Catherine Bell (actress)
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Bell on the set of Army Wives in Charleston, South Carolina (2012)
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Catherine Lisa Bell August 14, 1968 London, England, UK |
| Nationality | Iranian-American |
| Occupation | Actress, producer |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Spouse(s) | Adam Beason (m. 1994–2011) |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | www |
Catherine Lisa Bell (born August 14, 1968) is an Iranian-American actress and producer known for her roles as Lieutenant Colonel Sarah MacKenzie of the television series JAG from 1997 to 2005, Denise Sherwood of the series Army Wives from 2007 to 2013, and Cassandra "Cassie" Nightingale of Hallmark's The Good Witch film and television series (2008–present).
Bell was born in London to Briton Peter Bell and Mina Gharagozlou, an Iranian native. Her mother had traveled to London to study nursing. After her parents' divorce at age two, she lived with her mother in Iran. She moved to the United States at age three.
One of Bell's first modeling jobs was a four-month assignment in Japan. When she returned to California, she studied acting at the Beverly Hills Playhouse with Milton Katselas. She also worked as a massage therapist, and her clients included singer Peter Gabriel. Her first television acting role was one line spoken to Gabriel on the short-lived 1990 sitcom Sugar and Spice.
Bell served as Isabella Rossellini's body double for the 1992 film Death Becomes Her where she "showed her butt only".
In 1996, Bell began her role as Marine Lieutenant Colonel Sarah MacKenzie, known as "Mac", of the United States Navy Judge Advocate General's Office in the series JAG. She continued in this role until 2005. Prior to being cast as Sarah, Bell had appeared as a murder victim in the season one episode titled "Skeleton Crew", which was never aired (nor, as it was intended as the first part of a two-part episode, properly concluded) during the original run due to the show's cancellation by NBC (it was shown in the US by the USA Network in 1999, and the season three episode "Death Watch" used much footage from the episode).
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