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Catherine Dent

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Catherine Dent
Born
Catherine Grace Dent

1964 or 1965 (age 58–59)
EducationUniversity of North Carolina
OccupationActress
Years active1991–present
Spouse
Peter Eliasberg
(m. 2002)
Children1

Catherine Grace Dent[1] is an American actress. She is best known for playing Danielle "Danny" Sofer in the FX series The Shield (2002–2008) and General Hale in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2017–2018).

Early life

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Dent was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She attended high school at Baton Rouge's St. Joseph's Academy, graduating in 1983, and later studied at the North Carolina School of the Arts,[2] graduating in 1993.[3]

Career

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Dent began starring in film and television in the early 1990s. Her first feature film was the movie Nobody's Fool (1994).[4] On television she played Janice Talbert in One Life to Live, and made guest appearances on such shows as The Pretender, The X-Files, The Lone Gunmen, The Invisible Man, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, The Sopranos, Frasier, Judging Amy, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Without a Trace, Grey's Anatomy, NCIS, The Mentalist.[5][6]

Her breakthrough role came in 2002, as LAPD Officer Danielle "Danni" Sofer on FX's hit drama The Shield.[5][7] On film, she appeared in Replicant (2001), The Majestic (2001), and 21 Grams (2003).[1][7] In 2002 she starred in Taken as Sally Clarke, the Emmy-winning miniseries first aired on the Sci-Fi Channel.

Between 2005 and 2014 Dent appeared in several movies including The Unseen, The Bad Son, Natalee Holloway, Duress, Finding Neighbors, and Guilty at 17.

From 2017–2018, Dent guest starred as General Hale in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.[8] In February 2020, it was announced that Dent would play Jessica Wolcott in NBC's new show La Brea,[9] though the role was ultimately played by Ione Skye.[10] In 2021, she was a guest on Lucifer playing Dr. Alice Porter.[11]

Personal life

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Dent married attorney Peter Eliasberg on March 23, 2002.[1] They have one child.[12]

Filmography

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Film
Year Title Role Notes
1994 Nobody's Fool Charlotte Sullivan
1996 The Debutantes Mary Cat Short film
1997 March 29, 1979 Jane Freedman Short film
1998 Dangerous Proposition Laura
1998 Jaded Lisa Heller
2001 Someone Like You Alice
2001 Replicant Anne
2001 It What It Is Marley Weber
2001 Venomous Susan Edmonton
2001 The Majestic Mabel
2002 Auto Focus Susan
2003 21 Grams Ana
2005 The Unseen Ms. Lucille
2008 Sanctuary Sarah Hanson
2009 Duress Jenny
2011 Carjacked Therapist
2013 Finding Neighbors Mary
2022 Blonde Jean
2022 Moving On Molly
2023 Rachel Hendrix Em Evans
2023 Candy Cane Lane Lee
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1991 Dallas Reporter No. 1 Episode: "Fathers and Sons and Fathers and Sons"
1993 A Girls' Guide to Sex Tracy Pixel TV film
1995 New York Undercover Shirley Episode: "Downtown Girl"
1996 High Incident Episode: "Shake, Rattle & Roll"
1997 Crisis Center Laura Episode: "Someone to Watch Over Me"
1997 One Life to Live Janice Talbert 2 episodes
1998 The Pretender Dr. Carla Goetz Episode: "Crazy"
1998 Frasier Claudia Kynock Episode: "The Seal Who Came to Dinner"
1998 Chicago Hope Tanya Anderson Episode: "Gun with the Wind"
1999 L.A. Doctors Alice Field Episode: "Denial"
1999 The X-Files June Gurwich Episode: "Trevor"
1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Deborah Latrell Episode: "Or Just Look Like One"
1999 Third Watch Doris Fontaine Episode: "Hell Is What You Make of It"
1999 Dharma & Greg Cynthia Episode: "Looking for the Goodbars"
1999 Nash Bridges Tara Browning Episode: "Rip Off"
2000 The Sopranos Arlene Riley Episode: "Do Not Resuscitate"
2001 The Invisible Man Dr. Elizabeth Rendell 2 episodes
2001 The Lone Gunmen Carol Strode Episode: "The Lying Game"
2002–2008 The Shield Sergeant Danielle "Danny" Sofer Main cast
2002 Taken Sally Clarke 3 episodes
2005 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Kay Marquette / Irene Episode: "Who Shot Sherlock"
2005 Judging Amy Connie Barrett Episode: "You Don't Know Me"
2005 Phantom Below Lieutenant Claire Trifoli TV film
2006 Law & Order Dena Carter Episode: "Deadlock"
2007 Grey's Anatomy Cathy Rogerson Episode: "My Favorite Mistake"
2007 Numb3rs Naomi Vaughn Episode: "The Janus List"
2007 Without a Trace Lindsay Bynum Episode: "One Wrong Move"
2007 The Bad Son Ronnie McAdams TV film
2008 Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Agent Greta Simpson 3 episodes
2009 Criminal Minds Ellen Daniels Episode: "Pleasure Is My Business"
2009 Natalee Holloway Carol Standifer TV film
2010 Ghost Whisperer Laura Bradley Episode: "Lethal Combination"
2010 The Closer Melissa Disken Episode: "Help Wanted"
2010 Lie to Me Faye Sheridan Episode: "Pied Piper"
2010 Law & Order: LA Defense Attorney Episode: "Harbor City"
2010 NCIS Whitney Sharp 2 episodes
2011 Breakout Kings Paula Berry Episode: "Off the Beaten Path"
2011–2012 The Mentalist FBI Agent Susan Darcy Recurring role
2011 Chuck Jane Episode: "Chuck Versus the Business Trip"
2012 Touch Abigail Kelsey 4 episodes
2012 Leverage Ellen Casey Episode: "The Long Goodbye Job"
2012 Drew Peterson: Untouchable Karen Chojnacki TV film
2013 Castle Beth Tanner Episode: "The Human Factor"
2014 Rake Judge Dupre Episode: "A Close Shave"
2014 Guilty at 17 Mrs. Scott TV film
2015 The Player Barbara Lee Episode: "A House Is Not A Home"
2016 Fear the Walking Dead Melissa Geary Episode: "We All Fall Down"
2017–2018 Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. General Hale Recurring role
2018 Arrow Alexa Van Owen Episode: "Docket No. 11-19-41-73"
2019 SEAL Team Liddy Breen Episode: "Never Out of the Fight"
2019 How to Get Away with Murder DHS Attorney Ford Episode: "Vivian's Here"
2019 Magnum P.I. Georgia Preston Episode: "The Man in the Secret Room"
2020 Dave Debbie Episode: "Ally's Toast"
2021 Lucifer Dr. Alice Porter Episode: "Resting Devil Face"
2023 9-1-1 Detective Phelps Episode: "Recovery"

References

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  1. ^ a b c "WEDDINGS; Catherine Dent, Peter Eliasberg". Style. The New York Times. March 24, 2002. p. Sec 9 P 10. Archived from the original on October 11, 2009. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
  2. ^ Bourgeois, Riley Bienvenu (September 1, 2018). "Forging a future: Women around the country credit St. Joseph's Academy for giving them a successful start". inRegister. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
  3. ^ "Campaign Impact Report". North Carolina School of the Arts. 2024. Retrieved September 16, 2024. Five years ago, UNCSA began its first major fundraising campaign in decades. … Launched publicly in September 2019… Ms. Catherine G. Dent, '93 and Mr. Peter J. Eliasberg
  4. ^ Howe, Desson (January 13, 1995). "'Nobody's Fool' (R)". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on April 2, 2014. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
  5. ^ a b Nason, Pat (November 26, 2002). "Actress Catherine Dent on a hot streak". United Press International. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
  6. ^ Ausiello, Michael (December 10, 2021). "Exclusive: 'Shield' vet Catherine Dent joins 'NCIS' as [spoiler alert]!". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on December 10, 2021. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Catherine Dent- Biography". Yahoo Movies. Archived from the original on February 9, 2013. Retrieved February 7, 2013.
  8. ^ Bergeron, Judy (March 9, 2018). "Baton Rouge native Catherine Dent guest-starring on 'Marvel's Agents of the S.H.I.E.L.D.' tonight". The Advocate. Archived from the original on March 21, 2018. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
  9. ^ Petski, Denise (February 27, 2020). "Caleb Ruminer, Angel Parker, Catherine Dent Among Five Cast In NBC Drama Pilot 'La Brea'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  10. ^ Petski, Denise (April 21, 2021). "'La Brea': Ione Skye Joins NBC Drama Series As Recurring". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
  11. ^ Watson, Fay (February 11, 2021). "Lucifer season 5, part 2 guest cast: Full list of stars joining the series". Daily Express. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
  12. ^ Gee, Alison (December 27, 2005). "Shield Star Catherine Dent Has Baby Boy". People. Archived from the original on April 24, 2008. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
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