Penny Johnson Jerald, on the set of 24 - 2003

Penny Johnson Jerald (born March 14, 1961, earlier billed as Penny Johnson) is an American actress with an extensive career in film and television, best known for her portrayals of Beverly Barnes on The Larry Sanders Show, of Kasidy Yates on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and of Sherry Palmer on 24. This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... March 14 is the 73rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (74th in Leap years) with 292 days remaining in the year. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Larry Sanders Show was a satirical television series that originally aired from 1992 to 1998 on the HBO cable television network in the USA. It starred former stand-up comedian Garry Shandling as the shows vain, self-obsessed, neurotic host, Larry Sanders. ... In the fictional Star Trek universe, Kasidy Yates is a freighter captain. ... Space station Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (ST:DS9 or STDS9 or DS9 for short) is a science fiction television series produced by Paramount and set in the Star Trek universe. ... Sherry Palmer is a fictional character on the television series 24, played by Penny Johnson Jerald. ... 24 is a current U.S. television action/drama series, produced by the Fox Network and syndicated worldwide. ...

Jerald began her career with small guest roles, and appeared on The Paper Chase from 1984 to 1986 and General Hospital in 1986, before she became recognised world over playing the title character's indispensible, unflappable personal assistant Beverly Barnes on The Larry Sanders Show. The Paper Chase was a: 1970 novel, 1973 movie based on the novel television series based on the movie. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... General Hospital is the longest-running daytime soap opera on the American ABC television network, and is also the longest-running soap opera produced in Hollywood (having been taped at the Prospect Avenue ABC Television Center West since its inception). ... The Larry Sanders Show was a satirical television series that originally aired from 1992 to 1998 on the HBO cable television network in the USA. It starred former stand-up comedian Garry Shandling as the shows vain, self-obsessed, neurotic host, Larry Sanders. ...

Throughout the 1990s, Jerald guest starred in many television series such as Parker Lewis Can't Lose, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Grace Under Fire, Cosby and Family Law. The 1990s refers to the years 1990 to 1999; the last decade of the 20th Century, but in an economical sense The Nineties is often considered to span from the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989 to the 9/11 attacks in 2001. ... A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... Parker Lewis Cant Lose is an early 1990s television comedy series that was strongly influenced by the film, Ferris Buellers Day Off. ... The title as it appeared in most episodes opening credits. ... Grace Under Fire was a television series which ran on ABC from 1993 to 1998. ... this refers to the US sitcom – for other uses see Cosby (disambiguation) Cosby was a American situation comedy television series broadcast on CBS Television from 1996 to 2000. ... Family law is an area of the law that deals with family-related issues and domestic relations including, but not limited to: the nature of marriage, civil unions, and domestic partnerships; problems during the marriage including spousal abuse, legitimacy, adoption, child abuse, and child abduction the termination of the relationship...

Following Larry Sanders, Jerald appeared in the 1997 film Absolute Power and guest starred in 17 episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine playing adventurous freighter captain Kasidy Yates, who was also the romantic interest for the series' main character Benjamin Sisko, a role which she held from 1995 to the show's end in 1999. She also had a recurring guest role on ER playing Lynette Evans from 1998 to 1999. 1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Unforgiven is a 1997 political thriller directed by and starring Clint Eastwood. ... Space station Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (ST:DS9 or STDS9 or DS9 for short) is a science fiction television series produced by Paramount and set in the Star Trek universe. ... In the fictional Star Trek universe, Kasidy Yates is a freighter captain. ... Benjamin Lafayette Sisko (Born 2332, New Orleans, Louisiana) is a character in the fictional Star Trek universe, the star of the Star Trek spinoff series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) is a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... ER is a long-running serial drama created by novelist Michael Crichton and set primarily in the emergency room of a fictitious teaching hospital in Chicago, Illinois. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) is a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...

More recently, Jerald has guest starred on Frasier, The Practice, Touched by an Angel and The X-Files. Frasier was an American TV situation comedy. ... The Practice was a long-running (March 4, 1997 - May 16, 2004, eight seasons) ABC legal drama TV series created by David E. Kelley about a Boston, Massachusetts law firm. ... Touched by an Angel was a television show created by John Masius that ran on CBS from September 21, 1994, until April 27, 2003. ... The X-Files was a popular American television series created by Chris Carter. ...

Jerald earned her most well-recognised role in 2001 when she appeared in the pilot episode of the Kiefer Sutherland-led FOX series, 24, playing Sherry Palmer, the wife of African-American Senator David Palmer (character). During the first season, Palmer faced an assassination attempt as he ran for President of the United States. Sherry was ultimately revealed to be diabolical and manipulative, a personality at odds with that of her husband, and after her schemes almost cost the life of Kim Bauer (Elisha Cuthbert), Palmer told her he was filing for divorce. 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Kiefer Sutherland Kiefer William Frederick Dempsey George Rufus Sutherland (born December 21, 1966) is a Canadian television and film actor. ... A fox is a member of any of 27 species of small omnivorous canids. ... 24 is a current U.S. television action/drama series, produced by the Fox Network and syndicated worldwide. ... Sherry Palmer is a fictional character on the television series 24, played by Penny Johnson Jerald. ... An African American (also Afro-American, Black American, or simply black), is a member of an ethnic group in the United States whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Africa. ... A senate is a deliberative body, often the upper house or chamber of a legislature. ... Dennis Haysbert as David Palmer David Palmer is a fictional character played by Dennis Haysbert as part of the television series, 24. ... The President of the United States (unofficially abbreviated POTUS) is the head of state of the United States. ... Elisha Cuthbert Elisha Ann Cuthbert (born November 30, 1982, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada) is a Canadian actress and former foot model. ...

An angry Sherry returned in season 2 - where she fought with Palmer's aide Lynne (Michelle Forbes) and it was ultimately learnt that she had helped smuggle a nuclear bomb into the country so that she could ultimately report the traitors to her ex-husband (now President) and win him back. It didn't work, and she was almost sent to jail but he intervened and saved her. Michelle Forbes Michelle Forbes (born in Austin, Texas on January 8, 1967) is an American actress best known for her television work on shows such as Star Trek: The Next Generation, Homicide: Life on the Street, 24 and Battlestar Galactica. ...

In the third season, massive fan response convinced the producers to bring her back, even though her return - along with the return of the show's other leading villainess Nina Myers (Sarah Clarke) - strained credibility. Palmer called Sherry in to help him get rid of a threatening campaign financer, but this time she was just as interested in ruining him for turning her away. Her manipulations ultimately saw her be shot to death by her brother-in-law Wayne (DB Woodside)'s lover Julia (Gina Torres). Ironically, her manipulations and death were a significant factor in the destruction of Palmer's Presidency, her ultimate goal. Sarah Clarke (born February 16, 1972 in St. ... D.B. Woodside (David Bryan) is a contemporary American actor, best known for his varied television roles. ... Gina Torres as Zoë Washburne on Firefly Gina Torres (born April 25, 1969 in Manhattan, NY) is a Cuban-American television and movie actress. ...

Given that each season of the show takes place over the course of one day, most actors on 24 are restricted to one or two outfits. To date, Jerald is the only real exception to this rule, having worn around six different costumes in the first season, two in the second season and at least three in the third season.

In 2003, Jerald played Condoleezza Rice in a TV movie about the September 11 terrorist attacks. 2003 (MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Condoleezza Rice, Ph. ... September 11 is the 254th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (255th in leap years). ...

Jerald has been married for over twenty years and has an adult daughter.

External links

• Penny Johnson at the Internet Movie Database
• Penny Johnson Jerald article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki