Kristen Bell
Acting
- Born:
- 1980-07-18
- Place of birth:
- Huntington Woods, Michigan, USA
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 two Emmy Awards, in addition to nominations for three Golden Globe Awards. In 2025, Time included her in their 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 (2004). 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 Award nominations, 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). She is also the voice of Amy Rose in Sonic the Hedgehog 4 (2027).
Known For
Filmography
Frozen III
Sonic the Hedgehog 4
Violent Night 2
CMA Presents I Will Always Love You: A Celebration of Dolly Parton
Disney Off the Page Adventures: The night before the royal fitting
Rosie & His Friends
TOVAH
Miriam
The Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday Spectacular
Is It Cake? Holiday
My Generation
Disney Off the Page Adventures: Arendelle Ice Calamity
Nobody Wants This
Dolly Parton's Pet Gala
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
Once Upon a Studio
PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie
StoryBots: Answer Time
The People We Hate at the Wedding
Zootopia+
Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter
The Jennifer Hudson Show
The Tiny Chef Show
Ukraine: Answering the Call
Harmonious Live!
The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window
Baking It
Do, Re & Mi
Queenpins
Family Game Fight
Ultra City Smiths
Gossip Girl
Hacks
One Night Only: The Best of Broadway
The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration
Beyond the Spotlight
Once Upon a Snowman
Into the Unknown: Making Frozen II
Central Park
Zenimation
Celebrity Escape Room
Thanks a Million
Frozen II
Encore!
The Paley Center Salutes The Good Place
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Ralph Breaks the Internet
Busy Tonight
Mickey's 90th Spectacular
Kristen Bell Sings Ultimate Back-to-School Anthem
Like Father
Teen Titans Go! To the Movies
Explained
Pandas
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration
Olaf's Frozen Adventure
Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television
Big Mouth
A Bad Moms Christmas
Nobodies
CHiPs
The Disaster Artist
How to Be a Latin Lover
LEGO Frozen Northern Lights
LEGO Frozen Northern Lights
The Good Place
Bad Moms
Chelsea
The Boss
Zootopia
It's Your 50th Christmas Charlie Brown
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Unity
IMDb on the Scene
Hot Ones
Frozen Fever
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Play It Again, Dick
The Story of Frozen: Making a Disney Animated Classic
BoJack Horseman
Mary Poppins Quits
The Maya Rudolph Show
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Veronica Mars
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Off Camera with Sam Jones
House of Lies Live
Lady Gaga & the Muppets Holiday Spectacular
Frozen
The Lifeguard
Liv and Maddie
Hollywood Game Night
Some Girl(s)
Stuck in Love
Movie 43
Flatland²: Sphereland
Hit & Run
Safety Not Guaranteed
Burning Love
Big Miracle
Unsupervised
House of Lies: Fridays at Galweather
House of Lies
Brain Games
Scream 4
Burlesque
Conan
You Again
Get Him to the Greek
Lost Masterpieces of Pornography
Astro Boy vs The Junkyard Pirates
When in Rome
Serious Moonlight
Astro Boy
The Cleveland Show
Couples Retreat
Parks and Recreation
Party Down
Fanboys
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Veronica in the FBI
Flatland
Heroes
Rachael Ray
Pulse
Roman
Fifty Pills
Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical
Deepwater
Robot Chicken
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Project Runway
Veronica Mars
The Tony Danza Show
Deadwood
Spartan
Gracie's Choice
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The King and Queen of Moonlight Bay
The O'Keefes
America's Next Top Model
Punk'd
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
American Dreams
Everwood
A Little Night Music: Live from the Kennedy Center
CMT Music Awards
People Are Dead
The Shield
Live from E!
Pootie Tang
Teen Choice Awards
Family Guy
Polish Wedding
The View
The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
MTV Movie & TV Awards
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Simpsons
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Entertainment Tonight
The Emmy Awards
Golden Globe Awards
Molly and the Moon
Frozen IV