Penny Johnson Jerald

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.

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

Occupation

television actor / actor / film actor / voice actor

Motto

Private

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• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9A%E3%83%8B%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BD%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%83%A9%E3%83%AB%E3%83%89

Tags

• Maryland
• television actor
• actor
• film actor

Last updated

2026-06-02

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