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Kristen Bell(I)

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Kristen Bell
IMDb breaks down Kristen Bell's many iconic roles through the years from her breakthrough role in "Veronica Mars" to her recent role in "Nobody Wants This."
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Kristen Anne Bell (born 1980) is an American actress and singer. She was born and raised in Huntington Woods, Michigan, and is the daughter of Lorelei (Frygier), a nurse, and Tom Bell, a television news director. Her ancestry is Polish (mother) and German, English, Irish, and Scottish (father). Kristen found her talent in entertainment at an early age. In 1992, she went to her first audition and won a role in Raggedy Ann and Andy. Bell's mother established her with an agent before she was 13, and she was cast in newspaper advertisements and television commercials. At this time, she also began private acting lessons. Bell had an uncredited role in the film Polish Wedding (1998) in 1998.

Bell attended Shrine Catholic High School, where she took part in drama and music club. She won the starring role of Dorothy in her high school's production of The Wizard of Oz. After graduation Bell moved to New York City to attend prestigious Tisch School of the Arts, where she studied musical theater. In 2001, Bell left university to play the role of Becky in Tom Sawyer. That same year, she made her first credited debut in Pootie Tang (2001), but her scene was cut and her appearance exists only in the credit sequence. In 2002, Bell appeared in the Broadway revival of The Crucible with Liam Neeson and Angela Bettis. She then moved to Los Angeles, California, and appeared in a handful television shows as a special guest, finding trouble gaining a recurring role in a television series.

In 2004, Bell appeared in the Lifetime's television film, Gracie's Choice, which received high ratings. At the age 24, Bell won the title role in Veronica Mars (2004), which started broadcasting in the fall of 2004, created by Rob Thomas. Bell starred as a seventeen-year-old detective, which put her alongside actors Enrico Colantoni who played her father, Percy Daggs III, Jason Dohring and Ryan Hansen. This series received very positive reviews, and Bell received much attention for her performance. Bell and the cast of Veronica Mars were nominated for two Teen Choice Awards.

In 2005, Bell starred in Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical (2005) in the role of Mary Lane. Reefer Madness debuted on the Showtime network on April 16, 2005. The following year, Bell won the Saturn Award for 'Best Actress on Television' for her performance in Veronica Mars.

In 2013, Bell voiced the main character, Princess Anna of Arendelle, in the Walt Disney Pictures animated movie, Frozen (2013), which received the 'best animated feature' award at the 86th Academy Awards. She performed the songs: 'For the First Time in Forever', 'Love is an Open Door', 'Do You Want to Build a Snowman', and 'For the First Time in Forever (Reprise)'. Frozen (2013), which was released on November 22, 2013, was hugely successful worldwide.

On March 13, 2013, it was confirmed that a Veronica Mars (2014) movie would finally be coming to fruition. Bell and creator, Rob Thomas, launched a fund raising campaign to produce the film through Kickstarter and attained the $2 million goal in few hours. The movie was released on March 14, 2014.

Bell married Dax Shepard in October, 2013.
BornJuly 18, 1980
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      • 18 wins & 69 nominations total

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    Known for

    Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Josh Gad, Jonathan Groff, and Santino Fontana in Frozen 'Let It Go' in 25 Languages - Behind the Mic (2014)
    Frozen
    7.4
    • Anna(voice)
    • 2013
    Kristen Bell in Veronica Mars (2014)
    Veronica Mars
    6.7
    • Veronica Mars
    • 2014
    Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Josh Gad, and Jonathan Groff in Frozen II (2019)
    Frozen II
    6.8
    • Anna(voice)
    • 2019
    Kristen Bell in Veronica Mars (2004)
    Veronica Mars
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Veronica Mars

    Credits

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    Actress



    • Nobody Wants This
      • Joanne
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2025
    • Frozen III
      • Anna (voice)
      • In Production
      • 2027



    • Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder in Hacks (2021)
      Hacks
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Kristen Bell
      • 2025
    • The Tiny Chef Show (2022)
      The Tiny Chef Show
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Kristen Bell
      • 2022–2025
    • Kristen Bell and Adam Brody in Nobody Wants This (2024)
      Nobody Wants This
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Joanne
      • 2024
    • Taraji P. Henson, Luxton Handspiker, Nylan Parthipan, Mckenna Grace, Marsai Martin, Christian Convery, Christian Corrao, and Callum Shoniker in PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie (2023)
      PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie
      5.9
      • Janet (voice)
      • 2023
    • Erin Fitzgerald, Fred Tatasciore, Gregg Spiridellis, and Jeff Gill in StoryBots: Answer Time (2022)
      StoryBots: Answer Time
      6.3
      TV Series
      • 2023
    • Once Upon a Studio (2023)
      Once Upon a Studio
      8.3
      Short
      • Anna (voice)
      • 2023
    • Disney Speedstorm (2023)
      Disney Speedstorm
      5.8
      Video Game
      • Anna (voice)
      • 2023
    • Allison Janney, Kristen Bell, Cynthia Addai-Robinson, and Ben Platt in The People We Hate at the Wedding (2022)
      The People We Hate at the Wedding
      5.8
      • Alice
      • 2022
    • Stanley Tucci, Kristen Bell, Kathryn Hahn, Josh Gad, Leslie Odom Jr., Tituss Burgess, and Daveed Diggs in Central Park (2020)
      Central Park
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Abby
      • Molly Tillerman (voice)
      • 2020–2022
    • Zootopia+ (2022)
      Zootopia+
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Priscilla (voice)
      • 2022
    • Do, Re & Mi (2021)
      Do, Re & Mi
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Mi
      • 2021–2022
    • Rachel Bilson in Broad Ideas with Rachel Bilson & Olivia Allen (2022)
      Broad Ideas with Rachel Bilson & Olivia Allen
      Podcast Series
      • 2022
    • Kristen Bell in The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window (2022)
      The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window
      6.4
      TV Mini Series
      • Anna
      • 2022
    • Gossip Girl (2021)
      Gossip Girl
      5.4
      TV Series
      • Gossip Girl (voice, uncredited)
      • 2021
    • Young Dylan, Mykal-Michelle Harris, Olivia Perez, and Recker Eans in The Kids Tonight Show (2021)
      The Kids Tonight Show
      5.7
      TV Series
      • 2021

    Producer



    • Kristen Bell and Adam Brody in Nobody Wants This (2024)
      Nobody Wants This
      7.8
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • The Tiny Chef Show (2022)
      The Tiny Chef Show
      8.2
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2022–2024
    • Family Game Fight (2021)
      Family Game Fight
      5.9
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2021–2022
    • Kristen Bell in The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window (2022)
      The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window
      6.4
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • 2022
    • Do, Re & Mi (2021)
      Do, Re & Mi
      7.3
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2021–2022
    • Vince Vaughn, Kristen Bell, Paul Walter Hauser, and Kirby Howell-Baptiste in Queenpins (2021)
      Queenpins
      6.4
      • executive producer
      • 2021
    • Kristen Bell in Momsplaining with Kristen Bell (2018)
      Momsplaining with Kristen Bell
      7.7
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2020
    • #KidsTogether: The Nickelodeon Town Hall (2020)
      #KidsTogether: The Nickelodeon Town Hall
      4.7
      TV Special
      • co-producer
      • 2020
    • Encore! (2019)
      Encore!
      7.5
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2019–2020
    • Kristen Bell in Veronica Mars (2004)
      Veronica Mars
      8.3
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2019
    • Kristen Bell, Holly Megan Scott, Mark-Eugene Garcia, Billy Vitale, Carrie Comerford, Kristin Snowden, Christy Carson Ratray, Kait Holbrook, and Dan Silva in Encore! Back to the Woods (2017)
      Encore! Back to the Woods
      6.4
      TV Special
      • executive producer
      • 2017
    • Kristen Bell in Veronica Mars (2014)
      Veronica Mars
      6.7
      • executive producer
      • 2014
    • Tom Arnold, Kristen Bell, Kristin Chenoweth, Bradley Cooper, and Dax Shepard in Hit and Run (2012)
      Hit and Run
      6.1
      • co-producer
      • 2012

    Writer



    • The Tiny Chef Show (2022)
      The Tiny Chef Show
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2022
    • Family Game Fight (2021)
      Family Game Fight
      5.9
      TV Series
      • created by (creator)
      • 2021–2022
    • Kristen Bell in Momsplaining with Kristen Bell (2018)
      Momsplaining with Kristen Bell
      7.7
      TV Series
      • created by (creator)
      • 2018

    Videos319

    Kristen Bell Through the Years
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    Kristen Bell | Career Retrospective
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    The 'Frozen II' Cast Can't Stop Heading 'Into the Unknown'
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    The 'Frozen II' Cast Can't Stop Heading 'Into the Unknown'
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    'Frozen II' Cast Discuss Anna and Elsa's Evolution
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    'Frozen II' Cast Discuss Anna and Elsa's Evolution
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    Most Anticipated Movies for Rest of 2019
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    Most Anticipated Movies for Rest of 2019
    4
    What We Know About 'Frozen 2' ... So Far
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    What We Know About 'Frozen 2' ... So Far
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    • Height
      • 5′ 1″ (1.55 m)
    • Born
      • July 18, 1980
      • Huntington Woods, Michigan, USA
    • Spouse
      • Dax ShepardOctober 17, 2013 - present (2 children)
    • Children
        Lincoln Bell Shepard
    • Parents
        Lorelei Bell (Frygier)
    • Relatives
        Sara Bell(Half Sibling)
    • Other works
      Stage: Appeared in "The Crucible". Drama (revival). Written by Arthur Miller. Original music by David Van Tieghem. Scenic Design by Tim Hatley. Directed by Richard Eyre. Virginia Theatre: 7 Mar 2002- 9 Jun 2002 (101 performances + 19 previews that began on 16 Feb 2002). Cast: Laura Linney (as "Elizabeth Proctor"), Liam Neeson (as "John Proctor"), Tom Aldredge (as "Giles Corey"), Angela Bettis (as "Abigail Williams"), John Benjamin Hickey (as "Reverend John Hale"), Brian Murray (as "Deputy-Governor Danforth"), Christopher Evan Welch (as "Reverend Samuel Parris"), Stephen Lee Anderson (as "Hopkins"), Kristen Bell (as "Susanna Walcott"), Laura Breckenridge (as "Girl in courtroom"), Jennifer Carpenter (as "Mary Warren"), Betsy Hogg (as "Betty Parris") [Broadway debut], J.R. Horne (as "Judge Hawthorne"), Patrice Johnson (as "Tituba"), Sevrin Anne Mason (as "Mercy Lewis"), Paul O'Brien (as "Thomas Putnam"), Jeanne Paulson (as "Ann Putnam"), Frank Raiter (as "Francis Nurse"), Dale Soules (as "Voice of Martha Corey/Sarah Good"), Helen Stenborg (as "Rebecca Nurse"), Henry Stram (as "Ezekiel Cheever"), Jack Willis (as "Marshall Herrick"). Uderstudies: Stephen Lee Anderson (as "Marshall Herrick/Reverend Samuel Parris/Thomas Putnam"), Kristen Bell (as "Mary Warren"), Marsha Stephanie Blake (as "Tituba/Voice of Martha Corey"), Laura Breckenridge (as "Betty Parris/Mercy Lewis/Susanna Walcott"), Lise Bruneau (as "Ann Putnam/Elizabeth Proctor/Sarah Good"), Jennifer Carpenter (as "Abigail Williams"), MacIntyre Dixon (as "Ezekiel Cheever/Francis Nurse/Giles Corey/Judge Hawthorne"), J.R. Horne (as "Deputy-Governor Danforth"), Paul O'Brien (as "John Proctor"), Dale Soules (as "Rebecca Nurse") and Michael Winther (as "Marshall Herrick/Reverend John Hale/Reverend Samuel Parris"). Produced by David Richenthal, Manocherian/Leve/Boyett, Max Cooper, Allan S. Gordon, Roy Furman, Us Productions, Élan V. McAllister, Adam Epstein and Margo Lion. Produced in association with Dede Harris, Morton Swinsky, Clear Channel Entertainment, Old Ivy Productions, Jujamcyn Theaters (James H. Binger: Chairman. Rocco Landesman: President. Paul Libin: Producing Director. Jack Viertel: Creative Director), Jeffrey Ash, Dori Berinstein, Roni Selig, Margaret McFeely Golden, Michael Skipper, Gene Korf and Robert Cole. Produced by special arrangement with The Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes: Artistic Director. Ellen Richard: Managing Director; Julia C. Levy: Executive Director of External Affairs. Gene Feist: Founding Director). Associate Producer: Toby Simkin, Eric Falkenstein and Debbie Bisno.
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      Admires martial arts and enjoyed watching Judo. She is training in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu, encouraged by her daughter, who started first. Bell is a white belt (2023).
    • Quotes
      [Why she liked the pilot script for Veronica Mars (2004)] I loved Veronica right off the bat. She was so strong and I think it is so important because there are so few shows that portray women, especially young women as being strong and being able to stand up for themselves.
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        Short stature
    • Nicknames
      • K-Bell
      • Annie
      • KB
      • Bellie
      • Smurfette

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      44 years old
    • When was Kristen Bell born?
      July 18, 1980
    • Where was Kristen Bell born?
      Huntington Woods, Michigan, USA
    • What is Kristen Bell's birth name?
      Kristen Anne Bell
    • How tall is Kristen Bell?
      5 feet 1 inch, or 1.55 meters

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