Cast & creator
Catherine Dent
Best known for Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, The Mentalist, Law & Order
Catherine Dent (born April 14, 1965) is an American actress who has starred in film and in television. Her first feature film was the 1994 movie Nobody's Fool. Dent was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the daughter of Eleanor Brown and Fred C. Dent, a politician. She attended the North Carolina School of the Arts and graduated in 1993. Her big breakthrough role came in 2002 as L.A.P.D. Officer Danielle "Danny" Sofer on the FX hit drama The Shield. She has made guest appearances on some TV shows, such as on The Pretender, The X-Files, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, The Sopranos, Frasier, Judging Amy, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Without A Trace, and Grey's Anatomy. She is married and has one child.
Also known as: Catherine Grace Dent , کاترین دنت
26
film credits
44
television credits
70
1990–2023 · acting roles
6.7
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (70)
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Deborah Latrell
1999
The Mentalist
Susan Darcy
2008
Law & Order
Dena Carter
1990
Grey's Anatomy
Cathy Rogerson
2005
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Kay Marquette / Irene
2000
Criminal Minds
Ellen Dent
2005
NCIS
Whitney Sharp
2003
Castle
Beth Tanner
2009
The X-Files
June Gurwich
1993
The Sopranos
Arlene Riley
1999
Arrow
Alexa Van Owen
2012
Lucifer
Dr. Alice Porter
2016
Frasier
Claudia Kynock
1993
9-1-1
Detective Phelps
2018
Chicago Hope
Tanya Anderson
1994
The Closer
Melissa Disken
2005
Without a Trace
Lindsay Bynum
2002
Magnum P.I.
Georgia Preston
2018
Numb3rs
Naomi Vaughn
2005
Third Watch
Doris Fontaine
1999
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
General Hale
2013
How to Get Away with Murder
Ford
2014
Fear the Walking Dead
Melissa Geary
2015
Chuck
Jane
2007
The Shield
Danielle 'Danny' Sofer
2002
Nash Bridges
Tara Browning
1996
Lie to Me
Faye Sheridan
2009
Longmire
2012
The Pretender
Dr. Carla Goetz
1996
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Agent Greta Simpson
2008
Touch
Abigail Kelsey
2012
Dharma & Greg
Cynthia
1997
DAVE
Debbie
2020
Law & Order: LA
Sarah Witmer
2010
Stitchers
Dr. Ellen Goodkin
2015
L.A. Doctors
Alice Field
1998
The Invisible Man
Dr. Elizabeth Rendell
2000
Taken
Sally Clarke
2002
Imposters
Cynthia Van Duzer
2017
Candy Cane Lane
Lee
2023
The Lone Gunmen
2001
The Player
Barbara Lee
2015
Ironside
Mrs. Rachel Watson
2013
Blonde
Jean
2022
21 Grams
Ana
2003
The Astronaut Wives Club
Beverly Davis
2015
The Majestic
Mabel
2001
Someone Like You...
Alice, Jane's Sister
2001
Nobody's Fool
Charlotte Sullivan
1994
Moving On
Molly
2023
Replicant
Angie
2001
Auto Focus
Susan
2002
The Shield: Wrap Day
Self
2006
Rachel Hendrix
Em Evans
2023Day One
Venomous
Susan Edmonton
2002
Jaded
Lisa Heller
1998
Carjacked
Therapist
2011
Halfway There
Jennifer Morgan
2017
Drew Peterson: Untouchable
Karen Chojnacki
2014
Galyntine
2014
A Girl's Guide to Sex
Tracy Pixel
1993
Natalee Holloway
Carol
2009
Finding Neighbors
Mary
2013
Tides of War
Claire Trifoli
2005
Guilty at 17
Melanie Scott
2014
The Unseen
Ms. Lucille
2005
The Bad Son
Ronnie McAdams
2007
Duress
Jenny
2009
Dangerous Proposition
Laura
1998