Actress Jeri Ryan (Star Trek: Voyager, The OC, Boston Public) will guest-star in the two-hour season finale of Boston Legal, TUESDAY, MAY 16 (9:00-11:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network.

Ryan will play Courtney Rae -- the beautiful, sexy hostess of "The Phoenix," a fictional reality television series. Courtney is charged with attempted murder after shooting a member of the paparazzi who was stalking her.

Led by an Emmy Award-winning cast, Boston Legal tells the professional and personal stories of a group of brilliant but often emotionally challenged attorneys. Fast-paced and darkly comedic, the series confronts social and moral issues, while its characters continually stretch the boundaries of the law.

Boston Legal stars James Spader as Alan Shore, Julie Bowen as Denise Bauer, Mark Valley as Brad Chase, Rene Auberjonois as Paul Lewiston, with Candice Bergen as Shirley Schmidt and William Shatner as Denny Crane.