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
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.
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 recognized world over playing the title character's indispensable, unflappable personal assistant The Larry Sanders Show.
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.
Following Larry Sanders, Jerald appeared in the 1997 film Absolute Power and guest starred in 17 episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, playing 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. She then appeared as Roscoe Dellums in the Emmy Award winning TV movie "The Color of Friendship."
Jerald has been married for over twenty years and has an adult daughter.
[edit] 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.
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.
[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).
