A spectacular blue-eyed blonde, a smiling American actress with German roots, a multiple participant in various beauty championships, including Miss America, the Miss Illinois title holder - all this is about Jerry Ryan.
Actress Biography
In Germany (Munich), the American army officer Gerhard Florian Zimmermann and his wife Sharon 02/22/1968 born a second child - daughter Jerry Lynn Zimmermann. The girl’s childhood was spent at military bases in Kansas, Georgia, Maryland, Texas and Hawaii. When Jerry Ryan's father retired, she was 11 years old, and the family settled firmly in Kentucky, Paducah.
After graduating from school in 1986, she became a member of Alpha Phi Sorority (Women's Healthy Heart Fraternity) and began to study at Northwestern University of Illinois. In 1990, she graduated with a bachelor's degree in theater art. After studying at the university, the girl began an active search for employment on television and got a job in Los Angeles. 1991 was marked by the first episodic appearance of Jerry Ryan on television in "Who's the Boss?" ("Who is the boss in the house?"), Then there were several more TV shows during the year that set the career growth of the young actress.
Filmography and career
"Who is the head in this house?" - the debut role of Jerry Ryan. Films with her participation: “Melrose District”, “Metlok”, “Sentinel”, “Murder with a diagnosis”, “She wrote the murder” - followed one after another. In these works, she played short roles. A real breakthrough in his creative career occurred after receiving the first serious work in the series "Dark Skies". The alien Juliet Stewart - successfully performed the role - has attracted the attention of cinema lovers. Despite the fact that the series was closed after the release of one season, the actress gained fame.
The real movie star Jerry Ryan was made her main role in life as a representative of the race of gods "Seven of Nine" in the science-fiction film "Star Trek: Voyager" - 1997-2001. Perfectly played, she made Ryan truly famous. In 2001-2004 the girl takes part in the filming of Boston’s Public or Boston School, where she plays Roni Cook, the girl who decided to work as a teacher after failures in her legal career. Produced by the film's David Kelly, this role was written specifically for Jerry.
A few years later, she set to work at James Woods' Shark, doing an excellent job with the role of Jessica Devlin, a county attorney (2006-2008). Also on the account of the actress roles in two series: "Impact" and "Autumn" (2009-2010). She perfectly played the role of a doctor in the television series with the crime story “Body Investigation” - 2010-2013, played in “Mortal Kombat: Rebirth” - 2010. In recent years, the actress played in the movie Men Cry Bullets, “To hell with love!” "," The Last Man ", playing the role of the last earthly woman.
When Ryan does not appear on the screen, she can be found in Los Angeles in the Ortolan restaurant, which she owns with her husband Christoph, a famous chef from France.
Personal Facts
Participating in one of the charity events of 1990, Jerry Zimmerman meets a well-known investment figure, banker, politician Jack Ryan. A year after meeting her, she marries him and becomes a full Jerry Ryan. Three years later, on August 15, 1994, a boy was born to the spouses - Alex.
Due to the circumstances, Jerry and her husband worked and built their careers in different cities, so family life turned into continuous telephone conversations. In such a situation, it was difficult to keep the marriage, to maintain family relations at a distance between Chicago and Los Angeles. Ultimately, this led to the separation, and in 1999 the couple officially divorced by agreement of the two parties, although the former spouses decided not to publicize the true reasons.
After 5 years, during the actively unfolding parliamentary campaign of Jack Ryan, divorce data leaked to the media. As a result, former spouses were forced to publish information regarding the separation and nuances of guardianship over their son.
In June 2007, a wedding ceremony took place in the French city of Loire Valley, linking the actress with Christophe Aimee for the second time. At the age of 40, photos of Jerry Ryan appeared in the press of California newspapers along with news about the birth of her second child - daughter Giselle Eme.
The actress has been nominated several times and is the winner of the Saturn and Sputnik awards for best actress and supporting roles. Today, the actress is passionate about the family restaurant business, which gives her pleasure, and is also actively involved in charity work.