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Trivia
Birth name: Catherine Lisa Bell
Date of birth: 14 August 1968
Place of birth: London, England, UK
Nickname: Cathy, Cath
Height: 5' 10" (1.78 m)
Spouse: Adam Beason (8 May 1994 - present) 1 child.
Studied for awhile at UCLA, and wanted to be either a surgeon or a
biomedical engineer.
Has a heart tattoo with the word "love" inside of it on her
right ankle.
She is fluent in the Persian language Farsi, as well as English.
Catherine has posed for both Stuff Magazine and FHM Magazine.
Is very physically fit and loves all sports, particularly kick-boxing,
skiing, and snowboarding.
Catherine is Iranian on her mother's side. In certain episodes of JAG
she makes references to her grandmother speaking Farsi.
Catherine is starring in a new CBS pilot "Company Town".
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.
Studies acting at The Beverly Hills Playhouse with Milton Katselas.
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.
Was a contestant on "The 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" and introduced herself (an impostor) in
the same manner. She and the other two stumped the entire panel for a
winnings of $3000.
Signed on for a supporting role in the second half of the first season
of "Threshold" and shot one episode before the show was
canceled.
Dropped out of UCLA to go model in Japan.
Before the 2001 NFL season began, in a survey of 70 celebrities who had
nothing to do with football conducted by "The Sporting News,"
she correctly predicted that the New England Patriots would eventually
beat the St. Louis Rams in the season-ending Super Bowl by the score of
20 to 17. This amazing prediction was made despite the fact that vast
majority of "football experts" didn't think the Patriots would
even make the playoffs much less get to the Super Bowl. She's the only
person to have ever correctly predicted the participants in, winner, and
final score of a Super Bowl before a season began in a published article
in a major sports periodical or book.
Often plays roles in military movies. JAG, Black Thunder, Crash Drive,
Men of War, An Officer and a Gentleman.
Has played four different characters on five episodes of
"JAG."
Was signed on to be a recurring role on the CBS show Threshold, but
Threshold was cancelled before she started work.
Gave birth to a daughter, Gemma on 16 April 2003.
Catherine is a surivor of thyroid cancer.
Studies acting at The Beverly Hills Playhouse with Milton Katselas.
She has actually played 5 different characters on JAG. She played Harm's
old girlfriend Dianne Schonke, Mrs. Alexander Mackenzie in the episode
Mutiny, Jenny Lake in Ghosts of Christmas Past, Ensign Beverly Tromatore
in Each of Us Angels and of course Lt. Col Sarah Mackenzie.
Is very physically fit and loves all sports, particularly kick-boxing,
skiing, and snowboarding.
Her mother is her personal assistant.
Catherine Bell also played in Hot Line, Episode 17--The Brunch Club
which first aired 9/20/96.
She will be starring in a new Sci-Fi mini series called The Triangle.
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.
Was a contestant on "The 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.
Named #75 on the Maxim magazine "Hot 100 of 2005" list.
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