Actress Penny Johnson Jerald was born in the United States on March 14, 1961.
She portrayed Dr. Claire Finn on the Fox/Hulu science fiction series The Orville, Beverly Barnes on the HBO comedy series The Larry Sanders Show, Kasidy Yates on the syndicated science fiction series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Sherry Palmer on the Fox series 24, Captain Victoria “Iron” Gates on the ABC comedy-drama series Castle, and Sarafina in the animated features The Lion King and Mufasa: The Lion King.
Penny Johnson Jerald Siblings: Meet Noree Victoria
Actress Noree Victoria is well-known for her parts in TV shows including Queen Sugar and The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story. In The Rickey Smiley Show, she played Simone.
Additionally, she has appeared on NCIS, The Vampire Diaries, and Castle. In the 2021 BET+ movie A Christmas Wish, she starred.
She graduated with bachelor’s degrees in African studies, biology, and creative writing.