Name
Kristen Bell
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1980-07-18 (46 years old)
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
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- 2001 Pootie Tang as Record Executive's Daughter
- 2004 Spartan as Laura Newton
- 2006 Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical as Mary Lane
- 2019 The Paley Center Salutes The Good Place as Self
- 2006 Pulse as Mattie
- 2008 Forgetting Sarah Marshall as Sarah Marshall
- 2006 Fifty Pills as Gracie
- 2005 Deepwater as Nurse Laurie
- 2010 When in Rome as Beth Harper
- 2009 Serious Moonlight as Sara
- 2009 Fanboys as Zoe
- 2027 Frozen III as Anna (voice)
- 2011 Scream 4 as Chloe
- 2010 Burlesque as Nikki
- 2010 You Again as Marni
- 1998 Polish Wedding as Teenage Girl (uncredited)
- 2006 Roman as Isis / The Girl
- 2009 Astro Boy as Cora (voice)
- 2009 Couples Retreat as Cynthia
- 2004 Gracie's Choice as Gracie Thompson
- 2003 The King and Queen of Moonlight Bay as Alison Dodge
- 2012 Safety Not Guaranteed as Belinda
- 2022 Harmonious Live! as Self
- 2012 Big Miracle as Jill Jerard
- 2013 Movie 43 as Fake Supergirl (segment "Super Hero Speed Dating")
- 2010 Astro Boy vs The Junkyard Pirates as Cora (voice)
- 2012 Hit & Run as Annie Bean
- 2013 Frozen as Anna (voice)
- 2013 Stuck in Love as Tricia
- 2013 House of Lies Live as Self
- 2013 The Lifeguard as Leigh
- 2013 Some Girl(s) as Bobbi
- 2014 Veronica Mars as Veronica Mars
- 2012 Flatland²: Sphereland as Hex (voice)
- 2013 Lady Gaga & the Muppets Holiday Spectacular as Self
- 2023 Once Upon a Studio as Anna (voice)
- 2010 Lost Masterpieces of Pornography as June Crenshaw
- 2022 Ukraine: Answering the Call as Self
- 2007 Veronica in the FBI as Veronica Mars
- 2014 The Story of Frozen: Making a Disney Animated Classic as Self
- 2022 Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter as Self
- 2018 Mickey's 90th Spectacular as Self
- 2015 Frozen Fever as Anna (voice)
- 2016 The Boss as Claire
- 2024 Dolly Parton's Pet Gala
- 2015 Unity as Narrator (voice)
- 2014 Mary Poppins Quits as Mary Poppins
- 2015 It's Your 50th Christmas Charlie Brown as Self - Host
- 2016 Bad Moms as Kiki
- 2016 Zootopia as Priscilla (voice)
- 2010 Get Him to the Greek as Sarah Marshall
- 2017 CHiPs as Karen
- 2017 How to Be a Latin Lover as Cindy
- 2007 Flatland as Hex (voice)
- 2002 People Are Dead as Angela's Friend #1
- 2017 A Bad Moms Christmas as Kiki
- 2017 LEGO Frozen Northern Lights as Anna (voice)
- 2017 Olaf's Frozen Adventure as Anna (Voice)
- 2017 The Disaster Artist as Kristen Bell
- 2018 Ralph Breaks the Internet as Anna (voice)
- 2018 Teen Titans Go! To the Movies as Jade Wilson (voice)
- 2018 Like Father as Rachel Hamilton
- 2021 Queenpins as Connie Janikowski
- 2017 The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration
- 2014 The Maya Rudolph Show as Self
- 2019 Frozen II as Anna (voice)
- 2020 Celebrity Escape Room as Self
- 2020 Once Upon a Snowman as Anna (voice) (archive sound)
- Soon Molly and the Moon as Kate
- 2020 One Night Only: The Best of Broadway as Self
- 2022 The People We Hate at the Wedding as Alice
- 2018 Pandas as Narrator (voice)
- 2018 Kristen Bell Sings Ultimate Back-to-School Anthem
- 2024 The Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday Spectacular as Self - Presenter
- Soon Frozen IV as Anna (voice)
- 2023 PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie as Janet (voice)
- 2002 A Little Night Music: Live from the Kennedy Center as Fredrika Armfeldt
- 2026 Violent Night 2 as Mrs. Claus
- 2020 The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration as Self
- 2026 TOVAH as Self
- 2027 Sonic the Hedgehog 4 as Amy Rose (voice)
- 2004 Deadwood ( 2 episodes ) as Flora Anderson
- 2004 The Tony Danza Show ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2004 Veronica Mars ( 72 episodes ) as Veronica Mars
- 2006 Heroes ( 12 episodes ) as Elle Bishop
- 1988 LIVE with Kelly and Mark ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2002 Everwood ( 1 episode ) as Stacey Wilson
- 2003 Punk'd ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1997 The View ( 4 episodes ) as Self
- 1992 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 2002 American Dreams ( 1 episode ) as Amy Fielding
- 1993 Late Night with Conan O'Brien ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2003 The O'Keefes ( 8 episodes ) as Virginia's Owner
- 2020 Zenimation ( 1 episode ) as Anna (voice) (archive footage)
- 2009 The Cleveland Show ( 1 episode ) as Mandy (voice)
- 2009 Party Down ( 2 episodes ) as Uda Bengt
- 1949 The Emmy Awards ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 2012 Unsupervised ( 13 episodes ) as Megan McKinley (voice)
- 2021 Ultra City Smiths ( 6 episodes ) as Donella Pecker (voice)
- 1999 Teen Choice Awards ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 2005 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson ( 14 episodes ) as Self
- 2012 Burning Love ( 5 episodes ) as Mandy
- 1997 The View ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Guest
- 2011 Brain Games ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2012 House of Lies ( 58 episodes ) as Jeannie Van Der Hooven
- 2021 Family Game Fight ( 10 episodes ) as Self - Host
- 2009 Parks and Recreation ( 3 episodes ) as Ingrid de Forest
- 2002 Live from E! ( 2 episodes ) as Self
- 1989 The Simpsons ( 1 episode ) as Marge (singing voice)
- 2013 Liv and Maddie ( 1 episode ) as Kristen Bell
- 2022 StoryBots: Answer Time ( 1 episode )
- 2016 The Good Place ( 50 episodes ) as Eleanor Shellstrop
- 2016 Chelsea ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2021 Gossip Girl ( 12 episodes ) as Gossip Girl (voice)
- 2021 Baking It ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2018 Busy Tonight ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2004 Project Runway ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest Judge
- 2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon ( 5 episodes ) as Self - Guest
- 2014 Play It Again, Dick ( 8 episodes ) as Veronica Mars / Kristen Bell
- 2003 America's Next Top Model ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2019 The Kelly Clarkson Show ( 6 episodes ) as Self - Guest
- 2018 The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale ( 1 episode ) as Self - Special Guest
- 2018 Explained ( 1 episode ) as Narrator (voice)
- 2020 Beyond the Spotlight ( 1 episode )
- 2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers ( 5 episodes ) as Self - Guest
- 2002 The Shield ( 1 episode ) as Jessica Hintel
- 2002 CMT Music Awards ( 3 episodes ) as Self - Host
- 2017 Big Mouth ( 3 episodes ) as Pam the Pillow (voice)
- 2022 The Tiny Chef Show ( 3 episodes ) as Kristen Bell
- 2006 Rachael Ray ( 1 episode )
- 2017 Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television ( 1 episode ) as Kristen Bell
- 1981 Entertainment Tonight ( 3 episodes ) as Self
- 2024 Nobody Wants This ( 30 episodes ) as Joanne
- 2021 Do, Re & Mi ( 23 episodes ) as Mi (voice)
- 2022 Zootopia+ ( 1 episode ) as Priscilla (voice)
- 2014 Last Week Tonight with John Oliver ( 1 episode ) as Sarah Marshall
- 2014 BoJack Horseman ( 1 episode ) as Ruthie (voice)
- 2019 Encore! ( 12 episodes ) as Self
- 1989 The Simpsons ( 1 episode ) as Harper (voice)
- 2020 Central Park ( 10 episodes ) as Molly (voice)
- 1999 Family Guy ( 1 episode ) as Martha (voice)
- 2013 Hollywood Game Night ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2020 Thanks a Million ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2015 Hot Ones ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2014 Off Camera with Sam Jones ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2017 Big Mouth ( 1 episode ) as Uninterested Girl (voice)
- 2020 Into the Unknown: Making Frozen II ( 6 episodes ) as Self
- 2015 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Guest
- 2015 IMDb on the Scene ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2022 The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window ( 8 episodes ) as Anna
- 2003 The Ellen DeGeneres Show ( 7 episodes ) as Self
- 2010 Conan ( 3 episodes ) as Self
- 2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live! ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2024 My Generation ( 1 episode ) as Self - Narrator (voice)
- 1995 The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA ( 3 episodes ) as Self - Host
- 2022 The Jennifer Hudson Show ( 2 episodes ) as Self - Guest
- 2005 Robot Chicken ( 1 episode ) as Sara Lee / Waitress (voice)
- 2021 Hacks ( 1 episode ) as Kristen Bell
- 2023 Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 1944 Golden Globe Awards ( 1 episode ) as Self - Nominee
- 2014 Variety Studio: Actors on Actors ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2024 Is It Cake? Holiday ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest Judge
- 2016 LEGO Frozen Northern Lights ( 4 episodes ) as Anna (voice)
- 2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live! ( 6 episodes ) as Self - Guest
- 1992 MTV Movie & TV Awards ( 1 episode ) as Self - Presenter
- 2012 House of Lies: Fridays at Galweather ( 1 episode ) as Jeannie Van Der Hooven
- 2019 The Kelly Clarkson Show ( 1 episode ) as Self
