Cathy DeBuono Cathy DeBuono is an actress who appeared in the last three seasons of as dabo girl M ' Pella as well as in several other background roles . She also worked as stand - in , photo double , and body double for Terry Farrell . DeBuono received no on - screen credit until her final appearance in the episode . DeBuono , who has Italian roots , was born in Yonkers , New York and grew up in Bronxville , New York . As an athlete she started a career as a successful volleyball player and received several awards and medals such as two gold medals at the United States Olympic Festival in 1991 and 1992 . Between 1988 and 1991 she attended the University of Kentucky on a full athletic scholarship for volleyball , played middle blocker and broke several records during her active playing days . DeBuono started her acting career after she performed in a stage play directed by a former student , Ashley Judd , and was forced to end her career as a volleyball player because of a knee injury . She studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and graduated in 1994 . In 2003 she earned a master degree in clinical psychology from Antioch University . DeBuono resides with her wife in West Hollywood . Today , DeBuono is also working as a licensed marriage and family therapist in California . She has a weekly web blog called " What ' s Your Problem ? " since 2008 and more recently started a highly rated radio show called " Cathy Is In " . She appeared as a background regular in several episodes of the television series " Chicago Hope " as a paramedic . Between 1996 and 1998 she acted alongside " Star Trek " performers Alicia Coppola , April Grace , Scott Jaeck , Margot Rose , Eve Brenner , Mark Moses , and Chris Sarandon . Other television series she was involved in include the comedy series " Jenny " ( 1997 , episode " A Girl ' s Gotta Spike " ) , " The Pretender " ( 1998 , episode " Collateral Damage " , with Steven Anderson , Stefan Gierasch , Jay Karnes , Daniel Dae Kim , and Adrian Sparks ) , " Pacific Blue " ( 1998 , episode " Heat in the Hole " , with James G . MacDonald ) , the action comedy " Martial Law " ( 1999 , episode " Big Trouble " , with Tom Wright and Troy Brenna ) , the comedy series " Becker " ( 2003 , episode " Amanda Moves Out " ) on which she also served as stand - in and photo double for Terry Farrell , the comedy series " Exes and Oh ' s " ( 2007 , pilot episode with Randy Mulkey ) , and two episodes of " 3Way " ( 2008 , along with Liz Vassey in the previous one ) . DeBuono also appeared in a few films , including the short project " Gay Propaganda " ( 2002 ) and the award - winning " Out at the Wedding " ( 2007 ) , the romantic comedy " And Then Came Lola " ( 2009 ) , and the short drama " Tremble & Spark " ( 2009 ) . She tried " new frontiers " for the short film " The Touch " ( 2007 ) by Jane Clark , on which she worked as associate producer and still photographer . As an out lesbian , DeBuono is involved in several gay and lesbian projects and charities . She uses her MySpace page as a vehicle to publicize her efforts . More recently she portrayed the leading role of Dyna in the comedy series " We Have to Stop Now " ( 2009 - 2011 ) , currently in its second season , for which she also worked as executive producer . In development for 2011 is the crime comedy " Slate and Kelly " , based on the web series for which she ' ll play the leading role of Slate . Michael Dorn will also portray a character in this film , Captain Bishop . Beside her acting part DeBuono will be credited as co - creator and producer . Most recent credits are the short film " Bounty " ( 2011 ) , the drama " Meth Head " ( 2011 , with Marcelo Tubert ) , and the drama " A Perfect Ending " ( 2011 , with Gary Weeks and Terrence Beasor ) .