Jeri Ryan became an instant phenomenon when she joined the cast of Star Trek: Voyager as Seven of Nine in 1997. She’d been acting in television for years by the time she landed the role of Seven so sure, she knew her way around in front of the camera. And the character, unlike a lot of the stuff on Voyager, was fairly well written. But let’s be real here, Seven was mostly popular mostly because Jeri Ryan is ridiculously hot.
After Voyager ended in 2001 Ryan went back the lower-level world of minor television characters where she belonged, doing guest spots on Boston Legal and appearing in quickly forgotten television dramas where there was no reason to put her in a bikini. More’s the pity.
Since Trek Jeri’s only real appearance in the limelight happened in 2003 when court documents revealed that she and her ex-husband Jack Ryan had frequented swingers clubs. Jeri claimed she wasn’t into it, and he forced her. I’d rather believe something else.
These days Jeri Ryan is really into gourmet cooking. In 2005 she opened a gourmet restaurant in LA called Ortolan with her new French Chef husband. Drop by and maybe you’ll see her in the kitchen. Or simply remember the good old days of a sci-fi fandom swept up in Jeri-lust with our Sci-Fi Siren gallery below.
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