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Catherine Dent

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Catherine Dent arrested audiences as "Officer Danny Sofer" in The Shield, playing a single woman in a world that understands brutality more than beauty. Born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and trained at the North Carolina School of the Performing Arts, Dent made her film debut in 1994, playing Paul Newman's daughter-in-law in Robert Benton's Nobody's Fool... See full bio »

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Catherine Grace Dent
in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
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2013/I Reckless (TV movie) (pre-production)
Senator
 
2013 Castle (TV series)
Beth Tanner
– The Human Factor (2013) … Beth Tanner
 
2012 Leverage (TV series)
Ellen Casey
– The Long Good-bye Job (2012) … Ellen Casey
 
2012 Touch (TV series)
Abigail Kelsey
– Gyre, Part 1 (2012) … Abigail Kelsey
– Gyre, Part 2 (2012) … Abigail Kelsey
– Tessellations (2012) … Abigail Kelsey
– Noosphere Rising (2012) … Abigail Kelsey
 
2011-2012 The Mentalist (TV series)
FBI Agent Susan Darcy / Susan Darcy
– The Crimson Hat (2012) … FBI Agent Susan Darcy
– Red Rover, Red Rover (2012) … Susan Darcy
– Cheap Burgundy (2012) … Susan Darcy
– Red is the New Black (2012) … FBI Agent Susan Darcy
– Always Bet on Red (2012) … FBI Agent Susan Darcy
See all 6 episodes »
 
2012 Drew Peterson: Untouchable (TV movie)
Karen Chojnacki
 
2012/IV Neighbors
Mary
 
2011 Carjacked
Therapist
 
2011 Chuck (TV series)
Jane
– Chuck Versus the Business Trip (2011) … Jane
 
2011 Breakout Kings (TV series)
Paula Berry
– Off the Beaten Path (2011) … Paula Berry
 
2010 NCIS (TV series)
Former NCIS Special Agent Whitney Sharp
– Enemies Domestic (2010) … Former NCIS Special Agent Whitney Sharp
– Enemies Foreign (2010) … Former NCIS Special Agent Whitney Sharp
 
2010 Law & Order: LA (TV series)
Defense Attorney
– Harbor City (2010) … Defense Attorney
 
2010 Lie to Me (TV series)
Faye Sheridan
– Pied Piper (2010) … Faye Sheridan
 
2010 The Closer (TV series)
Melissa Disken
– Help Wanted (2010) … Melissa Disken
 
2010 Ghost Whisperer (TV series)
Laura Bradley
– Lethal Combination (2010) … Laura Bradley
 
2010 Day One (TV series)
Jennifer
– Pilot … Jennifer
 
2009 Duress
Jenny
 
2009 Natalee Holloway (TV movie)
Carol
 
2009 Criminal Minds (TV series)
Ellen Daniels
– Pleasure Is My Business (2009) … Ellen Daniels
 
2002-2008 The Shield (TV series)
Officer Danni Sofer
– Family Meeting (2008) … Officer Danni Sofer
– Possible Kill Screen (2008) … Officer Danni Sofer
– Petty Cash (2008) … Officer Danni Sofer (credit only)
– Party Line (2008) … Officer Danni Sofer (credit only)
– Moving Day (2008) … Officer Danni Sofer (credit only)
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2008/I Sanctuary
Sarah Hanson
 
2008 Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (TV series)
Agent Greta Simpson
– What He Beheld (2008) … Agent Greta Simpson
– Heavy Metal (2008) … Agent Greta Simpson
– The Turk (2008) … Agent Greta Simpson
 
2007 Without a Trace (TV series)
Lindsay Bynum
– One Wrong Move (2007) … Lindsay Bynum
 
2007 The Bad Son (TV movie)
Ronnie McAdams
 
2007 Numb3rs (TV series)
Naomi Vaughn
– The Janus List (2007) … Naomi Vaughn
 
2007 Grey's Anatomy (TV series)
Cathy Rogerson
– My Favorite Mistake (2007) … Cathy Rogerson
 
2007 The Shield (Video Game)
Officer Danni Sofer (voice)
 
2006 Law & Order (TV series)
Dena Carter
– Deadlock (2006) … Dena Carter
 
2005 The Unseen
Ms. Lucille
 
2005 Tides of War (TV movie)
Lieutenant Claire Trifoli
 
2005 Judging Amy (TV series)
Connie Barrett
– You Don't Know Me (2005) … Connie Barrett
 
2005 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV series)
Irene / Kay Marquette
– Who Shot Sherlock (2005) … Kay Marquette/Irene
 
2003 21 Grams
Ana
 
2002 Taken (TV mini-series)
Sally Clarke
– Maintenance (2002) … Sally Clarke
– Jacob and Jesse (2002) … Sally Clarke
– Beyond the Sky (2002) … Sally Clarke
 
2002 Auto Focus
Susan
 
2001 The Majestic
Mabel
 
2001 Venomous (video)
Susan Edmonton
 
2001/I It Is What It Is
Marley Weber
 
2001 The Invisible Man (TV series)
Dr. Elizabeth Rendell
– Brother's Keeper (2001) … Dr. Elizabeth Rendell
– Money for Nothing: Part 2 (2001) … Dr. Elizabeth Rendell
 
2001 Replicant
Angie
 
2001 The Lone Gunmen (TV series)
Carol Strode
– The Lying Game (2001) … Carol Strode
 
2001 Someone Like You...
Alice, Jane's Sister
 
2000 The Sopranos (TV series)
Arlene Riley
– Do Not Resuscitate (2000) … Arlene Riley
 
1999 Nash Bridges (TV series)
Tara Browning
– Rip Off (1999) … Tara Browning
 
1999 Dharma & Greg (TV series)
Cynthia
– Looking for the Goodbars (1999) … Cynthia
 
1999 Third Watch (TV series)
Doris Fontaine
– Hell Is What You Make of It (1999) … Doris Fontaine
 
1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV series)
Deborah Latrell
– Or Just Look Like One (1999) … Deborah Latrell
 
1999 The X-Files (TV series)
June Gurwich
– Trevor (1999) … June Gurwich
 
1999 L.A. Doctors (TV series)
Alice Field
– Denial (1999) … Alice Field
 
1998 Chicago Hope (TV series)
Tanya Anderson
– Gun with the Wind (1998) … Tanya Anderson
 
1998 Frasier (TV series)
Claudia Kynock
– The Seal Who Came to Dinner (1998) … Claudia Kynock
 
1998 The Pretender (TV series)
Dr. Carla Goetz
– Crazy (1998) … Dr. Carla Goetz
 
1998 Jaded
Lisa Heller
 
1998 Dangerous Proposition
Laura
 
1997 One Life to Live (TV series)
Janice Talbert
– Episode dated 16 April 1997 (1997) … Janice Talbert
– Episode dated 15 April 1997 (1997) … Janice Talbert
 
1997 March 29th, 1979 (short)
Jane Freedman
 
1997 Crisis Center (TV series)
Laura
– Someone to Watch Over Me (1997) … Laura
 
1996 High Incident (TV series)
– Shake, Rattle & Roll (1996)
 
1996 The Debutantes (short)
Mary Cat
 
1995 New York Undercover (TV series)
Shirley
– Downtown Girl (1995) … Shirley
 
1994 Nobody's Fool
Charlotte Sullivan
 
1993 A Girls' Guide to Sex (TV movie)
Tracy Pixel
 
1991 Dallas (TV series)
Reporter #1
– Fathers and Sons and Fathers and Sons (1991) … Reporter #1
 
1991 The Steven Banks Show (TV movie)
Robin
 
Show ShowDirector (1 title)
2013 Silk (short) (completed)
 
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
2013 Silk (short) (completed)
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
2013 Silk (short) (producer) (completed)
 
Show ShowSelf (6 titles)
2008 Speechless (TV documentary)
Herself
 
2006 CMT: The Greatest - 20 Sexiest Men (TV special)
Herself
 
2004 CMT 20 Sexiest Men (TV special)
Herself
 
2004 The Wayne Brady Show (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 20 April 2004 (2004) … Herself
 
2002 Inside Taken (video documentary short)
Herself
 
2001 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)
Mabel
– The Majestic (2001) … Mabel
 

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Produced Atwater Village Neighorhood video, with contributions from Seth Freeman, Tom Bishel, Lorena David, Gregory Brouwer, and Mylissa Fitzsimmons. See more »

Height:

5' 9" (1.75 m)
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Trivia:

Daughter of failed Louisiana gubernatorial candidate Fred C. Dent. See more »

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Star Sign:

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