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Cathy's son was cast as Connie Resiler's son, Brian, in seasons one and two of The Shield.
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Cathy can often be seen wearing a blue wrist band is episodes of The Shield. It represents "The Blue Band of Hope" and serves to help raise autism awareness.
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In 2004 Cathy was presented with the CAN (Cure Autism Now) Media Award for helping to raise autism awareness.
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Cathy is married to Shawn Ryan, writer and creator of The Shield.
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Cathy was three months pregnant when she began filming on the first season of The Shield.