Penny Johnson Jerald

### plays Captain Victoria Gates

Penny is probably best known for playing Lady Macbeth...um, President David Palmer's evil wife Sherry on *24*, and for playing Condoleezza Rice - twice.

She studied acting at Juilliard and began her film career in Goldie Hawn's story of factory women in World War II, *Swing Shift*, at the age of 23. Since then her career has been largely in television, with numerous guest spots and recurring roles on shows as diverse as *Larry Sanders*, *Star Trek: Deep Space Nine*, and *ER*. Currently she can be seen on the sci-fi series *The Orville* as Dr. Claire Finn.

Penny joined the cast of *Castle* in Season 4.

Just the facts

* Born on March 14, 1961 in Baltimore, Maryland, US.
* Trained at the Julliard School
* 5'5" (1.65 m) tall
* Married to Gralin Jerald (1982-present) and has one child, daughter Danyel.
* Boxing is in her bloodline.

### Other notable roles

* "Bones" (2010/S05E11) - Rachel Adams
* "NCIS" (2009-2010/S07E07, S07E12) - Joanne Torrence
* "October Road" (2007-2008/10 Eps) - Dean Leslie Etwood
* "The 4400" (2007/3 Eps) - Rebecca Parrish
* The Path to 9/11 (2006) - Condoleezza Rice
* "Eve" (2005-2006/4 Eps) - Beverly Williams
* "Law & Order" (2006/S16E15) - Ms. Booker
* "24" (2001-2004/45 Eps) - Sherry Palmer
* Secrets of the International Spy Museum (2004) - Guest
* "Frasier" (2003/S11E07) - Carol
* DC 9/11: Time of Crisis (2003) - Condoleezza Rice
* "Touched by an Angel" (2002/S08E20) - Eleanor
* "Citizen Baines" (2001/S01E01) - Denise Willis
* "The Practice" (2001/S05E15) - Laura Garrett
* "The X-Files" (2001/S08E12) - Dr. Hellura Lyle
* "Family Law" (2000/S02E08) - Christine Webber
* Deliberate Intent (2000) - Laura Harmon
* The Color of Friendship (2000) - Roscoe Dellums
* "Star Trek:DS9" (1995-1999/15 Eps) - Kasidy Yates/Cassie
* "ER" (1998-1999/9 Eps) - Lynette Evans
* A Secret Life (1999) - Hope
* "The Larry Sanders Show" (1992-1998/82 Eps) - Beverly Barnes
* "The Gregory Hines Show" (1997/Pilot) - Elizabeth
* Absolute Power (1997) - Laura Simon
* "Cosby" (1997/S01E15) - Penny
* The Writing on the Wall (1996) - Geraldine
* Death Benefit (1996) - Sylvia Guzman
* "Grace Under Fire" (1996/S03E18, S03E19) - Bailey Alford
* The Road to Galveston (1996) - Laney Roosevelt
* Automatic (1995) - Julia Rodriguez
* Molly & Gina (1994) - Maria
* "Star Trek: TNG" (1994/S07E13) - Dobara
* Empty Cradle (1993) - Gail Huddle
* What's Love Got to Do With It (1993) - Lorraine Taylor
* Class of '61 (1993) - Lavinia
* Fear of a Black Hat (1993) - Re-Re
* "Columbo" (1991/S10E02) - Maxine Jarrett
* Goin' to Chicago (1991) - Darlene
* "Parker Lewis" (1990/S01E13) - Teacher
* Night Visions (1990) - Luanne
* Kaleidoscope (1990) - Paula
* "Coach" (1990/S03E03) - Susan
* "Freddy's Nightmares" (1990/S02E22) - Elaine Alamo
* "Homeroom" (1989/13 Eps) - Virginia Harper
* "She's the Sheriff" (1989/S02E14) - Dorothy
* "Tour of Duty" (1989/S02E03) - Jan Hudson
* "Simon & Simon" (1988/S08E03) - Doris Beeman/Evelyn Jacobson
* "The Cosby Show" (1988/S04E16) - Nurse
* "Women In Prison" (1987/S01E05) - Patty
* "General Hospital" (1986) - Debbie
* "The Paper Chase" (1984-1986/17 Eps) - Vivian Conway
* The Hills Have Eyes Part II (1985) - Sue
* "The Jeffersons" (1985/S11E14) - Donelle
* The Grand Baby (1985) - Betty
* "Hill Street Blues" (1984/S05E07) - Jackie DeWitt
* "TJ Hooker" (1984/S04E05) - Lisa Cody
* The Imposter (1984) - Michelle
* Swing Shift (1984) - Genevieve
* The Files on Jill Hatch (1983) - Jill Hatch

### Publicity and interviews

25 Sept 11 - Daemon'sTV - <a class="external" href="http://www.daemonstv.com/2011/09/25/penny-johnson-jerald-exclusive-interview/" rel="nofollow" target="\_blank">Watch Out CASTLE, Penny Johnson Jerald aka "Iron Gates" Is The New Sheriff in Town</a>

- 15 Aug 11 - TVLine - <a class="external" href="http://www.tvline.com/2011/08/castle-penny-johnson-jerald-lays-down-the-law/" rel="nofollow" target="\_blank">New Castle Captain Lays Down the Law: There Will Be No Sexual Tension In My Precinct</a>
- 14 Jul 11 - the Futon Critic - <a class="external" href="http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2011/07/14/penny-johnson-jerald-joins-abcs-hit-series-castle-as-series-regular-323512/20110714abc02/" rel="nofollow" target="\_blank">Penny Johnson Jerald Joins ABC's Hit Series 'Castle' as Series Regular</a>