In 1997, she was relatively unknown when the creators of Star Trek: Voyager set their sights on her for the role of Seven of Nine. Surprisingly, Ryan turned down the part not once, but four times.

In 2399, Seven of Nine met Admiral Jean-Luc Picard and the crew of La Sirena when both were tracking down Bjayzl. Seven helped other former drones—now known as xBs—of the Borg Reclamation ...