Catherine Hale

Catherine Hale is Erica and Trixie Hale's mother and Alexander Hale's ex-wife. Her first long-awaited appearance is in Spy School Secret Service when she helps Erica and Ben in a tricky situation. She is a spy for the MI6 British Intelligence and has kept that a secret from the rest of the Hales except for Erica until the events of Spy School Goes South when she reveals her secret.

Her cover is being a museum curator, but she does love ancient artifacts. Also, being British, she bakes great blueberry muffins, makes good tea, and has a delightful British accent.

Appearance & Personality
Catherine is similar to her daughter in looks, but with an opposite personality. She is not explicitly described (eyes & hair color), but she probably has dark hair and blue eyes. She comes off as a chipper, enthusiastic, and un-spy-like soccer mom, but knows her strengths.

Skills & Abilities
Catherine is described by Ben as the best fighter he's ever seen, even better than Erica. She is lithe and athletic, yet still graceful. In Spy School British Invasion, Catherine beats up three thugs outside a bar and later managed to defeat Dane Brammage.

Missions

 * Operation Pungent Muskrat
 * Operation Tiger Shark
 * Operation Screaming Vengeance
 * Operation Sneaky Monkey

Alexander Hale
Catherine met Alexander on a mission of hers and was easily entranced by his charming ways. They got married but parted ways a few years ago because of the stress from their jobs. Though they are divorced, she oddly keeps her last name as Hale, and lots of people refer to her as Ms. Hale.

She seems to still have slight feelings for Alexander, as she defends him when Erica deliberately starts putting him down as she always does. When Erica states that he was a terrible father and an even more lousy husband, Catherine doesn't answer but avoids the question by slamming on the brakes, as they were in a situation.

Erica Hale
Catherine is one of the few people who can bring the normal teenager out of her daughter, and as stated by her herself, was the one who raised Erica for most of her life, not Alexander. This is likely why Erica has a stronger bond with her mother, despite them having opposite personalities. She also knows quite a lot about Erica that other people don't.

Trivia

 * She bakes delicious blueberry muffins.
 * She loves tea and biscuits.
 * She knows Claire Hutchins from MI6 Academy.
 * She once defeated a splinter cell of a radical terrorist's group with only a slingshot and a bag of marbles.
 * Her parents weren't spies, but it is implied that her lineage had been involved in intelligence work in the past.
 * She once worked with a man whose name was Winnifred Von Tootlepants.