Born Jeri Lynn Zimmermann on the 22nd February 1968, in Munich, Germany Jeri Ryan is an actress who is probably best known for her role of Borg Seven of Nine in the science fiction TV series “Star Trek: Voyager”. Her other notable appearances include those in “Boston Public”, “Dark Skies” and “Shark”, during a career which began in the early ‘90s.
Have you ever wondered how rich Jeri Ryan is? According to sources, it has been estimated that Jeri Ryan’s overall net worth is over $30 million. Ryan has acquired her wealth primarily thanks to her appearance in the highly popular show “Star Trek”, which brought her recognition and popularity. Other than this, she has appeared in numerous other films and TV series, therefore increasing her net worth. Since she is still an active member of the entertainment industry, her net worth continues to grow.
Jeri Ryan Net Worth $30 Million
Jeri was born the daughter of a Master Sergeant of the United States Army and therefore grew up on Army posts in Kansas, Georgia, Texas, Maryland and Hawaii. When her father retired, the family settled in Paducah, Kentucky, where Ryan attended Lone Oak High School. She later enrolled at Northwestern University, where she was a member of the Alpha Phisorority. Before she started acting, Jeri took part in beauty pageants, and was chosen as Miss Illinois in 1989, and the third runner-up the following year. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theatre in 1990, and decided to pursue a full time acting job in Los Angeles and made debuted in “Who’s the Boss”.
Other roles soon followed such as in “Melrose Place”, “The Sentinel” and “Matlock”. However her first big break came with the regular role of investigator Juliet Stuart in the TV series “Dark Skies”. Although the series was soon cancelled, her role had drawn major attention, and in 1997 she was chosen to join the cast in the fourth season of the sci-fi series “Star Trek: Voyager” as Seven of Nine. After she joined the show, “Star Trek’s” audience increased by 60%, and Jeri won two Saturn Awards for her performance, and added considerably to her net worth.
When the show ended in 2001, Jeri joined the “Boston Public” cast, and stayed in it for the next three years. Ryan has appeared in numerous other TV series, including “The O.C.”, “Boston Legal”, “Shark”, “Law&Order: Special Victims Unit”, “Leverage” and “Body of Proof”, all improving her net worth.
Apart from starring in TV shows, Ryan has appeared in several films, all of a different genre, including in Wes Craven’s horror film “Dracula 2000”, the romantic comedy “Down With Love”, “The Last Man”, short film “Mortal Kombat: Rebirth” and many others. When it comes to her more recent activity, she has continued to appear in guest roles in various TV series, and her most recent role has been in the “Bosch” series in 2016.
When it comes to her private life, Ryan has married twice, firstly to banker and politician Jack Ryan, with whom she has a son, from 1991 to 1999. Jeri married her second husband, Christophe Eme in 2007 and the couple has a daughter.
Satellite Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama
Movies
Secrets in the Walls, Mortal Kombat: Rebirth, Down with Love, Dracula 2000, Disney's The Kid, The Last Man, Men Cry Bullets, Nightmare in Columbia County, UFOs and Aliens
TV Shows
Helix, Body of Proof, Leverage, Shark, Boston Public, Star Trek: Voyager, Dark Skies
When I started out on Star Trek: Voyager (1995), they had to tell me everything about Star Trek, because I knew nothing about it. I had never seen the original series, I had never seen Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987). I think I'd seen a couple of episodes here and there - of the original series, probably. Never seen Voyager. Didn't know what a Borg was. They gave me a copy of Star Trek: First Contact (1996), the movie, so I could at least see what a Borg was. They also gave me a copy of the Star Trek Encyclopedia, whatever it is, so that I could bone up on my Star Trek knowledge. Fortunately, it sort of worked for the character that I wouldn't know any of the backstories of the people on Voyager, because she was coming in cold, like I was. That was actually helpful as opposed to detrimental.
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[on her Seven of Nine costume] Initially, I would stay in the costume much longer than I ended up staying in it, because it takes about twenty minutes to get into. Someone has to dress me and undress me. It's a production break if I have to get out of the costume to use the rest room or something. It grinds to a halt unless they can shoot something without me, which typically they can't, if it's a scene that I'm in. So in the interest of being a team player, the first season, I would not take rest room breaks, I just didn't drink anything on set, which is not the healthiest thing to do.
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There are three things pageant women do. There's the Vaseline thing, which I didn't do. There's duct taping your boobs, which I never did because I'm not into pain. The third thing is using athletic spray adhesive on your butt to keep your swimsuit in place. I did do that. So one out of three ain't bad.
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[on her ex-husband Jack Ryan who is running for United States Senator in Illinois] He's a good man and good father.
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She was awarded the 2001 Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television as Seven of Nine on Star Trek: Voyager (1995).
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Gave birth to her second child at age 40, a daughter Gisele Lynn Eme on March 2, 2008. Child's father is her husband, Christophe Eme.
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Gave birth to her first child at age 36, a son Alex Ryan on August 15, 1994. Child's father is her ex-husband, John Clemens "Jack" Ryan.
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Was in the running for the role of Mystique in X-Men (2000), which went to Rebecca Romijn.
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Her huge fans, like WWE wrestler Chris Jericho's huge fans, call themselves "The Jeri-holics".
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Her favorite tearjerker movie is E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982). Has watched the movie several times and cried every time.
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Has appeared in a photo shoot for a magazine opposite Lucy Lawless, both in costume as Seven of Nine and Xena. Ryan's series Star Trek: Voyager (1995) and Lucy's series Xena: Warrior Princess (1995) both began in 1995 and ended in 2001.
Her husband, Christophe Eme, 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.
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Restaurant scenes in Boston Legal: Spring Fever (2006) were filmed in Ryan's restaurant Ortolan in Los Angeles, California.
Ranked #65 in Stuff magazine's "102 Sexiest Women in the World" (2002).
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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).
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Has appeared on Jeopardy! Celebrity Invitational on April 29, 1998. Jeri played for St. Jude Medical Center.
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Turned down the role of Seven of Nine on Star Trek: Voyager (1995) four times. She only accepted the role after repeated lobbying by executive producer Jeri Taylor.
Daughter of Gerhard Florian "Jeri" and Sharon Zimmerman. She has an older brother: Mark Zimmerman. Named after her father, a Master Sergeant in the United States Army.
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Received her Bachelor of Science degree in Theatre from Northwestern University (1990). Was a Beta Chapter member of Alpha Phi Sorority.
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Attended and graduated from Lone Oak High School in Paducah, Kentucky (as a National Merit Scholar) (1986).
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Miss Illinois 1989. Was fourth in the 1990 Miss America Pageant and won the swimsuit competition.
$30 Million
