Penny Johnson Jerald
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| Penny Johnson Jerald | |
| Birthplace | Baltimore, Maryland |
| Date of birth | March 14, 1961 |
| Role on 24 | Sherry Palmer |
Penny Johnson Jerald played Sherry Palmer on 24.
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[edit] Biography
Johnson Jerald has had an extensive career in film and television, otherwise best known for her portrayals of Beverly Barnes on "The Larry Sanders Show" and Kasidy Yates on "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine".
Johnson Jerald began her career with small guest roles on series like "T.J. Hooker" and "Hill Street Blues". On 1984, she landed a recurring role on "The Paper Chase" as Vivian. The role lasted until 1986 when she also appeared on "General Hospital". She continued with roles on "The Cosby Show", "Simon & Simon", "Tour of Duty", "Freddy's Nightmares", "Parker Lewis Can't Lose", "Grace Under Fire", and "Cosby". However, it was on 1992 that she starred in her first recognizable role on "The Larry Sanders Show" as Beverly Barnes, Sanders' indispensable, unflappable personal assistant. The show also starred Mary Lynn Rajskub and Janeane Garofalo. She also had recurring roles on "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" (with Alexander Siddig and Greg Ellis) and "ER" (with Paul McCrane, Silas Weir Mitchell, and Burt Bulos).
After her first appearance on 24, she also had guest roles on "The X-Files", "Citizen Baines" (with James Cromwell), "The Practice", and "The 4400" (with Megalyn Echikunwoke).
Johnson Jerald has also appeared in the 1997 film Absolute Power (with Dennis Haysbert), Automatic (with Jeff Kober), and Death Benefit (with Dean Norris and Glenn Morshower). She also appeared as Roscoe Dellums in the Emmy Award winning TV movie The Color of Friendship. In 2003, Jerald played Condoleezza Rice in the TV movie DC 9/11: Time of Crisis. Gregory Itzin, who plays Charles Logan on 24, played John Ashcroft.
Jerald has been married for over twenty years and has an adult daughter.
[edit] Role on 24
In Season 3, massive fan response convinced the producers to bring Sherry back, even though her return strained credibility.
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 (and Kiefer Sutherland) 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.
[edit] 24-related appearances
- Pure 24 episode 1x19
- 24 Inside commenting on Day 3 11:00pm-12:00am
- Jerald provided DVD audio commentary for the episode Day 2 5:00pm-6:00pm (with Joel Surnow).
