Catherine Carlen was born and raised in Cookeville, Tennessee. She moved to New York City in the late 1970's to start her acting career. Catherine studied with Uta Hagen and Stella Adler and Susan Batson. She is a lifetime member of The Actors Studio. Catherine wrote ,produced, directed and starred in The Award winning Feature Film Running Out of Time in Hollywood (2006), 50-year-old actress trying to make a comeback in Hollywood when everything and everybody is against her. Catherine currently has a recurring role on a New Shondaland series for Netflix. She is married to the love of her life Roger 'Biff' Johnson Jr. and has a beautiful talented daughter Carlen Johnson.

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Catherine Carlen and Manuel Garcia-Rulfo  The Lincoln Lawyer / NETFLIX

Catherine Carlen and Uzo Aduba The Residence / Netflix / Shondaland

Shonda Rhimes /SHONDALAND / NETFIX /THE RESIDENCE /Catherine Carlen

Catherine Carlen, Suanne Spoke, Olivia Luccardi, and Gideon Adlon in The Thing About Pam (2022)

Elizabeth Perkins and Catherine Carlen in Sharp Objects (2018)

Bronson Pinchot, Giancarlo Esposito, Jason Lee, Ken Marino, Mel Rodriguez, Randall Park, Susan Kelechi Watson, Julieth Restrepo, Uzo Aduba, Al Mitchell, Molly Griggs, and Mary Wiseman in The Residence (2025)

Manuel Garcia-Rulfo in The Lincoln Lawyer (2022)

Brendan Fraser, Matt Bomer, Michelle Gomez, April Bowlby, Matthew Zuk, Diane Guerrero, Joivan Wade, and Riley Shanahan in Doom Patrol (2019)

Amy Adams, Patricia Clarkson, and Eliza Scanlen in Sharp Objects (2018)

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