Catherine Lisa Bell, also professionally as Catherine Bell is an American actress, model, and producer, best known for her role in the TV series JAG as Lieutenant Colonel MacKenzie. With the professional career of over 25 years, she has appeared in several TV series and movies. In addition, she was also the nominee of the Saturn Award.
The American actress was born on August 14, 1968, in London, England. Talking about her parents, she has a father, Peter Bell, a Scottish descent and mother Mina Ezzati, an Iranian descent. Her father was an architect while mother was a nursing student. Her parents divorced when she was two.
Catherine belongs to American, & British-Iranian nationality and Caucasian by ethnicity. Her birth sign is Leo. She was raised by her grandmother and mother. Her family moved to San Fernando Valley, California. Although her family was Muslim, she followed catholicism.
During her childhood, Bell loved playing football, and skateboarding. She describes herself as a tomboy in childhood. As for academic qualification, she attended the University of California, Los Angeles majoring in medicine or research however did not graduate.
The gorgeous actress married actor and production assistant, Adam Beason on May 8, 1994. The couple first met on the set of the movie Death Becomes Her in 1992. Soon after, they started dating until they married after two years.
Adam and Catherine are the parents of two children; Gemma who was born in 2003 and Ronan who, born in 2010. They were living a blissful life in 5,700 sq. ft. faux Tuscan style house in Calabasas, California. But the relationship did not last long and the couple divorced in 2011. They also sold the house in 2010.
Catherine is a very health conscious person and consumes organic food to maintain her appearance. she looks beautiful even without makeup. In addition, she keeps different hairstyles for different shows.
The American actress loves skiing, motorcycling, kickboxing, and snowboarding. In addition, she also learned flying in a Cirrus SR22. Cross-stitching and making model cars are some of her hobbies.
Catherine has amassed a hefty wealth of $15 million as of July 2019. The main source of her earnings is from acting in TV series and movies. With the professional career of nearly 29 years, she has appeared in many films and television shows.
One of the movies she played is Bruce Almighty which earned the box office collection of $484.6 million in 2003. Some of the cast of the popular TV series earned the salary of $1 million per episode, and Bell also must have a similar salary as one of the main roles.
Bell lived with fellow Scientologist Brooke Daniells since 2012 in Los Angeles. Currently, she lives in a newly bought house in 2014, which cost her $2.05 million with a size of 3,380 sq. ft. in Hidden Hills in Los Angeles.
Bell started her professional career as a model when she was hired for modeling in Japan during her time at University. After modeling in Japan, she returned back to the United States. For eight years, she worked at the Peninsula Hotel as a massage therapist.
The American actress made her on-screen debut in the sitcom Sugar and Spice in 1990. Following then, she appeared as a nude body double of Isabella Rossellini in the film Death Becomes Her in 1992.
After three years, Catherine played the three-line role in one episode of NBC series JAG in 1995, however, the show canceled not so long after. Late the show started airing on CBS where she starred as Sarah MacKenzie.
Moreover, she also appeared in the 2003 hit film Bruce Almighty as Susan Ortega where she starred alongside Jim Carrey, Morgan Freeman, Jennifer Aniston, Lisa Ann Walter and others.
Furthermore, Bell appeared in The Good Witch movie series as the main character Cassandra Nightgale. She also appeared in the film Love Finds Its Way in 2017 and in CBS series NCIS: Los Angeles in April 2019.
Catherine Bell is an American actress, model, and producer, best known for her role as Sarah MacKenzie in the TV series JAG.
Catherine Bell is 50 years old as of July 2019.
Catherine Bell is 5 feet 9 inches or 1.75 meters tall.
Catherine Bell has a net worth of $15 million as of July 2019.