Quick facts
Birth date 14 Aug, 1968
Age 51 yrs
Occupations Actor
Model
Television actor
Film actor
Citizenship United Kingdom
United States of America
Birth place London
Education University of California, Los Angeles
Gender Female
Description British actress


Catherine Bell was born in the year 1968.She is American actress and she is known for the roles she had like Major Sarah Mackenzie at the television series called JAG. It was from 1997 up to 2005. She was Denise Sherwood in Army Wives series and she was Cassie Cassandra Nightingale at The Good Witch television series and films of Hallmark.

According to her biography, Catherine Bell was born in the city of London and her father is Peter Bell who is a Scottish and her mother is Mina Ezzati who is an Iranian. The father was working as architect and had signed the contract to work with an oil company in the country of Iran and Mina emigrated to live in London where she was doing nursing studies. The parents were married but they divorced when she was only two years old. She stayed with the Iranian mother, grandfather and grandmother. Afterwards, the family moved to go to live in San Fernando Valley in California.

While growing up, she got exposed to many influences. Together with the family, they speak Persian. The grandparents grew up as Muslim. However, she got raised as a catholic and went to Baptist summer camp. While growing up, she says that she was more of a tomboy. She was playing football and skating. She went to UCLA and wanted to do the career in the research and medicine. However, in the end, she got a job to work in Japan as an American model. After this, she dropped out of the university.

At her return to live in America, she tried her hands at acting. She studied to act at the Beverly Hills Playhouse together with Milton Katselas. She was also working like massage therapist during this time.

In the year 1994, she worked in Thailand while producing Men of War film with Trevor Goddard. They both suffered amoebic dysentery. Goddard played many online love interest of Catherine Bell. They were friends up to the time he died because of the drug overdose. When it comes to her personal life, she speaks English and Persian well. She likes kick-boxing, snowboarding, skiing and motorcycling. Among her hobbies, there is cross-stitching and to make the model cars.

Catherine Bell got married to Adam Beason, an actor-production assistant. They got married in 1995 and they have a daughter called Gemma. They sold the house they were living in, a mini mansion in a faux-Tuscan style. It was in Calabasas in California. They sold this house and they said that they are separating in 2011.

By now, she is a scientologist and she lives with a partner planner and a photographer called Brooke Daniells. They never say anything about their relationship but some say that they may be a couple. They live in a gated community called Hidden Hills in Western Suburbs in the city of Los Angeles.

Last Modified: Feb 7, 2020




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