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.
Bell most recently starred in the television movie “The Good Witch’s Gift,” 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 in the Sci-Fi Channel miniseries “The Triangle,” produced by Bryan Singer and Dean Devlin. She will star in the upcoming Lifetime Original Movie “Close Quarters.”
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.”
Bell currently resides in South Carolina with husband Adam, daughter Gemma and son Ronan.
Denise Sherwood hasn’t known much outside of Army life. Her father is from a long line of military men, and moving from post to post made forming friendships difficult for her growing up. After marrying Lieutenant Colonel Frank Sherwood, a man who made her feel loved and protected, she put the rest of her life on hold, including her nursing studies, to dedicate herself to being a wife and mom.
Dealing with her husband’s deployments and son Jeremy enlisting (and deploying) has forced to Denise to find her inner strength, especially with support from other Army wives. This once shy and reserved wife broke out of her shell while her family was away — riding a motorcycle, getting a tattoo and falling for a hot doctor she worked with, who tragically died. But Denise’s biggest gamble with her career and her marriage came when she slept with a former patient and was forced to pick up the pieces of her failing marriage when Frank returned home from a recent deployment.
While her husband Lieutenant Colonel Frank Sherwood and son are back in Afghanistan, Denise is experiencing being a mother a second time around with the birth of her daughter Molly.
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