Catherine Bell dropped out from UCLA during her sophomore years after she received a modeling offer from Japan. When she came back to the US, Bell decided to pursue a career as an actress and eventually found her way into quite a few TV shows. Later on, she would star in the Dolph Lundgren film, Men of War.
Although Catherine Bell didn’t make an appearance on NCIS, the American actress did manage to work on a major role in the series that started the development of NCIS – JAG. Catherine Bell played the role of Sarah MacKenzie, who endured a problematic past and ran away from home when she was still a teenager. MacKenzie would eventually enlist in the Navy and reach the rank of Lieutenant Colonel prior to season 5.
Julie Benz Then
When she was just 15 years old, Julie Benz’s acting coach told her there was no chance she would ever succeed as an actress. As it turned out, the heartbreaking experience proved to be the best thing that happened to Benz. She landed her first movie role on a minor speaking part in "The Black Cat" segment of the horror film, Two Evil Eyes. One year later, she played on the TV show Hi Honey, I'm Home!, which ran for a couple of seasons.
On NCIS, Julie Benz was cast as Denise Johnson on an episode titled “A Weak Link.” Her character was a widowed wife of the departed Navy Seal Rick Johnson. Following Rick’s death, the Special Agents of NCIS were forced to begin an investigation. Her character at some point in the investigation was deemed a suspect in her husband’s death. Plot twist indeed!
Julie Benz Now
The American actress rose to fame after she played Darla on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, and Rita Bennett on Dexter, for which she won the Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2006 and the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2009. Benz also became a star on the series Roswell, Desperate Housewives, No Ordinary, A Gifted Man, Defiance, and Hawaii Five-O, which she still enjoys a regular role on until today.
Julie Benz also made her mark on films, including Jawbreaker, The Brothers, Rambo, Saw V and Punisher: War Zone. She married her co-actor John Kassir on May 30th, 1998, although their marriage would end in an unfortunate divorce in December of 2007. Four years later, the American actress got engaged to Rich Orosco, her partner at the currently non-operational B360 Studios, and finally tied the knot a year later, on May 5th, 2012.
Catherine Bell Now
Following her eight long year stint with JAG, Catherine Bell continued to appear in hit shows like Law & Order and King and Maxwell and become widely known for starring in films like The Good Witch and every film that was based on the original. In 2006, she received a Saturn Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress on Television for her performance in The Triangle.
While filming the 1992 movie Death Becomes Her, Catherine Bell came across the actor and production assistant of the film, Adam Beason. The two would end up marrying on May 8, 1994, and give birth to two children, a daughter named Gemma and a son named Ronan. The property got sold in 2010 however, and the couple publicly validated the rumors that they were already divorced at some time prior to September of 2011.
Troian Bellisario Then
Bellisario began her career as an actress when she was still three years old on her father’s film The Last Rites in 1988. The actress continued to appear in projects like Quantum Leap, First Monday, and yes NCIS. In 2010, the child actress garnered critical acclaim for her major performance in the movie Consent which earned her both the Vision Fest Award for Best Acting by a Female Lead and the FirstGlance Philadelphia Award for Best Actress.
On NCIS, Troian Bellisario plays Sarah McGee who is the younger sister of one of the main characters of NCIS, Special Agent Timothy McGee and is also the daughter of Navy Admiral John McGee. During her final appearance on the TV series, Bellisario’s character shows up at Timothy’s apartment and confesses murder. The loving brother that Timothy risks his career as an NCIS Special Agent to keep her from getting busted.