Acting credits
29
Active
Consistent number of acting credits.
Actor
Challen Cates
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 17Series: 13Crew credits: 2
TMDB ID: 175570
IMDb ID: nm0146052
Known for: Acting
Born: January 26, 1966
Age: 60
Place of birth: Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1993 - 2025
Years active: 33
Average TMDB rating: 6.95
Wikidata: Q2947843
Also known as
Challen Michelle Cates • Chaleen Cates
Other jobs
Executive Producer (2)
Biography
Challen Michelle Cates (born January 26, 1966) is an American independent film producer and actress best known for portraying Mrs. Knight on the TV series, Big Time Rush. As of 2007, she has been the executive producer of two American independent films A Fare To Remember (1998) and The A-List (2001). In addition to producing, she's also playing the main character in both movies. In 2003, she also played the lead female role in the independent movie They Would Love You In France. Since the beginning of 2000, she has also appeared in minor roles in several television series Cybill, Roseanne, Diagnosis: Murder, Monk, CSI: NY, Criminal Minds, Desperate Housewives and others. In 2007, she had a part in the TV movie The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning. She has a supporting role in the Nickelodeon original series Big Time Rush. Cates has also appeared in 4 Big Time Rush movies such as Big Time Audition, Big Time Concert, Big Time Christmas, and Big Time Beach Party. In Big Time Rush, Cates was only referred to as Mrs. Knight or "Momma Knight" but in Big Time Moms it was revealed that her first named was Jennifer, or Jen. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Challen Cates.
Due West
Executive Producer
2025 Movie
Thoughts and Prayers
as Sarah (voice)
2022 Movie
3.6
This Game's Called Murder
as Mother
2021 Movie
3.8
Fourth Grade
as Hilary
2021 Movie
6.3
Kajillionaire
as Med Spa Manager (uncredited)
2020 Movie
6.0
Walkaway Joe
as Sandy
2020 Movie
7.2
Stolen Season
as Kristen Webb
2020 Movie
5.3
Sensitivity Training
as Dr. Laura Stern
2016 Movie
4.0
Pups United
as Principal
2015 Movie
6.1
A Million Ways to Die in the West
as Female Passenger (uncredited)
2014 Movie
4.5
Chasing the Devil
as Eileen Tynan
2014 Movie
7.5
Big Time Movie
as Jennifer Knight
2012 Movie
2.0
Shattered!
as Dr. Dittman
2008 Movie
6.1
The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning
as Psychic
2007 Movie
6.3
Special
as Business Woman
2006 Movie
4.0
A Fare to Remember
as Tamara Gault
1999 Movie
3.8
A Kiss to Die For
as Call Girl
1993 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Challen Cates.
7.2
The Rookie: Feds
as Renata Schmidt • 1 eps
2022 Series
7.4
Midnight, Texas
as Melanie Pratt • 1 eps
2017 Series
7.6
13 Reasons Why
as Evelyn Williams • 1 eps
2017 Series
8.6
Big Time Rush
as Jennifer Knight • 25 eps
2009 Series
7.9
Modern Family
as Dana • 1 eps
2009 Series
7.9
Desperate Housewives
as Samantha Lang • 1 eps
2004 Series
7.3
CSI: NY
as Stacie Avida • 1 eps
2004 Series
7.1
LAX
as Amani's Lawyer • 1 eps
2004 Series
7.6
NCIS
as Fay Gussman • 1 eps
2003 Series
7.9
Monk
as Sheryl Thorn • 1 eps
2002 Series
7.0
Figure It Out
as Self • 1 eps
1997 Series
5.8
Cybill
as Nancy • 1 eps
1995 Series
7.1
Diagnosis: Murder
as Lily Wilson • 1 eps
1993 Series