Catherine Bell

 Catherine Lisa Bell (born 14 August 1968) is a British-American actress and model, best known for her character of Lieutenant Colonel Sarah MacKenzie in the television series JAG from 1997 until 2005, Denise Sherwood in the series Army Wives from 2007 to 2013 and Cassandra "Cassie" Nightingale in Hallmark's The Good Witch films and TV series from 2008 until 2021.Catherine Lisa Bell was born on August 14, 1968 in London to an Scottish father, Peter Bell, and an Iranian mother, Mina Ezzati. Peter was employed as an architect in contract with an oil firm in Iran; Mina had travelled to London to learn about nursing. Bell's parents split at the age of Catherine was just two years old. Her maternal grandparents and mother helped raise her. Bell was exposed to many influences when her family moved into California's San Fernando Valley. The family was fluent in Persian at the home. Catherine's grandparents were Muslims but she also was exposed to Catholicism through her family. She attended an Baptist summer camp. As a teenager, Catherine came under the influence of her California surroundings: "I am definitely a Valley Girl. I was a tomboy.