Background
She was born in Chicago, Illinois, and attended The Latin School of Chicago. The daughter of soap opera creators William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell, and sister to Bill Bell, Junior. and Bradley Bell as well as sister-in-law to Maria Arena Bell and Colleen Bell, Lauralee was offered a bit role as a model, Christine "Cricket" Blair, on her parents" show The Young and the Restless in 1983 and that became a contract role in 1986.
Career
Over time, her character matured from a model into a Legal Aid lawyer Lauralee married photographer Scott Martin on October 4, 1997. In June 2007, she reprised her role of Christine Blair for a short run on The Bold and the Beautiful.
In July 2010, she returned to The Young and the Restless in a recurring capacity.
Lauralee co-owned a boutique, On Sunset, which closed in 2009. Bonanza - "Ugly Little Girl With Doll" (1970)
Diagnosis: Murder - "Herself" (1995)
Walker, Texas Ranger - Kim Rivers (1998)
Match Game - Panelist (1998)
Pacific Blue - Christine (1999)
The Young and the Restless - Christine Blair (1983–2006, since 2010)
Carpool Guy - Hope (2005)
Past Sins - Donna Erickson (2006)
Computer Society of India: Miami (2006)
The Bold and the Beautiful - Christine Blair (2007).