I could do without the Bubonic Plague.
I didn't see VOYAGER in the beginning so I didn't know what the story was, so I had no idea they were lost in space!
I get to pretend I'm flying into space, and hang out with my friends. That's what I do for a living.
I had never seen much of Star Trek, or any other science fiction, before I was cast. But Seven's wonderful.
I have a lot of fun with guns, especially the M-16, but my favourite is my little .22. It fits nicely in the palm of your hand. I do limit myself to blanks.
I have no specific ideas in mind of what I will or won't do; it's all about the roles.
I loved working with Eric Close and J T Walsh.
I started acting in school plays, and in community theatre off of junior high school.
I started by looking everything up in a Star Trek dictionary so I knew what I was talking about, but you can't do that because they talk in circles, and half of it doesn't make sense, so you'll just end up driving yourself more insane.
I think the more stressful our times get, the more we look for fantasy escapes.
I was always a fan of horror films as a kid.
I was raised all over. Kansas, Hawaii, Georgia, Texas and Kentucky, by the time I was 11.
I would defy people to find a more beautifully developed character than Seven of Nine.
I'll go home for a month or two, or in December when things slow down. But the bulk of our time is spent apart.
I'm not real impressed with the Star Trek weaponry, I gotta be honest.
I'm not seeking out genre films, but this just came my way, and Miramax was good enough to add a role for me because we wanted the chance to work together.
I'm not so widely known that I'm going to be pigeonholed.
I've always wanted to do this, so it really is a dream come true.
I've had to learn how to use a gun. I was absolutely terrified when I realised it was not a stunt double, it was actually me doing this.
I've loved the escapism of being another person, slipping into another character for a little while.
It doesn't bother me that Seven has such an overtly sexual presence, because she has no concept of what effect that physical package would have on some male member of the crew. That's what's fun, her innocence.
It might be arrogant to think that we're the only living creations in all of the solar systems that there are. Space is so vast.
It was really a pleasure to play someone who's literally pushed past her breaking point repeatedly.
It's supposed to be entertainment. It's not supposed to be a documentary.
My agent understands that if she needs me for an audition I will fly back at a moment's notice, and that's not a big deal.
My background has been very helpful for this experience. But everyone was so accommodating because they knew it's not the most comfortable position to be the new kid.
My husband and I have had a commuter marriage our entire marriage, with the exception of the one year I was pregnant and stayed home.
My husband is someone who's in the real world. It's a big help that I don't have both feet in Hollywood.
My husband travels a lot with his job, so we have a lot of frequent flyer miles so we can hop on a plane with no notice. That's a nice luxury and he is very supportive.
Seven is the only character who gets in the Captain's face, so she's not that calm.
Seven's bringing sex back into Star Trek in a sense, because Voyager was pretty much devoid of sexuality before she arrived.
Technobabble is actually worse than Shakespeare. It's the worst thing in the world I've ever had to wrap my mouth around.
That's what makes a character interesting from an actor's perspective - the more screwed up, the better.
The costume that I wear on the show is a little snug and doesn't leave a whole lot to the imagination. I don't have a problem with it because of the way this character's been written.
The entire season, the show had never been aired for more than three weeks. You can't get an audience that way. They would never promo the show for the next week.
The hardest thing I've ever had to do is leave my son in Chicago and come out here.
The whole sex symbol or babe thing doesn't bother me.
There is a very large chunk of our population who firmly believe in extraterrestrials.
They said that Seven was a former Borg who had been human and had been assimilated. She was regaining her humanity. I had no interest in this character.
This entire process has been a surreal experience. You have action figures, you have the Internet, you have drinking mugs in the shape of your head.
This was truly guerilla filmmaking. We shot out in the middle of nowhere in a place called Delta Flats, where basically every day was some new minor catastrophe.
Unfortunately there aren't that many strong, smart female characters, especially when you're a certain age and a certain type.
We haven't done such a great job, so I don't know why God couldn't have started over somewhere else. I don't necessarily believe in aliens coming to the States, and I don't buy into the government cover-up.
We love our jobs, but I don't think any of us look at it as though we're doing a huge public service by getting this information out!
West Hollywood is predominantly gay, so every man that came into the grocery store was shopping for his boyfriend.
Part of the Boston Legal episode, "Spring Fever" (in which Jeri Ryan played a celebrity) was shot in Ryan's own Los Angeles restaurant Ortolan.
Appeared as Seven of Nine in Star Trek Voyager for 4 seasons (4 to 7).
Narrated the 3-part TV special "UFOs & Aliens: Search for the Truth", for TLC (The Learning Channel). Originally aired 3/5-7/2000.
Hosted UPN special of Star Trek Voyager (1995) 2-hour episode "Year of Hell" (11/5/1997)
Has appeared in episodes of two different series entitled "The Gift": "Star Trek: Voyager" (1995) and "Dilbert" (1999).
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]
Turned down a cameo in Star Trek: Nemesis (2002) because of her busy schedule on "Boston Public" (2000). The cameo was subsequently given to her "Star Trek: Voyager" (1995) castmate, Kate Mulgrew.
Dated Star Trek writer & producer Brannon Braga in 2000.
Came in fourth place in the 1990 Miss America Pageant.
Appeared on Jeopardy! Celebrity Invitational playing for St. Jude's Hospital.
#65th of "102 Sexiest Women In The World" according to Stuff Magazine in 2002
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