Cathy DeBuono (born March 20, 1970) is an American actress and former athlete. 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. She was forced to end her career as a volleyball player due to a knee injury. After this, DeBuono started her acting career, and she performed in a stage play directed by a former student, Ashley Judd. She studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and graduated in 1994. In 2003 she earned a master degree in clinical psychology. She appeared in the last three seasons of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as M'Pella. She has worked as a stand-in, photo double, and body double for Terry Farrell. DeBuono received no on-screen credits until her final appearance in the episode The Dogs of War. DeBuono also appeared as a background regular in several episodes of the television series Chicago Hope as a paramedic. DeBuono was involved in the comedy series Jenny, The Pretender, Pacific Blue, Martial Law, Becker and Exes and Oh's. She has 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 (2008), and the short drama Tremble & Spark (2008). For the short film The Touch, by Jane Clark, she worked as associate producer and still photographer. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Biography from TMDB.
- March 20, 1970 (56)
- Yonkers, New York, USA
- Actor, also producer
- 8 on MovieCove · 18 credits in all
What are Cathy DeBuono's films like?
Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 4
Light 3 · Serious 1 · Dark 0
A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0
Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 0
Steady 4 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1
A split, not a type: Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 1
Casual 3 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 3 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 1
Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
- Allyas Risa in Out at the Wedding (2007)
- Shapeshifteras Wanda in Along Came Wanda (2021)
Moods and endings
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Cathy DeBuono's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (5).
Subscription and free streaming for Cathy DeBuono's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
18 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Along Came Wanda(2021)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
How 'Bout a Cuppa Tea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Snapshots(2018)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Crazy Bitches (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Meth Head(2013)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
A Perfect Ending(2012)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
Jan's Coming Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
We Have to Stop Now (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
And Then Came Lola(2009)
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all filmsWe Have to Stop Now (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Out at the Wedding(2007)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all filmsGay Propaganda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Martial Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Jenny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Rose by Any Other Name... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)
Pacific Blue(1996)
Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all shows
Chicago Hope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
Career shape
Star power in the 70th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 18 titles from 1993 to 2021; peak year 2009.
Film career
Peak 2009 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.
- 1993Screen debut· Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
- 2009First film· And Then Came Lola
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Cathy DeBuono's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 46th percentile, the median of all 6; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 34th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up2
- 50th to 74th1
- 25th to 49th3
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
4 of their 8 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved1
- Cult Classic2
- Crowd Pleaser1
- Mixed4
Reviewers score the acting 61/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 22. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Cathy DeBuono work with?
People who share at least 2 of Cathy DeBuono's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Jan Miller Corran shares the most, 2.
Writers
- Jan Miller CorranShared titles: Along Came Wanda (2021), Snapshots (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Jan Miller Corran
Actors
- Max AdlerShared titles: Along Came Wanda (2021), Snapshots (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Max Adler
- Jill BennettShared titles: And Then Came Lola (2009), Out at the Wedding (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Jill Bennett
Editors
- Josh RifkinShared titles: Along Came Wanda (2021), Snapshots (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Josh Rifkin
Producers
- DenmorlinShared titles: Along Came Wanda (2021), Snapshots (2018)See all 2 shared titles with Denmorlin
- LeeAnne Pronitis-MatusekShared titles: Along Came Wanda (2021), Snapshots (2018)See all 2 shared titles with LeeAnne Pronitis-Matusek
