Kristen Bell
Known for Acting · 162 credits
- Born
- 1980-07-18 (age 45)
- Place of birth
- Huntington Woods, Michigan, USA
- Also known as
- Kristen Anne Bell
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
TV Shows (81)
The Simpsons
1989
as Marge (singing voice) / Harper (voice)
Family Guy
1999
as Martha (voice)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self - Guest
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self - Guest
Conan
2010
as Self
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005
as Self
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
as Self - Guest
The View
1997
as Self / Self - Guest
Hacks
2021
as Kristen Bell
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self / Self - Guest / Self - Guest
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014
as Sarah Marshall
BoJack Horseman
2014
as Ruthie (voice)
Project Runway
2004
as Self - Guest Judge
Robot Chicken
2005
as Sara Lee / Waitress (voice)
Parks and Recreation
2009
as Ingrid de Forest
Heroes
2006
as Elle Bishop
The Shield
2002
as Jessica Hintel
Veronica Mars
2004
as Veronica Mars
Hot Ones
2015
as Self
Everwood
2002
as Stacey Wilson
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
as Self
Big Mouth
2017
as Pam the Pillow (voice) / Uninterested Girl (voice)
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
as Self
America's Next Top Model
2003
as Self - Guest
Deadwood
2004
as Flora Anderson
MTV Movie & TV Awards
1992
as Self - Presenter
The Good Place
2016
as Eleanor Shellstrop
Off Camera with Sam Jones
2014
as Self
The Cleveland Show
2009
as Mandy (voice)
The Tony Danza Show
2004
as Self - Guest
American Dreams
2002
as Amy Fielding
Liv and Maddie
2013
as Kristen Bell
Chelsea
2016
as Self
Punk'd
2003
as Self
House of Lies
2012
as Jeannie Van Der Hooven
Party Down
2009
as Uda Bengt
Explained
2018
as Narrator (voice)
Gossip Girl
2021
as Gossip Girl (voice)
Hollywood Game Night
2013
as Self
Central Park
2020
as Molly (voice)
Entertainment Tonight
1981
as Self
Burning Love
2012
as Mandy
Rachael Ray
2006
Nobody Wants This
2024
as Joanne
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
2023
as Self
Live from E!
2002
as Self
Zootopia+
2022
as Priscilla (voice)
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
2018
as Self - Special Guest
StoryBots: Answer Time
2022
Brain Games
2011
as Self
The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA
1995
as Self - Host
The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window
2022
as Anna
The Tiny Chef Show
2022
as Kristen Bell
Zenimation
2020
as Anna (voice) (archive footage)
Movies (81)
Zootopia
2016
as Priscilla (voice)
Frozen
2013
as Anna (voice)
Frozen II
2019
as Anna (voice)
Ralph Breaks the Internet
2018
as Anna (voice)
PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie
2023
as Janet (voice)
Scream 4
2011
as Chloe
Sonic the Hedgehog 4
2027
as Amy Rose (voice)
Once Upon a Studio
2023
as Anna (voice)
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
2008
as Sarah Marshall
Movie 43
2013
as Fake Supergirl (segment "Super Hero Speed Dating")
Bad Moms
2016
as Kiki
Burlesque
2010
as Nikki
CHiPs
2017
as Karen
Teen Titans Go! To the Movies
2018
as Jade Wilson (voice)
Astro Boy
2009
as Cora (voice)
Pulse
2006
as Mattie
Couples Retreat
2009
as Cynthia
Olaf's Frozen Adventure
2017
as Anna (Voice)
Stuck in Love
2013
as Tricia
Fanboys
2009
as Zoe
Get Him to the Greek
2010
as Sarah Marshall
Veronica Mars
2014
as Veronica Mars
Spartan
2004
as Laura Newton
A Bad Moms Christmas
2017
as Kiki
Unity
2015
as Narrator (voice)
Frozen Fever
2015
as Anna (voice)
Big Miracle
2012
as Jill Jerard
The Boss
2016
as Claire
How to Be a Latin Lover
2017
as Cindy
The Disaster Artist
2017
as Kristen Bell
When in Rome
2010
as Beth Harper
Frozen III
2027
as Anna (voice)
Queenpins
2021
as Connie Janikowski
You Again
2010
as Marni
Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical
2006
as Mary Lane
Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter
2022
as Self
Once Upon a Snowman
2020
as Anna (voice) (archive sound)
Safety Not Guaranteed
2012
as Belinda
The People We Hate at the Wedding
2022
as Alice
Like Father
2018
as Rachel Hamilton
Hit & Run
2012
as Annie Bean
Pootie Tang
2001
as Record Executive's Daughter
Deepwater
2005
as Nurse Laurie
Mickey’s 90th Spectacular
2018
as Self
Serious Moonlight
2009
as Sara
Violent Night 2
2026
as Mrs. Claus
TOVAH
2026
as Self
The Lifeguard
2013
as Leigh
Pandas
2018
as Narrator (voice)
Celebrity Escape Room
2020
as Self
Polish Wedding
1998
as Teenage Girl (uncredited)
The Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday Spectacular
2024
as Self - Presenter
Astro Boy vs The Junkyard Pirates
2010
as Cora (voice)
LEGO Frozen Northern Lights
2017
as Anna (voice)
Lady Gaga & the Muppets Holiday Spectacular
2013
as Self
Fifty Pills
2006
as Gracie
House of Lies Live
2013
as Self
Some Girl(s)
2013
as Bobbi
The King and Queen of Moonlight Bay
2003
as Alison Dodge
Veronica in the FBI
2007
as Veronica Mars
Flatland²: Sphereland
2012
as Hex (voice)
Ukraine: Answering the Call
2022
as Self
The Maya Rudolph Show
2014
as Self
The Paley Center Salutes The Good Place
2019
as Self
Dolly Parton's Pet Gala
2024
One Night Only: The Best of Broadway
2020
as Self
Gracie's Choice
2004
as Gracie Thompson
The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration
2017
Lost Masterpieces of Pornography
2010
as June Crenshaw
The Story of Frozen: Making a Disney Animated Classic
2014
as Self
It's Your 50th Christmas Charlie Brown
2015
as Self - Host
Frozen IV
as Anna (voice)
People Are Dead
2002
as Angela's Friend #1
Roman
2006
as Isis / The Girl
The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration
2020
as Self
Flatland
2007
as Hex (voice)
Molly and the Moon
as Kate
Harmonious Live!
2022
as Self
Mary Poppins Quits
2014
as Mary Poppins
A Little Night Music: Live from the Kennedy Center
2002
as Fredrika Armfeldt
Kristen Bell Sings Ultimate Back-to-School Anthem
2018
About Kristen Bell
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 (200… With 162 credits spanning from 1944 to 2027, Kristen Bell has appeared in 81 films and 81 TV shows.
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Most Popular Kristen Bell Movies
- Zootopia (2016) — as Priscilla (voice)
- Frozen (2013) — as Anna (voice)
- Frozen II (2019) — as Anna (voice)
- Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018) — as Anna (voice)
- PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie (2023) — as Janet (voice)
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