Ryan,
a self-admitted army brat, grew up near bases ranging from Germany to
Hawaii. She was born in Munich, Germany on the 22nd
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.
