Catherine Dent

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Biography

As the tough-skinned, street-savvy cop Danny Sofer on the cop drama "The Shield" (FX, 2002-08), actress Catherine Dent displayed considerable acting chops in one of her first major roles. Prior to the gritty world of "The Shield," Dent first rose to prominence as Janice Talbert on the daytime soap opera "One Life to Live" (ABC, 1968-2012), while adding guest starring roles on "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (NBC, 1999- ), "The Sopranos" …
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Job Title

Actor, Producer

Born

March 14, 1965

Career Milestones

Starred in "The Unseen," a black comedy about racial tensions in small-town rural Georgia (lensed 2004)

2003

Had a small part in "21 Grams" starring Sean Penn and Naomi Watts

2002

Played Officer Danny Sofer in the FX drama "The Shield"

2002

Co-starred opposite Greg Kinnear, in Paul Schrader's "Auto Focus"

2002

Appeared in Steven Spielberg's 10-part series "Taken" on the Sci-Fi Channel

2001

Starred opposite Jean Claude Van Damme in the thriller "Replicant"

2001

Appeared with Jim Carrey in Frank Darabont's "The Majestic"

2001

Starred as Ashley Judd's sister in the romantic comedy "Someone Like You"

1997

Cast as Janice Talbert on the ABC soap "One Life to Live"

1994

Made feature film debut in Robert Benton's "Nobody's Fool" opposite Paul Newman