Catherine Dyer is an American actress and producer.

Life and career

Dyer born in

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and raised in

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, Georgia. She graduated from the

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in New York City. 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

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's Original Movies Department. In 1997, she returned to New York City to work as a Supervising Producer on A&E Television documentary series, ''

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'' receiving a

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nomination in 2003. Dyer returned to acting in 2008, playing a recurring role in the Lifetime drama series, ''

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''. She later guest-starred on ''

Drop Dead Diva ''Drop Dead Diva'' is an American legal comedy-drama/fantasy television series that aired on Lifetime from July 12, 2009, to June 22, 2014. The series was created by Josh Berman and produced by Sony Pictures Television. It stars Brooke Elliot ...

'', '' Necessary Roughness'', ''

Devious Maids ''Devious Maids'' is an American television comedy-drama and mystery series created by Marc Cherry, produced by ABC Studios, and executive produced by Cherry, Sabrina Wind, Eva Longoria, Paul McGuigan, Larry Shuman, David Lonner, John Mass, ...

'', '' The Originals'', '' Greenleaf'' and ''

Queen Sugar ''Queen Sugar'' is an American drama television series created and executive produced by Ava DuVernay, with Oprah Winfrey serving as an executive producer. DuVernay also directed the first two episodes. The series is based on the 2014 novel o ...

''. In 2016, she had a recurring role as Agent Connie Frazier during the first season of Netflix series, ''

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''. She later had a recurring roles on '' The Resident'', '' The Morning Show'' and ''

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''. Dyer appeared in a number of movies, including '' Halloween II'' (2009), '' The Blind Side'' (2009), ''

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'' (2014), ''

Dirty Grandpa ''Dirty Grandpa'' is a 2016 American comedy film about a lawyer who drives his grandfather to Florida during spring break. The film was directed by Dan Mazer and written by John Phillips. It stars Robert De Niro and Zac Efron in the leading rol ...

'' (2016), ''

The Darkest Minds ''The Darkest Minds'' is a 2018 American dystopian science fiction film directed by Jennifer Yuh Nelson, written by Chad Hodge and produced by Shawn Levy and Dan Levine. The film stars Amandla Stenberg, Harris Dickinson, Mandy Moore and Gwendo ...

'' (2018), and '' Nappily Ever After'' (2018). In 2019, she played main anthogonist in the independent thriller film, '' The Devil to Pay'' opposite

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. She later was cast in the Netflix thriller, ''

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''. In 2023, she played a leading role in the Lifetime thriller ''The Surrogate Scandal''.

Filmography

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'' (1999) *'' Halloween II'' (2009) *''

The Joneses ''The Joneses'' is a 2009 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Derrick Borte, in his directorial debut. It stars Demi Moore, David Duchovny, Amber Heard, and Ben Hollingsworth. It premiered at the 2009 Toronto International Fi ...

'' (2009) *'' The Blind Side'' (2009) *''

What to Expect When You're Expecting ''What to Expect When You're Expecting'' is a pregnancy guide, now in its fifth edition, authored by Heidi Murkoff and Sharon Mazel and published by Workman Publishing. Its first edition, authored by Murkoff, Arlene Eisenberg, and Sandee Hat ...

'' (2009) *''

'' (2014) *''

Taken 3 ''Taken 3'' (sometimes stylized as ''TAK3N'') is a 2015 English-language action-thriller film that is the third and final film in the ''Taken'' trilogy, starring Liam Neeson as a former government operative. The French production was directed ...

'' (2014) *''

Accidental Love ''Accidental Love'' is a 2015 American romantic comedy film directed by David O. Russell (under a pseudonym) and written by Kristin Gore, Matt Silverstein, and Dave Jeser, based on Gore's 2004 novel ''Sammy's Hill''. The film stars Jessica Bi ...

'' (2015) *''

'' (2016) *''

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'' (2016) *''

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'' (2016) *'' Hot Summer Nights'' (2017) *'' Megan Leavey'' (2017) *''

I, Tonya ''I, Tonya'' is a 2017 American biographical sports film directed by Craig Gillespie and written by Steven Rogers. It follows the life and career of American figure skater Tonya Harding and her connection to the 1994 assault on her rival Nan ...

'' (2017) * ''

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'' (2017) *'' Forever My Girl'' (2018) *''Steel Country'' (2018) *''

'' (2018) *''

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'' (2018) *'' Nappily Ever After'' (2018) *''Gilda Sue Rosenstern: The Motion Picture!'' (2019) *'' The Devil to Pay'' (2019) *''Pageant Material'' (2019) *''8th Floor Massacre'' (2020) *''A Unicorn for Christmas'' (2022) *''Escape from Love'' (2023) *''

'' (2023) * ''Freedom Hair'' (2023)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dyer, Catherine 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses 1958 births Actresses from New York City American television actresses American television producers American film actresses Living people