Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
July 18, 1980
Place of Birth:
Huntington Woods, Michigan, USA
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Kristen Bell
Biography
Kristen Anne Bell (born July 18, 1980) is an American actress and singer. Her work includes both film and television, and her accolades include an Emmy Award, in addition to nominations for three Golden Globe Awards. In 2025, Time included her in its selection of the 100 most influential people in the world.
Bell began her acting career starring in stage productions while attending the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University. She made her Broadway stage debut as Becky Thatcher in the comedy musical The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (2001). She appeared in a Broadway revival of The Crucible (2002). She then appeared in the action film Spartan. She received praise for her performance in the television drama film Gracie's Choice (2004).
Bell had her breakout performance as the title character in the television series Veronica Mars (2004–2007), a role she reprised in the 2014 spin-off film and the 2019 revival. She also starred as Elle Bishop in the superhero drama series Heroes (2007–2008), voiced the titular narrator in the teen drama series Gossip Girl (2007–2012) and its 2021 standalone sequel, and starred in the Showtime comedy series House of Lies (2012–2016). She received nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for her leading roles in the NBC comedy series The Good Place (2016–2020) and the Netflix romantic comedy series Nobody Wants This (2024); the latter also earned her two Primetime Emmy Awardnominations, for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series and Outstanding Comedy Series.
During her time on Veronica Mars, Bell starred in the television musical film Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical (2005) and the horror film Pulse (2006). She has since appeared in several comedy films, including Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008), Couples Retreat (2009), When in Rome (2010), You Again (2010), Burlesque (2010), Safety Not Guaranteed (2012), Stuck in Love (2012), The Lifeguard (2013), The Boss (2016), Bad Moms (2016), A Bad Moms Christmas (2017), How to Be a Latin Lover (2017), CHiPs (2017), Like Father (2018), Queenpins (2021), The People We Hate at the Wedding (2022), and Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie (2023). She received further recognition for voicing Princess Anna in the Disney animated films Frozen (2013) and Frozen 2 (2019).
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Nobody Wants This | Joanne |
| 2024 | My Generation | Narrator |
| 2024 | Is It Cake? Holiday | Self - Guest Judge |
| 2023 | Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter | Self |
| 2022 | StoryBots: Answer Time | |
| 2022 | The Tiny Chef Show | Kristen Bell |
| 2022 | Zootopia+ | Priscilla (voice) |
| 2022 | The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window | Anna |
| 2022 | The Jennifer Hudson Show | Self - Guest |
| 2021 | Ultra City Smiths | Donella Pecker (voice) |
| 2021 | Family Game Fight | Self - Host |
| 2021 | Gossip Girl | Gossip Girl (voice) |
| 2021 | Baking It | Self |
| 2021 | Do, Re & Mi | Mi (voice) |
| 2021 | Hacks | Kristen Bell |
| 2020 | Zenimation | Anna (voice) (archive footage) |
| 2020 | Beyond the Spotlight | |
| 2020 | Central Park | Molly (voice) |
| 2020 | Thanks a Million | Self |
| 2020 | Into the Unknown: Making Frozen II | Self |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show | Self - Guest |
| 2019 | Encore! | Self |
| 2018 | Busy Tonight | Self - Guest |
| 2018 | The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale | Self - Special Guest |
| 2018 | Explained | Narrator (voice) |
| 2017 | Big Mouth | Pam the Pillow (voice) |
| 2017 | Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television | Kristen Bell |
| 2017 | Big Mouth | Uninterested Girl (voice) |
| 2016 | The Good Place | Eleanor Shellstrop |
| 2016 | Chelsea | Self |
| 2016 | LEGO Frozen Northern Lights | Anna (voice) |
| 2015 | Hot Ones | Self |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self - Guest |
| 2015 | IMDb on the Scene | Self |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self - Guest |
| 2014 | Play It Again, Dick | Veronica Mars / Kristen Bell |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self - Guest |
| 2014 | Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | Sarah Marshall |
| 2014 | BoJack Horseman | Ruthie (voice) |
| 2014 | Off Camera with Sam Jones | Self |
| 2014 | Variety Studio: Actors on Actors | Self |
| 2013 | Liv and Maddie | Kristen Bell |
| 2013 | Hollywood Game Night | Self |
| 2012 | Unsupervised | Megan (voice) |
| 2012 | Burning Love | Mandy |
| 2012 | House of Lies | Jeannie Van Der Hooven |
| 2012 | House of Lies: Fridays at Galweather | Jeannie Van Der Hooven |
| 2011 | Brain Games | Self |
| 2010 | Conan | Self |
| 2009 | The Cleveland Show | Mandy (voice) |
| 2009 | Party Down | Uda Bengt |
| 2009 | Parks and Recreation | Ingrid de Forest |
| 2007 | Gossip Girl | Gossip Girl (voice, uncredited) |
| 2006 | Heroes | Elle Bishop |
| 2006 | Rachael Ray | |
| 2005 | The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | Self |
| 2005 | Robot Chicken | Sara Lee / Waitress (voice) |
| 2004 | Deadwood | Flora Anderson |
| 2004 | The Tony Danza Show | Self - Guest |
| 2004 | Veronica Mars | Veronica Mars |
| 2004 | Project Runway | Self - Guest Judge |
| 2003 | Punk'd | Self |
| 2003 | The O'Keefes | Virginia's Owner |
| 2003 | America's Next Top Model | Self - Guest |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Self |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Self |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Self - Guest |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Self - Guest |
| 2002 | Everwood | Stacey Wilson |
| 2002 | American Dreams | Amy Fielding |
| 2002 | Live from E! | Self |
| 2002 | The Shield | Jessica Hintel |
| 2002 | CMT Music Awards | Self - Host |
| 1999 | Teen Choice Awards | Self |
| 1999 | Family Guy | Martha (voice) |
| 1997 | The View | Self |
| 1997 | The View | Self - Guest |
| 1995 | The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA | Self - Host |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Self - Guest |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | Self |
| 1992 | MTV Movie & TV Awards | Self - Presenter |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Marge (singing voice) |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Harper (voice) |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark | Self - Guest |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight | Self |
| 1949 | The Emmy Awards | Self |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Nominee |