Catherine Dyer | |
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Born | New York City, New York, U.S. |
Occupation(s) | Actress, producer |
Years active | 1993–present |
Spouse | Jason MacDonald (m. 1991) |
Catherine Dyer is an American actress and producer.
Dyer born in New York City and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. She graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City. [1] In 1991, she married actor Jason MacDonald. In 1991, she moved to Los Angeles and had a one-woman-show called Sorry to Keep You Waiting. She later worked off-screen as a Development Assistant for Lifetime Television's Original Movies Department. In 1997, she returned to New York City to work as a Supervising Producer on A&E Television documentary series, Biography receiving a Primetime Emmy Award nomination in 2003. [1] [2]
Dyer returned to acting in 2008, playing a recurring role in the Lifetime drama series, Army Wives . She later guest-starred on Drop Dead Diva , Necessary Roughness , Devious Maids , The Originals , Greenleaf and Queen Sugar . In 2016, she had a recurring role as Agent Connie Frazier during the first season of Netflix series, Stranger Things . She later had a recurring roles on The Resident , The Morning Show and The Terminal List . [3]
Dyer appeared in a number of movies, including Halloween II (2009), The Blind Side (2009), Sabotage (2014), Dirty Grandpa (2016), The Darkest Minds (2018), and Nappily Ever After (2018). In 2019, she played main anthogonist in the independent thriller film, The Devil to Pay opposite Danielle Deadwyler. [4] She later was cast in the Netflix thriller, Reptile . [5] In 2023, she played a leading role in the Lifetime thriller The Surrogate Scandal. [6]
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