Kristen Bell arrives at the 2012 CMT Music Awards at the Bridgestone Arena on June 6, 2012, in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Merritt)
Gallery of Kristen Bell
2014
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Kristen Bell arrives at the premiere of Warner Bros. Pictures' "This Is Where I Leave You" at TCL Chinese Theatre on September 15, 2014, in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jason Kempin)
Gallery of Kristen Bell
2014
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Dax Shepard (L) and Kristen Bell arrive at the premiere of Warner Bros. Pictures' "This Is Where I Leave You" at TCL Chinese Theatre on September 15, 2014, in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter)
Gallery of Kristen Bell
2014
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Dax Shepard and Kristen Bell attend the Oscars held at Hollywood & Highland Center on March 2, 2014, in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Ethan Miller)
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2014
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Dax Shepard and Kristen Bell attend the 2014 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Graydon Carter on March 2, 2014, in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Mazur)
Gallery of Kristen Bell
2016
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Dax Shepard and Kristen Bell wear Game of Thrones Shirts at Tattoos on a date night at the premiere of HBO's "Game Of Thrones" Season 6 at TCL Chinese Theatre on April 10, 2016, in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Todd Williamson)
Gallery of Kristen Bell
2016
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Kristen Bell attends the 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on September 18, 2016, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez)
Gallery of Kristen Bell
2016
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Dax Shepard (L) and Kristen Bell attend the Fifth Annual Baby2Baby Gala, Presented By John Paul Mitchell Systems at 3LABS on November 12, 2016, in Culver City, California. (Photo by Stefanie Keenan)
Gallery of Kristen Bell
2017
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Kristen Bell attends the People's Choice Awards 2017 at Microsoft Theater on January 18, 2017, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Christopher Polk)
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2017
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Kristen Bell attends the 2017 NBCUniversal Upfront at Radio City Music Hall on May 15, 2017, in New York City. (Photo by Jim Spellman)
Gallery of Kristen Bell
2017
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Kristen Bell visits Anna and Elsa of Disney's "Frozen," Thursday, September 7, 2017, in the Norway pavilion at Epcot at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. (Photo by Steven Diaz)
Gallery of Kristen Bell
2017
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Idina Menzel and Kristen Bell of "Frozen" pose with Olaf before a taping of "The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration" at Walt Disneyland on November 14, 2017, in Anaheim, California. "The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration" airs on November 30, 2017. (Photo by Matt Petit)
Gallery of Kristen Bell
2018
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Kristen Bell attends the 24th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at The Shrine Auditorium on January 21, 2018, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Christopher Polk)
Gallery of Kristen Bell
2018
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Kristen Bell attends Nickelodeon's 2018 Kids' Choice Awards at The Forum on March 24, 2018, in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Neilson Barnard)
Gallery of Kristen Bell
2018
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Kristen Bell attends This Bar Saves Lives Press Launch Party at Ysabel on April 5, 2018, in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Phillip Faraone)
Gallery of Kristen Bell
2018
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Kristen Bell attends NBC's "The Good Place" FYC Screening And Q&A at Universal Studios Backlot on May 4, 2018, in Universal City, California. (Photo by Leon Bennett)
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2018
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Kristen Bell attends the 2018 MTV Movie And TV Awards at Barker Hangar on June 16, 2018, in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison)
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2018
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Kristen Bell attends the premiere of the Netflix original film' "Like Father" at ArcLight Theaters on July 31, 2018, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Kovac)
Gallery of Kristen Bell
2018
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Kristen Bell attends the 70th Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on September 17, 2018, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Neilson Barnard)
Gallery of Kristen Bell
2018
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Kristen Bell attends Mickey's 90th Spectacular at The Shrine Auditorium on October 6, 2018, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez)
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2018
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Kristen Bell on Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Gallery of Kristen Bell
2019
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Kristen Bell attends the 76th Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 6, 2019, in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison)
Gallery of Kristen Bell
2019
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Kristen Bell at Claire Foy Accepts The #SeeHer Award At The 24th Annual Critics' Choice Awards The Barker Hanger on January 13, 2019, in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Araya Diaz)
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2019
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Dax Shepard and Kristen Bell visit the SiriusXM Studios on February 25, 2019, in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord)
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2019
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Kristen Bell celebrates the launch of Hello Bello hosted by The MOMS on February 25, 2019, in New York City. (Photo by Nicholas Hunt)
Gallery of Kristen Bell
2019
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Kristen Bell hosts a Lindt Chocolate Easter Luncheon with Kristen Bell and friends at Sunset Tower on April 1, 2019, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Kovac)
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2019
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Kristen Bell attends the #IMDboat at San Diego Comic-Con 2019: Day Two at the IMDb Yacht on July 19, 2019, in San Diego, California. (Photo by Rich Polk)
Gallery of Kristen Bell
2019
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Kristen Bell attends the 2019 Comic-Con International - "The Good Place" Photo Call at Hilton Bayfront on July 20, 2019, in San Diego, California. (Photo by Araya Diaz)
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2019
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Kristen Bell of 'Encore!' and 'Frozen 2' took part today in the Disney+ Showcase at Disney’s D23 EXPO 2019 in Anaheim, Calif. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez)
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2019
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Kristen Bell of 'Frozen 2' took part today in the Walt Disney Studios presentation at Disney’s D23 EXPO 2019 in Anaheim, Calif. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez)
Achievements
Membership
Awards
People's Choice Award
2017
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Kristen Bell presents an award onstage during the People's Choice Awards 2017 at Microsoft Theater on January 18, 2017, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Lester Cohen)
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Kristen Bell arrives at the premiere of Warner Bros. Pictures' "This Is Where I Leave You" at TCL Chinese Theatre on September 15, 2014, in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jason Kempin)
6925 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, CA 90028, United States
Dax Shepard (L) and Kristen Bell arrive at the premiere of Warner Bros. Pictures' "This Is Where I Leave You" at TCL Chinese Theatre on September 15, 2014, in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter)
Dax Shepard and Kristen Bell attend the 2014 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Graydon Carter on March 2, 2014, in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Mazur)
6925 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, CA 90028, United States
Dax Shepard and Kristen Bell wear Game of Thrones Shirts at Tattoos on a date night at the premiere of HBO's "Game Of Thrones" Season 6 at TCL Chinese Theatre on April 10, 2016, in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Todd Williamson)
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Kristen Bell attends the 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on September 18, 2016, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez)
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Dax Shepard (L) and Kristen Bell attend the Fifth Annual Baby2Baby Gala, Presented By John Paul Mitchell Systems at 3LABS on November 12, 2016, in Culver City, California. (Photo by Stefanie Keenan)
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Kristen Bell presents an award onstage during the People's Choice Awards 2017 at Microsoft Theater on January 18, 2017, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Lester Cohen)
Walt Disney World Resort, Orlando, FL 32830, United States
Kristen Bell visits Anna and Elsa of Disney's "Frozen," Thursday, September 7, 2017, in the Norway pavilion at Epcot at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. (Photo by Steven Diaz)
Idina Menzel and Kristen Bell of "Frozen" pose with Olaf before a taping of "The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration" at Walt Disneyland on November 14, 2017, in Anaheim, California. "The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration" airs on November 30, 2017. (Photo by Matt Petit)
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Kristen Bell attends the 24th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at The Shrine Auditorium on January 21, 2018, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Christopher Polk)
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Kristen Bell attends NBC's "The Good Place" FYC Screening And Q&A at Universal Studios Backlot on May 4, 2018, in Universal City, California. (Photo by Leon Bennett)
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Kristen Bell attends the premiere of the Netflix original film' "Like Father" at ArcLight Theaters on July 31, 2018, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Kovac)
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Kristen Bell attends Mickey's 90th Spectacular at The Shrine Auditorium on October 6, 2018, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez)
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Kristen Bell attends the 76th Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 6, 2019, in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison)
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Kristen Bell at Claire Foy Accepts The #SeeHer Award At The 24th Annual Critics' Choice Awards The Barker Hanger on January 13, 2019, in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Araya Diaz)
8358 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90069, United States
Kristen Bell hosts a Lindt Chocolate Easter Luncheon with Kristen Bell and friends at Sunset Tower on April 1, 2019, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Kovac)
Kristen Bell attends the #IMDboat at San Diego Comic-Con 2019: Day Two at the IMDb Yacht on July 19, 2019, in San Diego, California. (Photo by Rich Polk)
Kristen Bell attends the 2019 Comic-Con International - "The Good Place" Photo Call at Hilton Bayfront on July 20, 2019, in San Diego, California. (Photo by Araya Diaz)
Kristen Bell of 'Encore!' and 'Frozen 2' took part today in the Disney+ Showcase at Disney’s D23 EXPO 2019 in Anaheim, Calif. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez)
Kristen Bell of 'Frozen 2' took part today in the Walt Disney Studios presentation at Disney’s D23 EXPO 2019 in Anaheim, Calif. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez)
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A straight-laced high school principal (Alan Cumming) seeks to impart his wisdom about the demon weed by telling a frightful tale about the fate of two innocent teens who fall under the spell of the drug. Filled with outrageously funny musical performances by Neve Campbell, Christian Campbell, Kristen Bell, and Steven Weber, "Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical" is the feel-good event of the year!
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It's 1998 and Star Wars fanboys across the globe eagerly await the release of Episode I. But for Eric, Linus, Hutch, and Windows the term "fanboy" is more than just a title, it's a badge of honor. Spurred by impatience and an undying loyalty to their cause, these former high school friends reunite to undertake the road trip of their fantasies.
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High-powered attorney Louise (Meg Ryan) arrives at her country nest for a little R and R only to discover that her husband (Timothy Hutton) plans to leave her for a younger woman (Kristen Bell). Oddly cool, Louise plots to hold Ian captive until he commits to working on their marriage, but that's when things really start to go wrong.
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Veronica Mars is an American teen noir mystery drama television series created by screenwriter Rob Thomas. The series is set in the fictional town of Neptune, California, and stars Kristen Bell as the eponymous character.
Kristen Bell is an American actress. Bell landed her breakout role, the title character on the TV series Veronica Mars. This led to more roles in films, including the hit comedies Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Couples Retreat and Get Him to the Greek. Bell garnered further recognition for voicing Princess Anna in the Disney animated fantasy films Frozen (2013) and the upcoming Frozen 2 (2019).
Background
Ethnicity:
Kristen Bell’s father has German, as well as English, Irish, and Scottish, ancestry. Kristen’s mother is of Polish descent.
Kristen Bell was born and raised in Huntington Woods, Michigan, the United States, on July 18, 1980, to Lorelei (née Frygier), a registered nurse, and Tom Bell, who works as a television news director in Las Vegas, Nevada. Her parents split when she was just two years old. She has two half-sisters and two half-brothers from her mother's second marriage.
Kristen found her talent in entertainment at an early age. In 1992, she went to her first audition and won a role in Raggedy Ann and Andy. Bell's mother established her with an agent before she was 13, and she was cast in newspaper advertisements and television commercials.
Education
After her parents pulled her from the public school system, Bell went to Shrine Catholic High School in Royal Oak for her high school years. She was a member of the drama and music club. She won the starring role of Dorothy in her high school's production of The Wizard of Oz.
After graduation, Bell moved to New York City to attend the New York University's prestigious Tisch School of the Arts, where she studied musical theater, and made her Broadway debut while still a student, in a musical version of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. She left before graduating.
In 2002, Bell appeared in the Broadway revival of The Crucible with Liam Neeson and Angela Bettis. She then moved to Los Angeles, California, and appeared in a handful of television shows as a special guest, finding trouble gaining a recurring role in a television series.
In 2004, Bell appeared in the Lifetime's television film, Gracie's Choice, which received high ratings. At the age of 24, Bell won the title role in the well-known television series Veronica Mars, which would run for 64 episodes and draw a rabid cult following. Bell starred as a seventeen-year-old detective, which put her alongside actors Enrico Colantoni who played her father, Percy Daggs III, Jason Dohring, and Ryan Hansen. This series received very positive reviews, and Bell received much attention for her performance. Bell and the cast of Veronica Mars were nominated for two Teen Choice Awards.
The success of Veronica Mars led Bell to film parts, and a year into the series she reprised her role in Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical in a Showtime adaptation, following that with roles in small films such as Deepwater (2005), Fifty Pills (2006) and Pulse (2006). On March 13, 2013, it was confirmed that a Veronica Mars movie would finally be coming to fruition. Bell and creator, Rob Thomas, launched a fundraising campaign to produce the film through Kickstarter and attained the $2 million goal in a few hours. The movie was released on March 14, 2014.
While keeping busy with films, Bell managed to find even more television success in 2007 (the year Veronica Mars came to an end) when she took on narration duties on Gossip Girl and joined the hit show Heroes.
Set on doing it all, in 2008 Bell hit movie theaters with her first major box-office success: the romantic comedy Forgetting Sarah Marshall, in which she played the title role (a role she reprised in a 2010 sequel of sorts, Get Him to the Greek). She followed Sarah Marshall with Fan Boys (2009), a small, well-received comedy, and Couples Retreat (2009), another comedy, this one co-starring Vince Vaughn, Jon Favreau, and Kristin Davis. Also in 2009, Bell took on voiceover work in the family film Astro Boy, and 2010 saw her appear in the romantic comedy When in Rome.
From 2012 to 2016 Bell starred in Showtime's House of Lies. The series focused on the morally questionable actions of a group of management consultants, with Bell, as Jeannie van der Hooven, involved professionally and romantically with the ringleader, played by Don Cheadle.
Amid her run on House of Lies, the actress featured prominently in Disney's Frozen (2013) as the voice of Anna, a princess who helps hunt down her gifted but tormented older sister, Elsa (Idina Menzel), to save the kingdom of Arendelle. The resounding success of the film led to the creation of Frozen 2, slated for a November 2019 release.
In April 2016 Bell played the straight woman to Melissa McCarthy in the big-screen comedy The Boss. She followed by co-starring in Bad Moms, opposite Mila Kunis, and reprised the role for the 2017 sequel, A Bad Mom's Christmas.
Her other films from this period include The Disaster Artist (2017), CHiPs (2017), How to Be a Latin Lover (2017) and Netflix's Like Father (2018).
Meanwhile, the actress returned to the small screen in 2016 for a lead role in The Good Place, opposite Ted Danson. The afterlife-themed sitcom drew favorable reviews from critics, with Bell garnering a Golden Globe nomination for best actress in a musical or comedy in late 2018.
On August 21, 2018, it was reported that Hulu was planning an eight-episode revival of Veronica Mars with Kristen Bell returning in the title role and series creator Rob Thomas returning as well. On September 20, 2018, Hulu officially confirmed the revival and announced it would premiere in 2019.
Bell also served as host and executive producer on the Disney+ docuseries Encore!, which premiered in November 2019.
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Religion
Kristen Bell has stated she is non-religious, despite being raised by a religious mother, and identifies as a humanist.
Politics
Bell supported and campaigned for Barack Obama during the 2008 United States presidential election. Along with various people such as Rashida Jones, she visited various campuses and colleges in Missouri encouraging voter registration and discussing candidates.
Views
Kristen Bell loves animals and often volunteers for animal-related charities. Bell often attends fundraisers for different non-profit organizations dedicated to protecting animals. She even received the Helen Woodward Animal Center's 2009 Humane Award. Bell became a vegan after seeing the documentary Forks Over Knives.
Bell also supports other non-animal-related charities, including Invisible Children, Inc., Do Something, Alzheimer’s Association, Artists for Peace and Justice, Red Cross, and many others.
Bell also showed support for the Writers Guild of America in the writers' strike, appearing in the picket lines in December 2007, stating, "the writers are just looking for some fairness."
Bell and her husband Dax Shepard are staunchly pro-vaccination.
Quotations:
"Laughing is so good for you. It legitimately burns calories... and just makes you happier."
"When you listen as fiercely as you want to be heard, when you respect the idea that you are sharing the Earth with other humans, and when you lead with your nice foot forward, you will win, every time. It might not be today, it might not be tomorrow, but it comes back to you when you need it. We live in an age of instant gratification, of immediate likes, and it is uncomfortable to have to wait to see the dividends of your kindness, but I promise you it will appear exactly when you need it."
"Whether or not you think you're God's gift to acting or not, it does depend largely on the audience and what they want to see you do."
Personality
Bell confessed in 2016 to having struggled with mental health throughout much of her life. She said that she’s been taking medication for ADHD since she was a kid, and suffers from anxiety and depression. She sends a lot of gratitude to her mom for telling her that if she ever felt like there was something wrong that it was okay to go for help. When Bell was in college, it happened. "I didn’t speak publicly about my struggles with mental health for the first 15 years of my career," she said in an interview with Time. "But now I’m at a point where I don’t believe anything should be taboo." She wants everyone to know that "there’s nothing weak about struggling with mental illness. You’re just having a harder time living in your brain than other people. And I don’t want you to feel alone."
Bell has three dogs: a Welsh corgi-chow chow mix named Lola, a Welsh corgi-Chihuahua mix whose name is Shakey, and Sadie, a black Labrador retriever who Bell actually rescued after Hurricane Katrina hit.
She’s a big fan of jogging and yoga - and is known to strike a yoga pose randomly around her house. She also tries to stay away from alcohol by engaging in the community.
Bell stated that she did not like her first name at the age of four. Bell's mother convinced her to go by her middle name, Anne, instead; she used the name Annie until high school.
Bell has confessed that many of the characters she portrays are tomboys because she was "not homely enough to play the nerdy girl and not nearly pretty enough to play the pretty girl."
Physical Characteristics:
When she was only 12 years old, Bell managed to break both of her wrists while playing hockey.
Interests
board games
Politicians
Barack Obama
Writers
Love Warrior: A Memoir, by Glennon Doyle, Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts, by Brené Brown, The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Artists
Jenni Kayne
Sport & Clubs
hockey, Detroit Red Wings
Music & Bands
Cher, California Love by Tupac, featuring Dr. Dre
Connections
After Kristen Bell ended a 5-year relationship with her former fiancé Kevin Mann, she began dating fellow actor, Dax Shepard, in 2007. The two got married in Beverly Hills in the County Clerk’s Office. They currently have two daughters, Lincoln Bell Shepard and Delta Bell Shepard.