Date of Birth - March 14, 1961
Place of Birth - Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Height - 5' 5" (1.65 m)

Most Famous Role(s) Other Than Star Trek:
- 24 tv show as Sherry Palmer
- The Larry Sanders Show as Beverly Barnes

Trivia About the Actor:
- Also goes by Penny Johnson Jerald
- Studied acting at Julliard.
- Boxing is in her bloodline.

October Road (2007) (TV)
- Starring as Dean Leslie Etwood in 6 episodes
- This show is about acclaimed novelist Nick Garret (Bryan Greenberg) who wrote a novel based on his hometown friends. He returns to his hometown to teach at the university, but is treated like a coward who betrayed their trust and their secrets. Nick will have to deal with the past and try to move on with his life.
- Dean Leslie Etwood is essentially Nick's boss. Nick's father, The Commander, is currently dating her.

The 4400 (2007) (TV)
- Starring as Rebecca Parrish in 3 episodes
- 4400 missing people are returned all at once, as they were on the day they vanished. Unclear what this means, the government investigates them to see where they've been. It quickly becomes apparent that their presence will change the human race in ways no one could have ever foreseen.

The Path to 9/11 (2006) (TV)
- Starring as Condoleezza Rice
- Relive the events of that fateful day and the years leading up to it with this ABC miniseries that takes you to the streets of New York, drops you in the center of a riot in Pakistan, and into the meeting rooms of the CIA, the FBI, and the White House. A dramatization of the events detailed in 2004’s national bestseller The 9/11 Commission Report, this small screen experience zeroes in on the experiences of key political and law enforcement players involved. By focusing on the World Trade Center bombing in 1993 and all followed until September 11, 2001, this miniseries seeks to shed light on how to protect America in the future.

Law & Order (2006) (TV)
- Starring as Ms. Booker in "Choice of Evils"
- The show follows a crime, ususally adapted from current headlines, from two separate vantage points. The first half of the show concentrates on the investigation of the crime by the police, the second half follows the prosecution of the crime in court.
- In this episode, a suburban mom ends up admitting to the detectives that she shot and killed her own teenage son out of fear that the boy would become a menace to society.

Frasier (2003) (TV)
- Starring as Carol in "Maris Returns"
- A spin-off of Cheers, Psychiatrist Frasier Crane (Kelsey Grammer) starts a new life in Seattle. He's a radio host that shares an apartment with his father, and his physical care assistant, Daphne Moon (Jane Leeves). There's also his brother Niles (David Hyde Pierce), and Eddie the dog.
- In this episode, Maris meets with Niles, seeking protection from her violent new boyfriend. Because of Daphne's mood swings, Niles tries to keep his meeting secret, which fails when the boyfriend shows up at a fake baby shower and punches Frasier. Frasier's first day back in private practice goes less smoothly than he hoped.

Touched by an Angel (2002) (TV)
- Starring as Eleanor in "The Impossible Dream"
- Monica (Roma Downey), Tess (Della Reese), and Andrew (John Dye) are angels sent from heaven to inspire people who are at a crossroads in their lives. Monica, reports to Tess, her tough, wise, and always loving supervisorand Andrew, is the Angel of Death who also helps out with cases.
- In this episode, a janitor was forced twenty years earlier to give up his dreams of becoming a singer. Reggie discovers that he could have had an audition with Motown records, but it was blocked by his brother Martin for selfish reasons. Now Martin is in trouble, and Tess has to convince Reggie to help.