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Kristen Bell

Acting 45 years old Huntington Woods, Michigan, USA ★ 4.2
Born: July 18, 1980

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).

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Known For

The Simpsons
The Simpsons Marge (singing voice) 1989
The Simpsons
The Simpsons Harper (voice) 1989
Family Guy
Family Guy Martha (voice) 1999
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show Self - Guest 2019
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards Self - Nominee 1944

Jimmy's Seen (1)

Die Hard
Die Hard Self 1988

Filmography

Acting Credits (167)

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

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