who played seven of nine on star trek voyager
Jeri Lynn Ryan
title: Star Trek: Voyager (season 4) text: Star Trek: Voyager (season 4) The fourth season of the American science fiction television series "" commenced airing on UPN in the United States on September 3, 1997, and concluded on May 20, 1998, after airing 26 episodes. Set in the 24th century, the series follows the adventures of the Starfleet and Maquis crew of the starship USS "Voyager" after they were stranded in the Delta Quadrant, far from the rest of the Federation. Series four featured the debut of new main cast member Jeri Ryan as Seven of Nine (Seven), and the departure after two episodes of Jennifer Lien, title: Seven of Nine text: the Voyager crew (""). Her real name was known to her crewmates, but after joining the "Voyager" crew she chose to continue to be called Seven of Nine, though she allowed "Seven" to be used informally. Following the third season of "", the production team decided that the main cast character of Kes was to be dropped from the show. It was decided that Captain Kathryn Janeway needed a contrasting character, and so Seven of Nine was developed to fill this role. It had been a previous "Star Trek" staple to have a character that could provide a third-person view title: Seven of Nine text: that the character of Seven of Nine appeared in was "". However, despite the rest of the main cast voicing their characters, Jeri Ryan did not voice Seven. Instead, the character was voiced by Joan Buddenhagen, with Ryan's voice pack added alongside an expansion to the game. It was also made available as a free download for those that did not purchase the expansion pack. Jeri Ryan has also voiced the character in the "Delta Rising" expansion to "Star Trek Online", a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG). The game is set beyond the end of the original "Voyager" series, title: Seven of Nine text: played by Jeri Ryan for four Voyager seasons. The character was a part of the last four seasons which concluded in 2001 with its seventh season, and Seven was featured in many episodes despite coming later to the series. Seven was introduced in the second part of the episode "", the first episode of the fourth season. The character continued to appear throughout the series until the final episode, "". Stories related to her relationship with Captain Janeway and with appeared throughout the series. Several episodes, such as "", explored her background and earlier life as Annika Hansen before she title: Star Trek: Voyager (season 4) text: audition process was held for Seven of Nine (Seven), a new character in the fourth season. Jeri Ryan attended for readings, and was cast in the role. She previously appeared in the science fiction television series "Dark Skies" on NBC, and found the change of characters amusing. "I was fighting the collective, the Hive on "Dark Skies". Now I'm part of the collective, the Borg", she remarked. Ryan described Seven as "a dark character, stronger and more forceful than many female characters have been on "Star Trek" so far." The initial fan reaction to Seven was mixed. Some fans accused