# Catherine Dent

Catherine Grace Dent 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

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, graduating in 1993.

## Career

Dent began starring in film and television in the early 1990s. Her first feature film was the movie Nobody's Fool (1994). 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.
Her breakthrough role came in 2002, as LAPD Officer Danielle "Danni" Sofer on FX's hit drama The Shield. 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. In February 2020, it was announced that Dent would play Jessica Wolcott in NBC's new show La Brea, though the role was ultimately played by Ione Skye. In 2021, she was a guest on Lucifer playing Dr. Alice Porter.

## Personal life

Dent married attorney Peter Eliasberg on March 23, 2002. They have one child.

## Filmography

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" |