Kristen Bell
Known for Acting · 162 credits
- Born
- 1980-07-18 (age 46)
- 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
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
Family Guy
1999
as Martha (voice)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self - Guest
The Simpsons
1989
as Marge (singing voice) / Harper (voice)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005
as Self
TV Shows (81)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
Family Guy
1999
as Martha (voice)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self - Guest
The Simpsons
1989
as Marge (singing voice) / Harper (voice)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005
as Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self - Guest
Conan
2010
as Self
The View
1997
as Self / Self - Guest
Everwood
2002
as Stacey Wilson
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
as Self - Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self / Self - Guest
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest
Chelsea
2016
as Self
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
Hacks
2021
as Kristen Bell
Heroes
2006
as Elle Bishop
Hot Ones
2015
as Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
as Self
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014
as Sarah Marshall
Project Runway
2004
as Self - Guest Judge
BoJack Horseman
2014
as Ruthie (voice)
Parks and Recreation
2009
as Ingrid de Forest
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
The Shield
2002
as Jessica Hintel
The Good Place
2016
as Eleanor Shellstrop
Veronica Mars
2004
as Veronica Mars
Robot Chicken
2005
as Sara Lee / Waitress (voice)
America's Next Top Model
2003
as Self - Guest
The Cleveland Show
2009
as Mandy (voice)
Big Mouth
2017
as Pam the Pillow (voice) / Uninterested Girl (voice)
Punk'd
2003
as Self
Deadwood
2004
as Flora Anderson
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
as Self
MTV Movie & TV Awards
1992
as Self - Presenter
Off Camera with Sam Jones
2014
as Self
The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA
1995
as Self - Host
Nobody Wants This
2024
as Joanne
Liv and Maddie
2013
as Kristen Bell
The Tony Danza Show
2004
as Self - Guest
American Dreams
2002
as Amy Fielding
Rachael Ray
2006
Party Down
2009
as Uda Bengt
Zootopia+
2022
as Priscilla (voice)
House of Lies
2012
as Jeannie Van Der Hooven
Explained
2018
as Narrator (voice)
Gossip Girl
2021
as Gossip Girl (voice)
Live from E!
2002
as Self
Entertainment Tonight
1981
as Self
Burning Love
2012
as Mandy
Hollywood Game Night
2013
as Self
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
2018
as Self - Special Guest
Central Park
2020
as Molly (voice)
Busy Tonight
2018
as Self - Guest
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
2023
as Self
StoryBots: Answer Time
2022
Unsupervised
2012
as Megan McKinley (voice)
Brain Games
2011
as Self
The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window
2022
as Anna
Movies (81)
Zootopia
2016
as Priscilla (voice)
Frozen
2013
as Anna (voice)
Frozen II
2019
as Anna (voice)
Sonic the Hedgehog 4
2027
as Amy Rose (voice)
Ralph Breaks the Internet
2018
as Anna (voice)
PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie
2023
as Janet (voice)
Movie 43
2013
as Fake Supergirl (segment "Super Hero Speed Dating")
Once Upon a Studio
2023
as Anna (voice)
Scream 4
2011
as Chloe
Teen Titans Go! To the Movies
2018
as Jade Wilson (voice)
A Bad Moms Christmas
2017
as Kiki
Stuck in Love
2013
as Tricia
Olaf's Frozen Adventure
2017
as Anna (Voice)
CHiPs
2017
as Karen
How to Be a Latin Lover
2017
as Cindy
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
2008
as Sarah Marshall
Safety Not Guaranteed
2012
as Belinda
Fanboys
2009
as Zoe
Couples Retreat
2009
as Cynthia
The Disaster Artist
2017
as Kristen Bell
Big Miracle
2012
as Jill Jerard
Veronica Mars
2014
as Veronica Mars
When in Rome
2010
as Beth Harper
Celebrity Escape Room
2020
as Self
Bad Moms
2016
as Kiki
Frozen III
2027
as Anna (voice)
Flatland²: Sphereland
2012
as Hex (voice)
TOVAH
2026
as Self
Get Him to the Greek
2010
as Sarah Marshall
Astro Boy
2009
as Cora (voice)
Frozen Fever
2015
as Anna (voice)
Pulse
2006
as Mattie
Hit & Run
2012
as Annie Bean
Frozen IV
as Anna (voice)
Burlesque
2010
as Nikki
The Boss
2016
as Claire
Flatland
2007
as Hex (voice)
Once Upon a Snowman
2020
as Anna (voice) (archive sound)
You Again
2010
as Marni
The Lifeguard
2013
as Leigh
Queenpins
2021
as Connie Janikowski
The People We Hate at the Wedding
2022
as Alice
Spartan
2004
as Laura Newton
Gracie's Choice
2004
as Gracie Thompson
The Maya Rudolph Show
2014
as Self
LEGO Frozen Northern Lights
2017
as Anna (voice)
Pootie Tang
2001
as Record Executive's Daughter
Some Girl(s)
2013
as Bobbi
Fifty Pills
2006
as Gracie
Violent Night 2
2026
as Mrs. Claus
Mary Poppins Quits
2014
as Mary Poppins
Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical
2006
as Mary Lane
Dolly Parton's Pet Gala
2024
Mickey’s 90th Spectacular
2018
as Self
The King and Queen of Moonlight Bay
2003
as Alison Dodge
One Night Only: The Best of Broadway
2020
as Self
The Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday Spectacular
2024
as Self - Presenter
Lost Masterpieces of Pornography
2010
as June Crenshaw
Pandas
2018
as Narrator (voice)
Astro Boy vs The Junkyard Pirates
2010
as Cora (voice)
Ukraine: Answering the Call
2022
as Self
Roman
2006
as Isis / The Girl
Lady Gaga & the Muppets Holiday Spectacular
2013
as Self
Unity
2015
as Narrator (voice)
The Paley Center Salutes The Good Place
2019
as Self
Serious Moonlight
2009
as Sara
Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter
2022
as Self
House of Lies Live
2013
as Self
Like Father
2018
as Rachel Hamilton
Veronica in the FBI
2007
as Veronica Mars
The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration
2017
Polish Wedding
1998
as Teenage Girl (uncredited)
Deepwater
2005
as Nurse Laurie
The Story of Frozen: Making a Disney Animated Classic
2014
as Self
People Are Dead
2002
as Angela's Friend #1
Harmonious Live!
2022
as Self
Molly and the Moon
as Kate
A Little Night Music: Live from the Kennedy Center
2002
as Fredrika Armfeldt
It's Your 50th Christmas Charlie Brown
2015
as Self - Host
Kristen Bell Sings Ultimate Back-to-School Anthem
2018
The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration
2020
as Self
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)
- Sonic the Hedgehog 4 (2027) — as Amy Rose (voice)
- Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018) — as Anna (voice)
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