Kristen Bell

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Biography

Recent Role:
Jeannie Van Der Hooven on House of Lies
Gender:
Female
Born:
7-18-1980
Birthplace:
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Birth Name:
Kristen Anne Bell
AKA:
Annie, K-Bell, KB
This petite actress is, like her Veronica Mars character, is cute as a bug and sharp as a tack. Bell played Veronica in the eponymous series about a teen private investigator for four seasons starting in 2004.

Kristen grew up in Huntington Woods, a suburb of Detroit. She has two sisters, Sara and Jody, and is of Irish and Polish ancestry. At age 11, she won her first audition and played a banana and a tree in a community theater production of Raggedy Ann and Andy.

Kristen attended Shrine Catholic High School in Royal Oak, Michigan, where she starred as



More Dorothy in a production of The Wizard of Oz in 1997. She had supporting roles in Fiddler on the Roof (1995), Lady Be Good (1996) and Li'l Abner (1998).

Kristen studied musical theater at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts.

Kristen made her Broadway debut in 2001 as the original Becky Thatcher in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. In 2002, she played opposite heavyweights Laura Linney and Liam Neeson as Susanna Walcott in the Broadway revival of the late Arthur Miller's The Crucible.

She has appeared Off-Broadway in Reefer Madness and also in productions of Hair, The Wizard of Oz and The Miracle Worker.

She delivered a sly performance in Showtime's Reefer Madness in 2005. Two big film credits include playing Sarah Marshall in Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008) and Nikki in Burlesque (2010)


Kristen currently narrates as title character in the CW series Gossip Girl

In 2009, she starred in the comedies Serious Moonlight and Couples Retreat. She also starred in When in Rome, which was released in 2010. Bell recently joined Scream 4, which will be released on April 15, 2011. She is also involved inEverbody Loves Whales and Dance of the Mirlitons.

She ha been a vegetarian since age 11 and is now involved with PETA and ASPCA. In 2007, she broke up with her fiance, Kevin Mann and went onto date Dax Shepard. They have since become engaged and live happily with their dogs in Los Angeles.

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  • Kristen as Buffy...

    Am I the only one who thinks Kristen Bell would have made an awesome Buffy Summers?

    9 comments, last one Mar 23, 2011
  • Kristen Bell joins Twitter

    Kristen Bell's dad posted a link to Kristen's personal Twitter on his website a few days ago

    1 comments, last one Jul 7, 2009
  • What will she do now?

    I haven't found news about what will be the next move on her carreer, anyone knows?

    8 comments, last one Jun 11, 2009
  • Kristen Bell On Heroes

    " Veronica Mars " star Kristen Bell haslanded a guest-starring roleon NBC's " Heroes " forthe coming season. Bell will appear in several episodes of the hit series, playing a woman with shadowy ties to several characters. The actress has been fielding multiple TV offers since "Veronica" wasMore cancelled at the end of last season; she reportedly turned down a role on ABC's "Lost" in recent days. "This was not easy to pull off. But since we're an ensemble show, with many arcs playing out through the year, we found a way to jump into a small window in schedule," "Heroes" creator Tim Kring tells Variety. Per the trade paper, "Heroes" viewers will first meet Bell's character, Elle, as she commits a crime. The character also has links to the Peter's (Milo Ventimiglia) supposed death, HRG (Jack Coleman) and his daughter Claire (Hayden Panettiere). The role is Bell's second TV gig this fall. She also narrates The CW's series "Gossip Girl," though she does not appear on camera. She also has a pair of movies due in the next year -- "Fanboys," which is scheduled for release in January, and the Judd Apatow-produced "Forgetting Sarah Marshall," which is set for next summer. Thank You to msn for this report

    17 comments, last one Jun 11, 2009
  • Reasons why we adore Kristen?

    She's such a smart aleck.

    43 comments, last one Jun 11, 2009
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    Kristen Bell: My all time favourite actress. hide show

    I love KB. She was amaing on Veronica Mars and Heroes. She is the perfect mix of funny, smart, witty and beautiful! I really wished her role on Heroes as Elle was permenant. I love Elle =]. I hope to see her in many more TV roles and movies. She peforms amazingly at every role, without a doubt. She is young and talented with many years of great things to come.
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    10 Perfect
    Talented , funny , beautiful and independent she is every man's dream. hide show

    I have to say I first watched Kristen in Heroes and I thought she was beautiful and played a great role as Elle I loved her character.Elle was attractive , with a side of lunatic and damaged and it was awesome how she managed to create that image. Then I watched " Forgetting Sarah Marshall " which was a very hillarious movie and I liked how she played the b**** and manipulative ex-girlfriend. I decided that I needed more of Kristen so I decided to watch the entire Veronica Mars show and that was just it , I completely and absolutely loved her and now she is one of my favourite actresses. What I like more of her is her strong personality and her great character which will make accomplish every goal she sets in her mind , besides she is gorgeous ;).

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    10 Perfect
    Smoking hot. hide show

    I will say Kristen Bell may be the hottest woman on television. She was one of the main reasons why I watched Heroes and it really sucked when she was killed off. For the record, she is smoking hot. But I do have to say that she is a great actress as well. I remember seeing her on Veronica Mars. I didn't like the show very much, but I did have a huge crush on Kristen Bell. I think she has that sort of edge to her that makes her so interesting. I hope they will bring her back to Heroes as that would really make my day. Thank you.

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    10 Perfect
    Kristen Bell is a very talented actress and beautiful person. hide show

    I was a fan of Heros until they Killed off Their Hottiest and Best Character. The show needs Exciting and Sexy Villians as well as Heros. As far as females on the show, Kristen out shined them all. I really wanted Ellie to take down Claire "Big Time" . My hope is that Kristen will get another show like Veronica Mars, where she can call the shots on her own character. I enjoyed seeing her play the bad girl on Heros. Televion needs more actresses like Kristen Bell who can play any part they are given. Good luck to Her.

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    she's gogeous hide show

    K-Bell deserves better role more than Elle in heroes...she has unique performance, is a talented actress. Veronica Mars is one of the most classic image in TV show. I dont get it why CW cut off VM, which is better than Gossip Girl and some other dramas..well, it's hard to say which one is better between VM and OTH, i love them both..but K-Bell is the my favorite actress, no doubte...and she personally is nice, hilarious and charitable. it must be good being her friend i guess...best wishes for her, life and career..i hope some day we, her fans, could see new image she performs on the TV, looking forward it :)

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