Catherine Bell was born in London and moved to Los Angeles with her family at the young age of three. While studying biomedical engineering at UCLA, Bell ventured into modeling, which soon led to immediate recognition in both the United States and overseas. Building on her success as a model, Bell decided to pursue an acting career, which was launched soon thereafter.
Bell most recently starred in the television movie “The Good Witch’s Garden,” which aired on the Hallmark Channel. Prior to that, she starred in the television movie “Still Small Voices” for Lifetime’s sister cable network LMN. Bell also appeared on the SCI FI miniseries “The Triangle,” produced by Bryan Singer and Dean Devlin.
For nine seasons, Bell starred in the action drama series “JAG” as the headstrong Marine Corps attorney Lt. Sarah “Mac” MacKenzie.
Bell’s other credits include guest-starring roles on the television shows “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” “Friends,” “Dream On,” “Misery Loves Company” and “Hercules.” She appeared in the CBS telefilm “Cab to Canada,” opposite Maureen O’Hara, and in the feature film “Men of War,” opposite Dolph Lundgren. Bell also starred in the TBS thriller “The Time Shifters,” opposite Martin Sheen.
Her feature-film credits include an appearance as the sassy siren in Universal’s megahit “Bruce Almighty,” opposite Jim Carrey. Bell reprised her role opposite Steve Carrell in the sequel, “Evan Almighty.”
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