Catherine Bell

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Recent Role:
FBI Special Agent Ana Gray on TNT Mystery Movie Night
Gender:
Female
Born:
8-14-1968
Birthplace:
London, England, United Kingdom
Birth Name:
Catherine Lisa Bell

Though she played a true-blue American Marine lawyer on CBS's J.A.G., Catherine Bell is actually London-born. When her parents, Peter, an architect, and Mina, a nurse, divorced when Catherine was a toddler, she and her mother settled in Los Angeles, California.

A self-described "geek," Bell thrived in math and biology in school.During junior high, sheonce programmed a computer video game. She entered UCLA with the intention of being a pre-med major, but in her sophomore year, found herself at a crossroads. Making a decision to take her life in a different direction, she began

More modeling in Japan. After four months, shefound the life damaging to her self-esteem and well-being.

Catherinereturned to Los Angeles with a new goal: to prove herself as an actress. She soon found herself cast in guest spots on shows like Hercules, Dream On, and Friends. But it was a three-line part on the military drama J.A.G. - on an episode in which her character was brutally murdered - that changed it all.

Several months after that guest spot, Bell heard that the producers of J.A.G. were looking for a new female lead for the show. So she crossed her fingers and wrote a letter to executive producer Donald P. Bellisario, declaring her suitability for the role of Maj. Sarah "Mac" MacKenzie.

Intrigued, Bellisario decided to take a gamble, and Bell won the part. Her chemistry with male lead David James Elliot, who plays Lt. Cmdr. Harmon "Harm" Rabb, ensured that the show, which had been struggling in the ratings, would thrive on a new network. J.A.G. now holds a steady position in Nielsen's Top 20.

Her role on J.A.G. allowed Bell to showcase her athletic skills - she's been kickboxing for over 10 years and knows her way around a shooting range. In her off-camera time, her tomboyish nature comes to the fore when she throws herself into snowboarding, riding motorcycles, wakeboarding, and other extreme sports. On May 8, 1994,Bellmarried actor Adam Beason.Together, they havea daughter Gemma, born April 16, 2003, and a son, Ronan, born August, 21, 2010. In October, 2011, the couple mutually separated after 17 years of marriage.

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    9.5 Superb
    All her performances on the TV shows JAG were all done in a very professional way. She is a good actress. The performances of her role on the show makes the viewers see how a military personnel do their job in actual life. hide show

    I hope the producer of the show JAG will produce the show again. If or when it happens I am sure Catherine Bell can continue her excellent performance as Col. Sarah MacKenzie. She was able to show the viewers on the role that she played the difficulties of the females in the military. On the last episode of JAG her performance as a woman who can love, accept the complications of married life was put all together and showed that she is also a human being. As Sarah MacKenzie on the show the daily pressures and stress in life, that a woman can experience today was well played by Catherine. I am glad that the writer of the show brought Sarah and Harm together at the end. Producing the show again with Catherine and David James Elliot together and raising a family, will give us the picture of the hundreds and thousands of military families who are doing their best to serve the country and survive. I am sure these performers will also do what they do best " show us that they can act' and give us the clear pictures of the struggling families in the military.

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    8.5 Great
    She is hot. hide show

    I think Catherine Bell is really gorgeous. I do have to say that she is also really hot. I remember seeing her on Jag and I couldn't believe how good looking she was. She doesn't look 40, I'd say she looks more like 30, maybe 31 years old. In addition to being smoking hot, I have to say that she is a very good actress. I think that she is very talented and blends in very well, although she could stand out, too. It is a shame she is not as well known as other actresses or celebrities. I think she is very interesting. Thank you.

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    Okay, I have no words to describe Catherine Bell. Well, that's kind of hard because I'm writing a review about her, but it's hard to just describe one great thing about her, when there are a million others. One thing that strikes out the most is she's amazingly gorgeous. I am completely jealous, haha. Another thing is her talent. She has great potential, and gets out there and does her thing, no matter what the cost is, or what it is. She loves what she does, and for most people that's accomplishment enough. She definately deserves more than she's been offered. Another thing about her is her striking personality. She's amazingly funny, sassy, flirty, adorable. It's probably the thing about her I love most. Her personality definately brings out the other qualities I mentioned, and does a great job of letting them be shown.

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    10 Perfect
    London-born and California raised actress best known as Sarah "Mac" Mackenzie on the military legal drama, JAG. hide show

    Catherine Bell is an amazing and talented actress. She is best known for her wonderful 9-year stint as Sarah "Mac" Mackenzie, a beautiful and tough yet warm marine turned military lawyer on the critically acclaimed and long-running hit, JAG. On JAG, she proved her impressive acting skills and range of emotions, from tough marine, to the sharp minded military lawyer, and finally to the vulnerable and love-seeking "Mac." After JAG, she made a move to the opposite side of the military perspective by taking a role on another military drama as army wife Denise Sherwood on the critically acclaimed Army Wives. Throughout her career, she has proven her amazing talent, smarts, and charm. She plays her characters both realistically and with depth. Her acting both touches and entertains. One of the best, most beautiful, and most underrated actresses out there!

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    9.7 Superb
    Insperational! hide show

    Having only seen Catherine Bell in CBS's 'JAG' I feel I have seen enough of her admire her and see as insperational to any person.

    Catherine first appeared in JAG in the season one finale, and was in fact killed off, as the love of Harm's (David James Elliot) life.

    Catherine wrote a letter to Donald Bellisario (creator of JAG) and practically begged to be cast to the new female role, which she got! I feel that Catherine Bell was the perfect actress to act alongside David James Elliot. Mac and Harm were always do meant for eachother.

    I look forward to seeing Catherine in her new show 'Army Wives'.

    Semper fi marine!

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