My Take
Penny Johnson Jerald is one of those actors who makes every show better simply by showing up, and it genuinely baffles me that she isn't a bigger household name. Her run as Kasidy Yates on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine gave that series some of its warmest, most grounded scenes — she held her own against Avery Brooks at full intensity, which is no small feat. Then she turned around and played the chillingly calculating Sherry Palmer on 24, a villain so sharp that fans still talk about her decades later. Captain Gates on Castle showed yet another gear: dry, commanding authority with a flicker of wit underneath. Born in Baltimore and quietly building one of the most varied résumés in American television, she's the definition of a character actor who carries entire scenes on her back without ever needing the marquee credit.
Overview
Penny Johnson Jerald (born March 14, 1961) is an American actress. She played 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, Dr.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Penny Johnson Jerald
- Name (Japanese)
- ペニー・ジョンソン・ジェラルド
- Reading
- ぺにー・じょんそん・じぇらるど
- Born
- March 14, 1961 (age 65)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Ox
- Origin
- Baltimore, Maryland, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- television actor / actor / film actor / voice actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.