Catherine Bell

Catherine Lisa Bell (born August 14, 1968 in London) is a British born American actress who is currently the co-star of the hit television show JAG.

Biography

Bell is the daughter of a British father and Iranian mother. Her parents divorced and she and her mother moved to Los Angeles when she was three years old. She acted in various television advertisements as a child. She attended the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) with an interest in becoming a biomedical engineer or doctor but dropped out to become a model. One of her first modelling jobs was an extended assignment in Japan.

Her first appearance in a film was as a body double for Isabella Rossellini in Death Becomes Her (1992). In 2003, Bell played a supporting role in the comedy Bruce Almighty, which starred Jim Carrey.

Bell is fluent in Persian and is a noted member of the Church of Scientology. Bell is married to Adam Beason and has a daughter, Gemma.