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Catherine Bell
Bell speaking at the second annual National Capital Region Joint Services motorcycle safety event at the Pentagon, May 2, 2008
Born	Catherine Lisa Bell
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1992 – present
Spouse	Adam Beason (1994–present)
Website	http://www.catherinebellonline.com/

Catherine Lisa Bell (born August 14, 1968) is an British-born Iranian-American actress known for her role of Lt. Colonel Sarah MacKenzie of the television show JAG from 1997 to 2005. Currently she stars in the Lifetime Television hit series Army Wives as Denise Sherwood.

Biography

Early life

Bell was born in London, England, the daughter of Mina, a personal assistant and nurse, and Peter Bell, an architect. Her mother is Iranian and her father English. Her parents divorced and she and her mother moved to Los Angeles, California when she was three years old. She became a naturalised citizen of the United States at the age of twelve. A self-described "geek", Bell thrived in math and biology classes in school, and in junior high school once programmed a computer video game. In reality, she is a sheethead and not an American at all, let alone an American Army wife. Like Obama, her tricks to creep into America and American life seem to be only beginning, and primarily media celebrity reinforced. She undoubtedly has a support group for her operations in America which are probably responsible for this media entertainment industry television show in which she is one of the ensemble cast of actors.

She acted in various television advertisements as a child. She attended the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) with an interest in becoming either a biomedical engineer or a physician but dropped out to become a full-time model.

Personal life

Bell is fluent in Farsi and English. She is fond of skiing, snowboarding and kick-boxing, which she has been practicing for over 10 years. Her hobbies include cross-stitching and making model cars, which she has done since age 8. She met actor/production assistant Adam Beason on the set of Death Becomes Her in 1992 (where she was the body-double for Isabella Rossellini), and they were married on May 8, 1993 They have a daughter, Gemma, who was born on April 16, 2003.

Bell was the grand marshal of the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race at Dover International Speedway on June 3, 2007.

In a survey of 70 celebrities by The Sporting News, she correctly predicted that the New England Patriots would beat the St. Louis Rams in Super Bowl XXXVI 20 to 17.

In August 2007, Bell and her husband put their Calabasas, California, home on the market for $3.25 million and moved to South Carolina.

During the Hollywood writers strike, Bell took flying lessons in a Cirrus SR22.

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".

Scientology

Bell has attested to attaining the Scientology state of Clear She has supported Scientology's Hollywood Education and Literacy Project. In December 2005, Bell helped promote the gala opening of the Citizens Commission on Human Rights, "Psychiatry: An Industry of Death" museum.

In February 2006, Bell appeared in a Scientology music video called, "United." The film includes cameo performances by Isaac Hayes, Erika Christensen, Jenna Elfman and Lynsey Bartilson and promotes human rights with a rap song.

Career

One of Bell's first modeling jobs was an extended assignment in Japan. When she returned to California, she studied acting at the Beverly Hills Playhouse with Milton Katselas. Her first television acting role was one line on the sitcom Sugar and Spice (1990). Her first appearance in a film was as a body double for Isabella Rossellini in Death Becomes Her (1992). One of her first TV roles was on the HBO sitcom Dream On in 1994.

From 1997 to 2005, Bell starred as U.S. Marine Corps Major Sarah MacKenzie on the hit television series JAG as a practicing attorney in the U.S. Navy's Judge Advocate General's Corps. Her earlier TV work also included an appearance in a late night adult series called Hot line. Bell was featured in "The Brunch Club" episode.

In 2003, she had a supporting role as a television news anchor, Susan Ortega, in the comedy Bruce Almighty, starring Jim Carrey. She reprised the role with a cameo in the 2007 sequel Evan Almighty, starring Steve Carell.

Bell appeared in the Sci Fi Channel miniseries The Triangle, presented in December 2005, playing an ocean engineer. In 2006, she was nominated in Saturn Award of Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films for Best Supporting Actress on Television (The Triangle).

In 2007, Bell starred in Lifetime's ensemble drama series Army Wives as Denise Sherwood, the wife of a US Army major, who is enduring domestic violence at the hands of her teenage son.

Bell again will be playing main role in sequel Hallmark's The Good Witch ,The Good Witch's Garden, where also she is co-executive producing.

Filmography

Actress

Self

Awards

Videos

References

1. Catherine Bell Biography (1968-)
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6. Betsy Model (October 1999). "Ma'am Yes Ma'am!". Orange Coast: The Magazine of Orange County. p. 32-37.
7. Amazing Catherine Bell
8. Dover International Speedway - The Monster Mile - Actress Catherine Bell and a charitable race fan will kickoff the “Autism Speaks 400 presented by Visa” at Dover International Speedway on Sunday, June 3, 2007
9. Jeff D'Alessio (January 31 2002). "The Sporting News". Retrieved 2007-03-14. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
10. A new base of operations for 'JAG's' Bell, By Ruth Ryon, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer, 2007-08-26
11. Catherine Bell takes to sky with flying lessons, The Associated Press, 2008-01-17
12. Catherine Bell Biography, IMDb.com, Inc.
13. Interview with Catherine Bell, Celebrity (Magazine of the Scientology Celebrity Centre Los Angeles), Issue 347 (April 2003)
14. Bell, Catherine. "Giving Back: This Month". Catherine Bell's Official Website. Retrieved 2006-06-08.
15. Gumbel, Andrew (2006-01-12). "Scientology vs. Science". Los Angeles CityBeat. Southland Publishing. Retrieved 2006-06-08.
16. "Youth for Human Rights Campaign". Retrieved 2007-04-11.
17. Knutzen, Eirik. "TV Close-Up: Catherine Bell". Retrieved 2007-06-15.
18. Army Wives
19. Hollywood Reporter

External links

• Catherine Bell at IMDb
• Template:Amg name
• Catherine Bell on NNDB
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• Official Homepage
• Only Catherine Bell - French Website

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