According to Steven Bochco, Sherry asked the producers to release
her from her contract for NYPD Blue (1993) after the first
season because she said she was not enjoying being a TV actress and
wanted to return to New York. Less than a week after being let out of
the contract, she was hired as a regular cast member for the new TV
series ER (1994).
Graduated from Klein High School in Klein, Texas (just outside of
Houston), and is remembered for "streaking" the Nation Honor Society
induction meeting.
Was voted one of the "100 Sexiest Women in the World" by readers of FHM
Magazine (1997)
She appeared in a 1997 "Got Milk?" ad in which she stated that she is lactose-intolerant.
Has taught acting at the State University of New York.
Daughter, Phoebe, born with then-husband Larry E. Joseph. (March 2001)
Is the only cast member to leave and return to ER (1994). Ming-Na Wen had a
recurring role in season 1 but came back in season 6.
Her paternal grandmother is from Sweden.
She gave birth to 8-pound, 4-ounce Milo, her second child with then-husband Larry E. Joseph on 12 April 2004.
Stringfield has negotiated a deal with Warner Brothers to
return to ER (1994) for 3 more seasons. (June 2001)
Enjoys skiing, motorcycle riding, reading and traveling.
Spent a year traveling through Europe.
The man she married, journalist Larry E. Joseph, is not the man she left ER (1994) for.