%
Society
14%
Self
7%
Power
6%
Family bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFaith2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 6 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 3 · Charged 3 · Intense 2

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 4 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 6 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 4 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 2

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

8 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 4 of 8 analyzed roles.

Ally
4 of 8
Hero
2 of 8
Herald
2 of 8
Show the 8 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
10
Warm
4
Melancholic
4
Dread
3
Hopeful
3
Other
6

How their films linger

Hopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet7
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Jeri Ryan's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 33 of their 40 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jeri Ryan's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

58 credits, 40 with a MovieCove page; 13 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Tracker(2024)

    Show 2 episodes · as Dr. Serena Jukic

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • Star Trek: Picard - The IMAX Live Series Finale Event (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Seven of Nine

  • Dark Winds(2022)

    Show 5 episodes · as Rosemary Vines

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Leverage: Redemption(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Tara Cole

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Star Trek: Picard(2020)

    Show 20 episodes · as Seven of Nine · as Seven of Nine / Annika Hansen

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Devil's Revenge(2019)

    as Susan

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • MacGyver(2016)

    Show 3 episodes · as Gwendolyn Hayes

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • Against the Wild 2: Survive the Serengeti(2016)

    as Jennifer Croft

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Bosch(2014)

    Show 12 episodes · as Veronica Allen

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Helix(2014)

    Show 3 episodes · as Constance Sutton

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • Arrow(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Jessica Danforth

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Major Crimes(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Linda Rothman

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Mortal Kombat: Legacy(2011)

    Show 2 episodes · as Sonya Blade

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Body of Proof(2011)

    Show 42 episodes · as Dr. Kate Murphy

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Dead Lines (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Sophie Fyne

  • Secrets in the Walls(2010)

    as Rachel

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Mortal Kombat: Rebirth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Sonya Blade

  • Warehouse 13(2009)

    Show 2 episodes · as Amanda Lattimer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Leverage(2008)

    Show 7 episodes · as Tara Carlisle · as Tara Cole

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Shark(2006)

    Show 38 episodes · as Jessica Devlin

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Psych(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Kimberly Phoenix

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Criminal Minds(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Susan Cartwright

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Boston Legal(2004)

    Show 2 episodes · as Courtney Reese

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Sudbury(2004)

    as Gillian Owens

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • NCIS(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Rebecca Chase

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Two and a Half Men(2003)

    Show 3 episodes · as Sherri

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • The O.C.(2003)

    Show 7 episodes · as Charlotte Morgan

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Down with Love(2003)

    as Gwendolyn

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Naomi Halloran

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Dracula 2000(2000)

    as Valerie Sharpe

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Boston Public (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 59 episodes · as Ronnie Cooke

  • Star Trek: Voyager - Scorpion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Seven of Nine

  • The Kid(2000)

    as Larry King's Guest

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Last Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Sarah

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)

    Show 3 episodes · as Patrice Larue

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Star Trek: Voyager - Dark Frontier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Seven of Nine

  • Dilbert(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as 7 of 9 Alarm Clock (voice)

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • UFOs & Aliens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 6 episodes · as Narrator

  • Men Cry Bullets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Lydia

  • Dark Skies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 19 episodes · as Juliet Stuart

  • The Sentinel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 2 episodes · as Alexis Barnes

  • Co-ed Call Girl(1996)

    as Kimberly

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Client (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Jennifer

  • Charlie Grace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Claire

  • Star Trek: Voyager(1995)

    Show 102 episodes · as Seven of Nine

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Diagnosis Murder(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Melissa Farnes

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • In the Line of Duty: Ambush in Waco(1993)

    as Rebecca

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Flash III: Deadly Nightshade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Felicia Kane

  • The Jackie Thomas Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Melrose Place(1992)

    Show 2 episodes · as Valerie Madison

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all shows

  • Nightmare in Columbia County(1991)

    as Dawn Elizabeth Smith

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Top of the Heap (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Tyler

  • The Flash(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Felicia Kane

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Matlock(1986)

    Show 2 episodes · as Carrie Locke

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • Murder, She Wrote(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Laura Gibson

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Who's the Boss?(1984)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • Miss America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Show 1 episode · as Miss Illinois 1989

  • Unplugged (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as C.J. Skye (voice)

Career shape

Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 58 titles, 57 of them dated from 1954 to 2024; peak year 2010.

Highest rated

Leverage (2008)

Midcredits 87th

Most popular right now

Star Trek: Picard (2020)

Film career

19542024

Peak 2010 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting58 of 58: 58 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score60th

By decade

1950s1 · acting1980s3 · acting1990s19 · acting2000s17 · acting2010s12 · acting2020s5 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Jeri Ryan's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 26th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 31st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

31stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

27thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 40 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up14
  • 50th to 74th13
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

20 of their 40 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser20
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · actor

Sudbury (2004)

94th percentile spread · 39% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Bosch (2014)

Midcredits 98th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the acting 56/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 73, detractors 37. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Jeri Ryan's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 23 · mildMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.