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Catherine Dent

Catherine Dent

Actor · Born April 14, 1965 (61) · Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

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.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 14, 1965 (61)
From
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
57 on MovieCove · 69 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26Up 24% in 30 days

What are Catherine Dent's films like?

Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Genres

Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 14th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 39th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
33%
Survival
27%
Bonds
19%
Self
11%
Power
6%
Ideas
4%
Justice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma3 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 13 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 4 · Dark 7

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 13 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 5 · Intense 6

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 6 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 11 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 10 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 11 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

5 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 2 of 5 analyzed roles.

Ally
2 of 5
Threshold guardian
2 of 5
Hero
1 of 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
11
Dread
8
Melancholic
5
Contemplative
3
Warm
2
Other
5

How their films linger

Unsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet6
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous6

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 Catherine Dent's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 45 of their 57 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Catherine Dent'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

69 credits, 57 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Candy Cane Lane(2023)

    as Lee

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Rachel Hendrix(2023)

    as Em Evans

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Moving On(2022)

    as Molly

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Blonde(2022)

    as Jean

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Dave(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Debbie

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Magnum P.I.(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Georgia Preston

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • 9-1-1(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Detective Phelps

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Halfway There(2018)

    as Jennifer Morgan

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Imposters(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Cynthia Van Duzer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Lucifer(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Alice Porter

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • The Player(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Barbara Lee

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Fear the Walking Dead(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Melissa Geary

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • The Astronaut Wives Club(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Beverly Davis

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Stitchers(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Ellen Goodkin

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • How to Get Away with Murder(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Ford

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Guilty(2014)

    as Melanie Scott

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Galyntine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Actor

  • Drew Peterson: Untouchable(2012)

    as Karen Chojnacki

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Finding Neighbors(2013)

    as Mary

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Ironside(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Rachel Watson

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all shows

  • Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.(2013)

    Show 10 episodes · as General Hale

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Arrow(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Alexa Van Owen

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Longmire(2012)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Touch(2012)

    Show 4 episodes · as Abigail Kelsey

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Carjacked(2011)

    as Therapist

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Law & Order: LA(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Sarah Witmer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • Duress (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Jenny

  • Natalee Holloway(2009)

    as Carol

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Castle(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Beth Tanner

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Lie to Me(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Faye Sheridan

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • The Mentalist(2008)

    Show 5 episodes · as Susan Darcy

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles(2008)

    Show 3 episodes · as Agent Greta Simpson

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Chuck(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Jane

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • The Bad Son(2007)

    as Ronnie McAdams

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • The Unseen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Ms. Lucille

  • Criminal Minds(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Ellen Dent

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • The Closer(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Melissa Disken

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Tides of War(2005)

    as Claire Trifoli

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Grey's Anatomy(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Cathy Rogerson

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Numb3rs(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Naomi Vaughn

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • 21 Grams(2003)

    as Ana

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • NCIS(2003)

    Show 2 episodes · as Whitney Sharp

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Taken (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 2 episodes · as Sally Clarke

  • Auto Focus(2002)

    as Susan

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Without a Trace(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Lindsay Bynum

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • The Shield(2002)

    Show 88 episodes · as Danielle 'Danny' Sofer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Venomous(2001)

    as Susan Edmonton

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • The Majestic(2001)

    as Mabel

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Replicant(2001)

    as Angie

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Someone Like You(2001)

    as Alice, Jane's Sister

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Lone Gunmen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Kay Marquette / Irene

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • The Invisible Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · as Dr. Elizabeth Rendell

  • Third Watch(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Doris Fontaine

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Deborah Latrell

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • The Sopranos(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Arlene Riley

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • L.A. Doctors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Alice Field

  • Jaded(1998)

    as Lisa Heller

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Dangerous Proposition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Laura

  • Dharma & Greg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Cynthia

  • The Pretender(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Carla Goetz

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Nash Bridges(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Tara Browning

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • Nobody's Fool(1994)

    as Charlotte Sullivan

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Chicago Hope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Tanya Anderson

  • Frasier(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Claudia Kynock

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • The X-Files(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as June Gurwich

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • A Girl's Guide to Sex (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Tracy Pixel

  • Law & Order(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Dena Carter

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Day One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 69 titles, 68 of them dated from 1990 to 2023; peak year 2000.

Biggest box office

Someone Like You (2001)

$39M worldwide

Highest rated

The Shield (2002)

Midcredits 98th

Film career

19902023

Peak 2000 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. 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.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting69 of 69: 69 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score70th

By decade

1990s15 · acting2000s27 · acting2010s21 · acting2020s5 · acting

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 0% of 11 roles
9404

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. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Catherine Dent's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 34th percentile, the median of all 20; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 31st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

31stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Approval · how many liked their films

29thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 57 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up26
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th14
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

21 of their 57 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved16
  • Universally Panned1
  • Loved with Detractors2
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser21
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed15

Most divisive · actor

Rachel Hendrix (2023)

96th percentile spread · 26% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Shield (2002)

Midcredits 98th · 92% liked

Reviewers score the acting 61/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 40. 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.

Is Catherine Dent's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 45 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Catherine Dent work with?

People who share at least 2 of Catherine Dent's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Mikael Salomon shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Producers