Catherine Lisa Bell (born August 14, 1968 in London) is a British born
American actress who was, until recently, the co-star of the hit
television show JAG.
Bell is the daughter of a British father of Scottish descent and an
Iranian 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.
Bell is fluent in Persian and is a noted member of the Church of
Scientology. Bell is married to Adam Beason and has a daughter, Gemma
who was born on April 16, 2003.
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.
Bell is renowned in NFL football history as being the only person ever
to have correctly predicted, in a major publication, the participants
in, winner, and final score of a Super Bowl before the regular season.
Before the 2001 NFL regular season began, "The Sporting News" reported
that Bell predicted the outcome of Super Bowl XXXVI would be: New
England Patriots 20, St. Louis Rams 17.
Facts & Stats
* Height: 5' 10"
* Eyes: Brown
* Hair: Brown
* Ethnicity: Persian/Scottish
* Voted #20 in FHM 100 Sexiest Women in the World (2004)
* Her navel is pierced