Catherine Bell is a London-born American and British actress as well as a producer best known for her role as Lieutenant-Colonel Sarah MacKenzie in the television series “JAG”. She was born on 14 August 1968, into a family of Scottish and Iranian ancestry. A well-known television and Hollywood movie actress Catherine has been active in her profession since 1991.
An actress who has managed to find success on both American television as well as the Hollywood movie industry, one may wonder how rich is Catherine? As estimated by sources, Catherine counts her net worth at an amount of $15 million. She has been able to amass this wealth being a part of successful television series like “JAG”, “Army Wives” and more. She has also managed to earn a lot for contributing to Hollywood as both an actress and a producer.
Bell was raised in London, Iran as well as the USA by her mother as her parents divorced when she was only two years old. Initially, she wanted to have a career in the medical field as a doctor, and studied biology at UCLA. However, as she was attracted to modeling and acting while she was still in college, she started to take acting classes at Beverley Hills Playhouse. Catherine worked as a massage therapist while giving a kick start to her acting career after modeling for a while. Her debut screen appearance was in the sitcom “Sugar And Spice” which aired in 1990.
Although her initial phase in acting was not very fruitful, Catherine found her deserved popularity when she was cast as Marine Lieutenant-Colonel Sarah MacKenzie in the series “JAG” starting in 1996. Later, she strengthened her prominence on television as she appeared in the series “Army Wives” portraying the role of Denise Sherwood. She is also well remembered for her role of Cassandra Nightingale in the Hallmark movie “The Good Witch” and the television series of the same name. Being a part of these successful ventures has obviously added significantly to Catherine’s riches over the years.
Apart from the aforementioned, Catherine has also been a part of numerous television shows and Hollywood movies. Some of them are “Death Becomes Her”, “Vanishing Son”, “Friends”, “Thrill Seekers”, “Sin City Spectacular”, “The Naked Truth”, “Hercules: The Legendary Journeys” and several more. More recently, she has appeared in the movie “The Do Over” and is currently busy in the making of another movie “Love Finds Its Way”. Along with being an actress, Catherine is also an executive producer of “Good Witch” series and the movies.
For her contributions as an actress, Catherine was nominated for a Saturn Award for her role in the television series “The Triangle” in the Best Supporting Actress on Television category.
As for her personal life, Bell now leads her life as a divorcee and a mother of two children. She was previously married to actor Adam Beason who is the father of her children. Bell is interested in skiing, motorcycling and kick-boxing and is a practicing Scientologist. Presently, Catherine enjoys her career as a famous actress while her current net worth of $15 million caters to her daily lifestyle.
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1 | When all the girls were getting all made up and getting into all that girl stuff in junior high I was out playing softball or touch football with the guys. |
2 | People think I'm crazy and reckless but I'm absolutely not... I'm soooo safe and soooo careful and I won't do anything that feels like I could break something. |
3 | I like all the adventure sports but I like to do them in a safe way. |
4 | I love to go bungee jumping, jump out of planes, ride motorbikes, do kickboxing. I love all that stuff. |
5 | Almost every Marine I've met says I portray a Marine dead-on, which is really, really flattering. |
6 | I've always been like that. I was a tomboy when I was a kid, so I was always playing baseball and basketball and football and stuff as a kid with the boys. |
7 | I didn't figure out the makeup or cute hair or clothes until oh, maybe my junior year of high school. |
8 | When I do get time, I like to hike and I take lots of vitamins and powders to keep healthy. |
9 | I love cold, rainy weather. |
10 | The main prank that we play with props is for people's birthdays. The special effects people will put a little explosive in the cake so it blows up in their face - that's always fun to play on a guest star, or one of the trainees or someone who's new. |
11 | I understand men much better than most women I know. |
12 | I started acting when I was about 18. I was a model for a couple of years before that. |
13 | The best part? Probably being able to portray such a respectable, ethical, intelligent, strong woman. That's still pretty rare in our business, unfortunately. |
14 | We're just into toys, whether it's motorcycles or race cars or computers. I've got the Palm Pilot right here with me, I've got the world's smallest phone. Maybe it's just because I'm still a big little kid and I just love toys, you know? |
15 | I started when I was in college because I was shy and thought it would be a good way to break out of that. |
16 | I'm a firm believer in doing things that scare you. |
17 | JAG is an acronym for the Judge Advocate General, which is the judicial system of the military. |
18 | Probably right at the end of JAG, I would love to have a child or two. I ultimately want to have two kids. |
19 | Sometimes you work all the way through to 5am, then get a few hours and you're back on set again. |
20 | I'm still one of the guys and I always will be. |
21 | I love England though; I've been back a few times and just love it. My favorite thing to do there is going to museums and all the castles. Oh, and my husband and I went mountain biking across England on our honeymoon! |
22 | But, people are recognizing me more. Sometimes fans just approach me on the street and say how much they love the show. It's great to get that kind of feedback. |
23 | I think it's great that she's not perfect and wasn't perfect. I think that's maybe why so many young girls and different people look up to Mac and respect her even more. |
24 | I think my uncle was probably the biggest influence in my life. We grew up in the same house, and he was just a really great, hard-working, honest, ethical person. |
25 | I get letters from kids, teenagers and young girls who just want to be Mac. I've had quite a few people actually say that they're going to become a Marine or a JAG lawyer because of me... the character. I think that's pretty cool! |
26 | It's changing a bit, but the thing in LA is everyone is either in the industry, or knows someone who is in the industry. So, they don't let on that they recognize you, that's what I've found out. |
27 | Not as much as I used to, but I use the Internet for everything. I use it for information. Like if I'm planning a trip or something, I'll check out the place I'm going to. |
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1 | Drove in the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Celebrity Race in 1998 and 1999. |
2 | She has a tattoo of each of her children's names. Daughter Gemma is on her left wrist in ancient Persian and son Ronan is on her right inner forearm in an ancient Celtic script called Ogham. |
3 | She is of Iranian and Scottish ancestry. |
4 | Gave birth to her second child a son named Ronan who weighed 7lbs 7 0z at birth and was 19 3/4 inches long. |
5 | Friends with comic Kathy Griffin. |
6 | Rides a motorcycle. |
7 | Sprained her ankle while playing golf [June 2, 2008]. |
8 | Named #75 on the Maxim magazine "Hot 100 of 2005" list. |
9 | Signed on for a supporting role in the second half of the first season of Threshold (2005) and shot one episode before the show was canceled. |
10 | Often plays roles in military movies and TV shows: JAG (1995), Black Thunder (1998), Crash Dive (1997), Men of War (1994), and Army Wives (2007). |
11 | Gave birth to a daughter, Gemma on 16 April 2003 |
12 | Correctly predicted the winner and final score of Super Bowl XXXVI, in a survey of 70 celebrities who had nothing to do with football conducted by The Sporting News. Specifically, she correctly predicted that the New England Patriots would beat the St. Louis Rams by a score of 20-17. (She is incorrectly rumored to have made this prediction before the season began; in fact, she made it after after both teams had already won their respective conference championships.). |
13 | Was a contestant on Match Game (1990) and introduced herself as Cathy Bell, a massage therapist. She won $900, but didn't make it to the final Super Match round. Was also a contestant on To Tell the Truth (1990) and introduced herself (an impostor) in the same manner. She and the other two stumped the entire panel for winnings of $3000. |
14 | She was selected #84 in year 2001, #38 in 2002, and #20 in the 2004 list of the FHM magazine's 100 Sexiest Women in the World. |
15 | Studies acting at The Beverly Hills Playhouse with Milton Katselas. |
16 | When she was in her 20s, she had thyroid cancer and had to have her thyroid removed. She doesn't cover the scar on her neck because she thinks it's kind of cool. |
17 | Is very physically fit and loves all sports, particularly kick-boxing, skiing, and snowboarding. |
18 | She is fluent in the Persian language, as well as English. |
19 | Has a heart tattoo with the word "love" inside of it on her right ankle. |
20 | Studied for awhile at UCLA, and wanted to be either a surgeon or a biomedical engineer. |
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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High Rise Rescue | 2017 | post-production | Beth Davis |
The Do-Over | 2016 | Dawn | |
The Bandit Hound | 2016 | Joanne | |
The Good Witch's Wonder | 2014 | TV Movie | Cassandra Nightingale |
King & Maxwell | 2013 | TV Series | Joan Dillinger |
The Good Witch's Destiny | 2013 | TV Movie | Cassandra Nightingale |
Army Wives | 2007-2013 | TV Series | Denise Sherwood |
The Good Witch's Charm | 2012 | TV Movie | Cassandra Nightingale |
Good Morning, Killer | 2011 | TV Movie | Ana Grey |
The Good Witch's Family | 2011 | TV Movie | Cassandra Nightingale |
Last Man Standing | 2011 | TV Movie | Abby Collins |
The Good Witch's Gift | 2010 | TV Movie | Cassandra Nightingale |
The Good Witch's Garden | 2009 | TV Movie | Cassandra Nightingale |
The Good Witch | 2008 | TV Movie | Cassandra Nightingale |
Evan Almighty | 2007 | Susan Ortega - News Anchor (uncredited) | |
Still Small Voices | 2007 | Michael Summer | |
Company Town | 2006 | TV Movie | Maggie Shaunessy |
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | 2006 | TV Series | Naomi Cheales |
Threshold | 2006 | TV Series | Daphne Larson |
The Triangle | 2005 | TV Mini-Series | Emily Patterson |
Sci Fi Inside: 'The Triangle' | 2005 | TV Movie | Emily Patterson |
United | 2005 | Video short | Catherine Bell |
JAG | 1996-2005 | TV Series | Sarah MacKenzie / Ens. Beverly Trombatore / Jenny Lake / ... |
Babak & Friends: A First Norooz | 2005 | Video short | Layla (English) |
Waking the Dead | 2003 | TV Series | Sam James |
Bruce Almighty | 2003 | Susan Ortega | |
Thrill Seekers | 1999 | TV Movie | Elizabeth Wintern |
Cab to Canada | 1998 | TV Movie | Sandy |
Black Thunder | 1998/II | Lisa | |
Sin City Spectacular | 1998 | TV Series | |
Crash Dive | 1997 | Video | Lt. Cmdr. Lisa Stark |
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys | 1997 | TV Series | Cynea |
Hotline Volume 3 | 1996 | Video | |
Hot Line | 1996 | TV Series | Cat |
The Naked Truth | 1995 | TV Series | |
Friends | 1995 | TV Series | Robin |
Alien Nation: Body and Soul | 1995 | TV Movie | Cop |
Vanishing Son | 1995 | TV Series | Rachel / Kelly |
Men of War | 1994 | Grace Lashield | |
Dream On | 1994 | TV Series | Kay Meadows |
Mother of the Bride | 1993 | TV Movie | Chastity |
True Colors | 1991 | TV Series | Donna |
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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High Rise Rescue | 2017 | executive producer post-production | |
Last Man Standing | 2011 | TV Movie producer | |
The Good Witch's Gift | 2010 | TV Movie co-executive producer | |
The Good Witch's Garden | 2009 | TV Movie co-executive producer |
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Betty White's Off Their Rockers | 2014 | TV Series script supervisor - 1 episode | |
Death Becomes Her | 1992 | body double: Isabella Rossellini |
Title | Year | Status | Character |
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Celebrity Name Game | 2016 | TV Series | Herself - Celebrity Player |
Home & Family | 2013-2016 | TV Series | Herself / Herself - Guest |
Good Day L.A. | 2013 | TV Series | Herself |
The 38th Annual Gracie Awards | 2013 | TV Special | Herself |
Entertainment Tonight | 2008-2010 | TV Series | Herself |
Rachael Ray | 2010 | TV Series | Herself |
Jimmy Kimmel Live! | 2003-2008 | TV Series | Herself |
The View | 2003-2008 | TV Series | Herself |
Live with Kelly and Michael | 2007-2008 | TV Series | Herself |
Infanity | 2008 | TV Series documentary | Herself |
Martha | 2008 | TV Series | Herself |
Late Show with David Letterman | 1999-2007 | TV Series | Herself |
CBS Cares | 2001-2005 | TV Series | Herself |
DVD Exclusive Awards | 2003 | TV Special | Herself - Presenter |
CBS at 75 | 2003 | TV Special documentary | Herself |
Yes, Dear | 2003 | TV Series | Herself |
Sidewalks Entertainment | 2002 | TV Series | Herself |
Howard Stern | 2002 | TV Series | Herself |
Gala Paramount Pictures Celebrates 90th Anniversary with 90 Stars for 90 Years | 2002 | TV Movie | Herself |
Hollywood Squares | 1999-2001 | TV Series | Herself |
American Veteran Awards | 2001 | TV Special | Herself |
The Rosie O'Donnell Show | 2001 | TV Series | Herself |
Jeopardy! | 1999 | TV Series | Herself - Celebrity Contestant |
The 13th Annual Genesis Awards | 1999 | TV Special | Herself - Host |
Sin City Spectacular | 1998 | TV Series | Herself |
108th Annual Tournament of Roses Parade | 1997 | TV Special | Herself |
Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
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2006 | Saturn Award | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Best Supporting Actress on Television | The Triangle (2005) |
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