Catherine was born in London, but moved to California with her Iranian mother at age 2. Her mother still acts as her personal assistant. She went to UCLA to study biology, but dropped out to become a model in Japan. She moved back into acting with a Mexican commercial for Amex and then followed that up in Death Becomes Her (1992), where she also met her future husband, Adam Beason, who was director Robert Zemeckis's assistant. The couple currently live near L.A. with their daughter Gemma.

Credits include: The Pacifier, X-Men, Queer as Folk, A Wrinkle in Time and Arachnid

Credits include: X-Men, The Vindicator, Good Witch, The Good Witch and Forever Knight