She was also a regular on the science fiction show Dark Skies and the legal drama series Shark. She is currently starring as Dr. Kate Murphy on the ABC drama series Body of Proof. She has one older brother, Mark. The show was cancelled after one season, but the role had drawn the attention of the science-fiction community. After Voyager ended in 2001, Ryan joined the cast of Boston Public in the role of Veronica Cooke, nicknamed “Ronnie,” a frustrated lawyer who quits the bar to become a high-school teacher. Ryan’s first film lead was in the “indie” comedy The Last Man, as the last woman left on Earth. The couple married on June 15, 1991, and had a son, Alex, on August 15, 1994. Although Ryan mentioned in an interview for Star Trek that the frequent separations had been difficult for the marriage, the reasons for the divorce were kept sealed at their mutual request.
