Kristen Bell
- Acting
- July 18, 1980 · 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 · Anna (Voice)
- Sonic the Hedgehog 4 · Amy Rose (Voice)
- Violent Night 2 · Mrs. Claus
- CMA Presents I Will Always Love You: A Celebration of Dolly Parton · Self
- Disney Off the Page Adventures: The night before the royal fitting · Anna
- TOVAH · Self
- Miriam · Podcaster
- Man Finds Tape · Co-producer
- The Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday Spectacular · Self
- Is It Cake? Holiday · Self
- My Generation · Self
- Disney Off the Page Adventures: Arendelle Ice Calamity · Anna
- Nobody Wants This · Joanne, Executive producer
- Dolly Parton's Pet Gala
- Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter · Self
- Once Upon a Studio · Anna (Voice)
- PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie · Janet (Voice)
- StoryBots: Answer Time
- The People We Hate at the Wedding · Alice
- Zootopia+ · Priscilla (Voice)
- Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter · Self
- The Jennifer Hudson Show · Self
- The Tiny Chef Show · Kristen Bell, Executive producer
- Ukraine: Answering the Call · Self
- Harmonious Live! · Self
- The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window · Anna, Executive producer
- Baking It · Self
- Do, Re & Mi · Mi (Voice)
- Queenpins · Connie Janikowski, Executive producer
- Family Game Fight · Self
- Ultra City Smiths · Donella Pecker (Voice)
- Gossip Girl · Gossip Girl (Voice)
- Hacks · Kristen Bell
- One Night Only: The Best of Broadway · Self
- The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration · Self
- Beyond the Spotlight
- Once Upon a Snowman · Anna (voice) (archive sound)
- Into the Unknown: Making Frozen II · Self
- Central Park · Molly (Voice)
- Zenimation · Anna (voice) (archive footage)
- Celebrity Escape Room · Self
- Thanks a Million · Self
- Frozen II · Anna (Voice)
- Encore! · Self, Executive producer
- The Paley Center Salutes The Good Place · Self
- The Kelly Clarkson Show · Self
- Ralph Breaks the Internet · Anna (Voice)
- Busy Tonight · Self
- Mickey's 90th Spectacular · Self
- Kristen Bell Sings Ultimate Back-to-School Anthem
- Like Father · Rachel Hamilton
- Teen Titans Go! To the Movies · Jade Wilson (Voice)
- Explained · Narrator (Voice)
- Pandas · Narrator (Voice)
- The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale · Self
- The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration
- Olaf's Frozen Adventure · Anna (Voice)
- Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television · Kristen Bell
- Big Mouth · Pam the Pillow (Voice), Uninterested Girl (Voice)
- A Bad Moms Christmas · Kiki
- CHiPs · Karen
- The Disaster Artist · Kristen Bell
- How to Be a Latin Lover · Cindy
- LEGO Frozen Northern Lights · Anna (Voice)
- LEGO Frozen Northern Lights · Anna (Voice)
- The Good Place · Eleanor Shellstrop, Director
- Bad Moms · Kiki
- Chelsea · Self
- The Boss · Claire
- Zootopia · Priscilla (Voice)
- It's Your 50th Christmas Charlie Brown · Self
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert · Self
- Unity · Narrator (Voice)
- IMDb on the Scene · Self
- Hot Ones · Self
- Frozen Fever · Anna (Voice)
- Variety Studio: Actors on Actors · Self
- Play It Again, Dick · Veronica Mars / Kristen Bell
- The Story of Frozen: Making a Disney Animated Classic · Self
- BoJack Horseman · Ruthie (Voice)