Catherine Bell is a British-American actress, producer, and model. She is the former wife of Adam Beason, an actor-production assistant. She was one of the top series actresses of the 1990s.
She made her breakthrough in the showbiz industry after portraying her roles as Lieutenant Colonel Sarah MacKenzie in the hit television series "JAG" from 1996 to 2005. She is also widely recognized for her role as Denise Sherwood in the series Army Wives from 2007 to 2013, and Cassandra "Cassie" Nightingale in Hallmark's The Good Witch films and its television series since 2008.
Catherine has also reprised her JAG role of Sarah "Mac" MacKenzie alongside former co-star David James Elliott for a multi-episode arc in the tenth season of NCIS: Los Angeles. She has also appeared in several blockbuster movies including Bruce Almighty (2003), Evan Almighty (2007), and The Do-Over (2016).
Catherine Bell was born on 14 August 1968 in London, England, UK. Her birth name is Catherine Lisa Bell. She holds British nationality by birth and American citizenship via naturalization. She belongs to mixed ethnicity. She is half Scottish from her father's side and half Iranian from her mother's side. Leo is her star sign. Despite being raised in a Roman Catholic and Muslim culture, Bell is currently a practicing Scientologist.
Catherine was a lucky child to be born in a financially strong family. Her father Peter Bell was an architect under contract to an oil company in Iran while her mother Mina Bell was a nurse. But her luck parted its way after her parents got divorced when she was just 2 years old. She was raised by her mother and maternal grandparents. The family eventually moved to California's San Fernando Valley where Bell was exposed to diverse influences.
She attended an all-girls Catholic school (Our Lady of Corvallis High School in Los Angeles). After graduating from high school, she enrolled at UCLA, where she studied medicine or the research field. But she dropped out during her second year to pursue a modeling career.
Catherine Bell was a married woman. Bell was previously married to Adam Beason, a screenwriter. The couple first met each other on the set of the 1992 film Death Becomes Her. This couple got married on May 8, 1994. They together have a daughter and a son named Gemma Beason and Ronan Beason respectively.
But the sweet couple publicly confirmed that they had separated sometime before September 2011. Their divorce was finalized in late 2011. The marriage of Catherine Bell ended because she was a lesbian and was linked with Brooke Daniels, a photographer, and party planner. Since 2012, Bell has lived with Brooke Daniells in Los Angeles.
Catherine Bell has an estimated net worth of around $15 million as of June 2021. She has managed to amass such a massive fortune through her successful acting career. Beginning from 1991, Bell has almost worked for more than two decades in the film industry.
From 1996 to 2005, she famously worked in the popular drama series "JAG" and she was paid around $500 thousand per season. She was paid around high five figures salary per episode while playing her role in the "Army Wives" from 2007 to 2013. Catherine has also played her role in several Television films from where she earns around $300 thousand per year. Not only as an actress, but she also serves as a producer in TV films thus earning huge profits.
Besides this, Bell is active in other projects in recent times as well. She reprised her role as Sarah MacKenzie on three episodes of NCIS: Los Angeles in 2019 and 2020, which constituted a special crossover. Similarly, her Good Witch projects are far from the only Hallmark projects that she has been involved in. Something that could continue on for quite some time because of the nature of their appeal.
She owns a 3,380 square feet, single-story ranch house on 1.2 acres located in the gated Hidden Hills community in the western suburbs of Los Angeles which she brought in 2012 for $2.05 million. She also has an impressive car collection including a Balck Porsche costing $62,000, a red Ferarri 360 costing 196,219, Black Mercedes, among others.
Catherine Bell stands 5 ft 11 inches tall and her body weight is 56 Kg. She has an hourglass-shaped body. Her body figure measures 33-24-35 inches. Her Bra size is 38D(US). The dress size of 4 (US) perfectly fits on her body. She feels comfortable wearing the shoe of US size 10.
She has a pair of Light brown eyes. She looks gorgeous on her medium-sized shining silky hairstyle that is Dark Brown in color. She has got a small tattoo of Lion's head on her left shoulder.