Born on July 18, 1980 in Huntington Woods, Michigan, Kristen Bell studied singing and tap dancing during her childhood, before joining drama productions in school and community theaters. She entered the Tisch School of the Arts at the New York University, where she majored in musical theater, although she left a few units shy of graduation to take part in the Broadway production of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. She continued appearing in stage plays and in bit roles on films and television, before moving to Los Angeles in 2002. Despite the move, she still had trouble gaining a recurring role in the television shows she appeared on.
Things changed for Bell in 2004, when she appeared in the television movie Gracie’s Choice. She also got her first major film role, playing the kidnapped daughter of the U.S. president in Spartan, alongside Val Kilmer. She later got a guest role in the HBO series Deadwood. She obtained her big break, however, when she was cast as the lead in the television drama Veronica Mars, where she plays a high school student moonlighting as a private investigator with her father. Audiences and critics applauded Bell’s performance, but some lamented her being overlooked for an Emmy nomination. However, she won a Saturn Award in 2005 for her role.
Throughout Veronica Mars’ run, she appeared in other films such as Fifty Pills and Pulse. When the show was cancelled in 2007, she starred in the Judd Apatow-directed comedy Forgetting Sarah Marshall. She was then given a slot in the cast of the successful television series Heroes. There, she plays Elle Bishop, who has the power to manipulate electricity. It is said that she did not audition for the role, and was instead offered one by the show’s writers. While filming Heroes, she was slated to provide the narration for the hit CW series Gossip Girl.
Bell has also been keeping herself busy with roles in Sheepish, the comedy Serious Moonlight, and the Disney film When in Rome. She has graced the covers and pages of numerous magazines as well, and is known for being a vegetarian and a fan of hockey.
Huntington Woods, Michigan, USA
*She appears as a character in the video game Assasin's Creed
*She cries wen she is happy and sad (quite frequently)
*She helped deliver two babies while she did volunteer work in Brazil
*She used to make fake id's in college just like character Veronica Mars
* She is afraid of masks or anyhting with eyes that look back at you
* Kristen swears like a sailor.
*Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
2007 - Nominated Best Actress in a Television Program for: "Veronica Mars" (2004)
2006 - Won Best Actress on Television for: "Veronica Mars" (2004)
2005 - Nominated Best Actress on Television for: "Veronica Mars" (2004)
*Austin Fantastic Fest
2006 - Won Best Supporting Actress for: Roman (2006)
*Family Film Awards
2006 - Won - Favorite Father and Daughter for: 8th Annual Family Friendly Awards (2006) (TV)
Shared with:
Enrico Colantoni
*Satellite Awards
2006 - Nominated - Best Actress in a Series, Drama for: "Veronica Mars" (2004)
2005 - Won - Outstanding Actress in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television for: Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical (2005)
2005 - Nominated - Outstanding Actress in a Series, Drama for: "Veronica Mars" (2004)
*Teen Choice Awards
2008 - Nominated - Choice Movie Actress: Comedy
for: Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008)
2008 - Nominated - Choice Movie Breakout Female
for: Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008)
2006 - Nominated - TV Choice Actress: Drama/Action Adventure for: "Veronica Mars" (2004)
2005 - Nominated - Choice TV Breakout Performance - Female for: "Veronica Mars" (2004)
*Television Critics Association Awards
2005 - Nominated - Individual Achievement in Drama for: "Veronica Mars" (2004)
Antique (2008) (pre-production) (rumored) .... Claire
When in Rome (2009) (filming) .... Beth
Serious Moonlight (2009) (post-production) .... Sara
Fanboys (2008) (completed) .... Zoe
"Heroes" .... Elle Bishop (6 episodes, 2007-2008)
- Episode #3.1 (2008) TV episode .... Elle Bishop
- Chapter Eleven 'Powerless' (2007) TV episode .... Elle Bishop
- Chapter Ten: Truth & Consequences (2007) TV episode .... Elle Bishop
- Chapter Nine: Cautionary Tales (2007) TV episode .... Elle Bishop
- Chapter Eight 'Four Months Ago...' (2007) TV episode .... Elle Bishop
(1 more)
"Gossip Girl" .... Gossip Girl (15 episodes, 2007-2008)
- Desperately Seeking Serena (2008) TV episode (voice) (uncredited) .... Gossip Girl
- The Blair !@#!@ Project (2008) TV episode (voice) (uncredited) .... Gossip Girl
- A Thin Line Between Chuck and Nate (2008) TV episode (voice) (uncredited) .... Gossip Girl
- School Lies (2008) TV episode (voice) (uncredited) .... Gossip Girl
- Roman Holiday (2007) TV episode (voice) (uncredited) .... Gossip Girl
(10 more)
Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008) .... Sarah Marshall
Assassin's Creed (2007) (VG) (voice) .... Lucy Stillman
"Veronica Mars" .... Veronica Mars (64 episodes, 2004-2007)
- The !@#!@ Is Back (2007) TV episode .... Veronica Mars
- Weevils Wobble But They Don't Go Down (2007) TV episode .... Veronica Mars
- I Know What You'll Do Next Summer (2007) TV episode .... Veronica Mars
- Debasement Tapes (2007) TV episode .... Veronica Mars
- Un-American Graffiti (2007) TV episode .... Veronica Mars
(59 more)
Flatland: The Movie (2007) .... Hex
... aka Flatland (USA: short title)
Roman (2006) .... The Girl
Pulse (2006) .... Mattie
Fifty Pills (2006) .... Gracie
The Receipt (2005) .... Pretty Girl
Deepwater (2005) .... Nurse Laurie
Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical (2005) .... Mary Lane
... aka Kifferwahn (Germany)
Last Days of America (2005) (V) .... Friend in New York #1
"Deadwood" .... Flora Anderson (2 episodes, 2004)
- Suffer the Little Children (2004) TV episode .... Flora Anderson
- Bullock Returns to the Camp (2004) TV episode .... Flora Anderson
Spartan (2004) .... Laura Newton
Gracie's Choice (2004) (TV) .... Gracie Thompson
... aka Gracie's Choice: A Story of Love (UK)
"Everwood" .... Stacey Wilson (1 episode, 2003)
... aka Our New Life in Everwood (UK: new syndication title)
- Extra Ordinary (2003) TV episode .... Stacey Wilson
The King and Queen of Moonlight Bay (2003) (TV) .... Alison Dodge
"The O'Keefes" .... Virginia's Owner (2 episodes)
- Jobs (????) TV episode .... Virginia's Owner
- Substitute Teacher (????) TV episode .... Virginia's Owner
"American Dreams" .... Amy Fielding (1 episode, 2003)
... aka Our Generation (Australia) (USA: working title)
- Act of Contrition (2003) TV episode .... Amy Fielding
"The Shield" .... Jessica Hintel (1 episode, 2003)
- The Quick Fix (2003) TV episode .... Jessica Hintel
Neko no ongaeshi (2002) (voice: English version) .... Hiromi
... aka The Cat Returns (International: English title)
People Are Dead (2002) .... Angela's Friend #1
Pootie Tang (2001) .... Record Executive's Daughter
Polish Wedding (1998) (uncredited) .... Teenage Girl
Kristen: I like that it's a female heroine, that it's a role model, and I like that it's strong, tough female able to be feminine. When you actually watch it, it's very relatable. Buffy was a female heroine, but she was fighting vampires.
(In In Touch Magazine) Kristen: I'm not a risk taker. I don't do plunging necklines or really short skirts. I try to stay as classy as possible and provide a little mystery.
Kristen: I'm not in the business of becoming famous. And that's the advice I give to younger aspiring actors. Work onstage and do the little roles. In the end it's not important to be seen. It's important to do. There's a lot of disappointment in this business, but my family keeps me grounded.
Kristen tells PARADE magazine (April 30, 2006), Veronica Mars will take the next three years of my life. But I’m green with envy at my pals who are working now on Broadway. I love musicals, and I love singing.
(On publicity from Veronica Mars) Kristen Bell: In the beginning, [the press] was centered a lot around me and the ensemble didn't do much at all. Now, once a month, we do a mall tour where we go to a different city and do a big signing and the whole cast is there. That has a much more ensemble feeling and that takes a lot of the pressure off because you're going as one.
"And who am I? That's one secret I'll never tell.
you know you love me
X.O.X.O. Gossip Girl"