Name: Jeri Lynn Zimmerman
Birthplace: Munich, Germany
Date of Birth: 22nd February 1968
Height: 5' 8" (1.73 m)
Starsign: Pisces
Chinese Year of The: Monkey

Spouse:
Christophe Émé (16th June 2007 - present) 1 child.
Jack Ryan (15th June 1991 - 27th August 1999) (divorced) 1 child.

Children:
Alex Ryan born 15st August 1994.
Gisele Émé born 2nd March 2008.

Trivia:

Miss Illinois 1989.

Was a national merit scholar and graduated from Northwestern University.

Was a member of Alpha Phi Sorority while at Northwestern University (Beta Chapter).

Named after her father.

Turned down a cameo in Star Trek: Nemesis (2002) because of her busy schedule on "Boston Public". The cameo was subsequently given to her "Star Trek: Voyager" castmate, Kate Mulgrew.

Winner of the swimsuit competition in the 1990 Miss America Pageant.

Restaurant scenes in the "Boston Legal" episode Spring Fever, were filmed in Ryan's Los Angeles restaurant "Ortolan".

Her husband, 'Christophe Émé', 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.