I think my uncle was probably the biggest influence in my life. We grew up in the same house, and he was just a really great, hard-working, honest, ethical person.

She originally wanted to become a doctor and studied biology at UCLA. Bell was the grand marshal of the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race at Dover International Speedway on June 3 2007. She is fond of motorcycling skiing snowboarding and kick-boxing which Catherine Bell has been practicing for over 10 years.

Catherine Lisa Bell (Persian:کاترین بل born August 14 1968) is an British-American actress known for her role of Lieutenant Colonel Sarah MacKenzie of the television show JAG from 1997 to 2005. Currently Catherine Bell stars in the Lifetime Television series Army Wives as Denise Sherwood.