Catherine Dent

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,{{Cite magazine |title=Forging a future: Women around the country credit St. Joseph's Academy for giving them a successful start |first=Riley Bienvenu |last=Bourgeois |magazine=inRegister |date=2018-09-01 |url=https://www.inregister.com/features/forging-future-women-around-country-credit-st-josephs-academy-giving-successful-start |access-date=2021-12-10}} graduating in 1993.{{cite web |title=Campaign Impact Report |publisher=North Carolina School of the Arts |date=2024 |url=https://www.uncsa.edu/giving/campaign/impact-report.aspx |access-date=2024-09-16 |quote=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}}

Dent began starring in film and television in the early 1990s. Her first feature film was the movie Nobody's Fool (1994).{{Cite news |title='Nobody's Fool' (R) |first=Desson |last=Howe |work=The Washington Post |date=1995-01-13 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/nobodysfoolrhowe_c0049c.htm |access-date=2021-12-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140402123436/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/nobodysfoolrhowe_c0049c.htm |archive-date=April 2, 2014 |url-status=live}} 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.{{Cite news |title=Actress Catherine Dent on a hot streak |first=Pat |last=Nason |agency=United Press International |date=2002-11-26 |url=https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2002/11/26/Actress-Catherine-Dent-on-a-hot-streak/88591038295216/ |access-date=2021-12-10}}{{Cite web |last=Ausiello |first=Michael |title=Exclusive: 'Shield' vet Catherine Dent joins 'NCIS' as [spoiler alert]! |website=Entertainment Weekly |date=2021-12-10 |url=https://ew.com/article/2010/09/28/catherine-dent-joins-ncis/ |access-date=2021-12-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211210155016/https://ew.com/article/2010/09/28/catherine-dent-joins-ncis/ |archive-date=December 10, 2021 |url-status=dead}}

Her breakthrough role came in 2002, as LAPD Officer Danielle "Danni" Sofer on FX's hit drama The Shield.{{Cite web |title=Catherine Dent- Biography |website=Yahoo Movies |url=https://movies.yahoo.com/person/catherine-dent/biography.html |access-date=February 7, 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130209181539/http://movies.yahoo.com/person/catherine-dent/biography.html |archive-date=2013-02-09 |url-status=dead}} On film, she appeared in Replicant (2001), The Majestic (2001), and 21 Grams (2003). 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.{{Cite magazine |first=Judy |last=Bergeron |title=Baton Rouge native Catherine Dent guest-starring on 'Marvel's Agents of the S.H.I.E.L.D.' tonight |magazine=The Advocate |date=2018-03-09 |url=https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/entertainment_life/movies_tv/article_35887312-23be-11e8-be57-d786b72aad76.html |access-date=2021-12-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180321201807/http://www.theadvocate.com:80/baton_rouge/entertainment_life/movies_tv/article_35887312-23be-11e8-be57-d786b72aad76.html |archive-date=2018-03-21 |url-status=live}} In February 2020, it was announced that Dent would play Jessica Wolcott in NBC's new show La Brea,{{cite web |title=Caleb Ruminer, Angel Parker, Catherine Dent Among Five Cast In NBC Drama Pilot 'La Brea' |work=Deadline Hollywood |first=Denise |last=Petski |date=February 27, 2020 |url=https://deadline.com/2020/02/caleb-ruminer-angel-parker-catherine-dent-cast-nbc-drama-pilot-la-brea-1202869394/ |access-date=January 12, 2021}} though the role was ultimately played by Ione Skye.{{Cite web |last=Petski |first=Denise |title=‘La Brea’: Ione Skye Joins NBC Drama Series As Recurring |work=Deadline Hollywood |date=2021-04-21 |url=https://deadline.com/2021/04/la-brea-ione-skye-nbc-drama-series-recurring-1234741222/ |access-date=2023-12-03}} In 2021, she was a guest on Lucifer playing Dr. Alice Porter.{{Cite news |last=Watson |first=Fay |title=Lucifer season 5, part 2 guest cast: Full list of stars joining the series |work=Daily Express |date=2021-02-11 |url=https://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/1396749/Lucifer-season-5-part-2-guest-cast-full-list-stars-series |access-date=2021-12-10}}

Dent married attorney Peter Eliasberg on March 23, 2002. They have one child.{{Cite magazine |first=Alison |last=Gee |title=Shield Star Catherine Dent Has Baby Boy |magazine=People |date=December 27, 2005 |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1144256,00.html |access-date=April 26, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080424133022/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1144256,00.html |archive-date=2008-04-24 |url-status=dead}}

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