Date of Birth: August 14, 1968
Birthplace: London, England, UK
Birth Name: Catherine Lisa Bell
Height: 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
Parents: Peter & Mina
Spouse: Adam Beason (May 8, 1994 – present)
Children: A daughter Gemma & a son Ronan

Trivia

• She is fluent in the Persian language, as well as English.

• Studied for awhile at UCLA, and wanted to be either a surgeon or a biomedical engineer.

• She is of Iranian and Scottish ancestry.

• Has a heart tattoo with the word “love” inside of it on her right ankle.

• Is very physically fit and loves all sports, particularly kick-boxing, skiing, and snowboarding.

• When she was in her 20s, she had thyroid cancer and had to have her thyroid removed. She doesn’t cover the scar on her neck because she thinks it’s kind of cool.

• Was a contestant on “Match Game” (1990) and introduced herself as Cathy Bell, a massage therapist. She won $900, but didn’t make it to the final Super Match round. Was also a contestant on “To Tell the Truth” (1990) and introduced herself (an impostor) in the same manner. She and the other two stumped the entire panel for winnings of $3000.

• Correctly predicted the winner and final score of Super Bowl XXXVI, in a survey of 70 celebrities who had nothing to do with football conducted by The Sporting News. Specifically, she correctly predicted that the New England Patriots would beat the St. Louis Rams by a score of 20-17. (She is incorrectly rumored to have made this prediction before the season began; in fact, she made it after after both teams had already won their respective conference championships.).

• Signed on for a supporting role in the second half of the first season of “Threshold” (2005) and shot one episode before the show was canceled.

• Rides a motorcycle.

• Often plays roles in military movies and TV shows: “JAG” (1995), Black Thunder (1998/II), Crash Dive (1997) (V), Men of War (1994), and “Army Wives” (2007).