Birth name Catherine Lisa Bell Date of birth 14 August 1968 Birth location London, England, UK Height 5' 10" (1.78 m)   Catherine is a British born American actress who was the co-star of the hit television show JAG from 1997 to 2005.

Bell is the daughter of a Scottish father and Persian mother. Her parents divorced and she and her mother moved to Los Angeles, California when she was three years old. She became a naturalized citizen of the United States at age 12. 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. Up until April 29, 2005, Bell also played Marine Lt Colonel Sarah McKenzie on the television show JAG.

Catherine Bell as Lt. Col. Sarah McKenzie, USMC JAG on JAG, CBS 1995-2005Bell is fluent in Persian and English.

Bell married Adam Beason on 1994-05-08. They have a daughter, Gemma, who was born on 2003-04-16.

Bell is a survivor of thyroid cancer and had to have her thyroid removed in her 20s. She has a surgical scar on her neck.