Kristen Bell
Acting
Born: July 18, 1980 (age 46) · Huntington Woods, Michigan, USA
Highest Rated
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
Zootopia
2016
Frozen
2013
The Simpsons
1989
Frozen II
2019
Ralph Breaks the Internet
2018
Family Guy
1999
Bad Moms
2016
Scream 4
2011
The Disaster Artist
2017
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
2008
BoJack Horseman
2014
Heroes
2006
Photos (12)
Movies (59)
Frozen II
Anna (voice)
Zootopia
Priscilla (voice)
Frozen
Anna (voice)
PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie
Janet (voice)
Ralph Breaks the Internet
Anna (voice)
Scream 4
Chloe
Once Upon a Studio
Anna (voice)
Olaf's Frozen Adventure
Anna (Voice)
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Sarah Marshall
Movie 43
Fake Supergirl (segment "Super Hero Speed Dating")
Teen Titans Go! To the Movies
Jade Wilson (voice)
A Bad Moms Christmas
Kiki
Couples Retreat
Cynthia
Bad Moms
Kiki
The Disaster Artist
Kristen Bell
Stuck in Love
Tricia
You Again
Marni
CHiPs
Karen
Frozen Fever
Anna (voice)
Get Him to the Greek
Sarah Marshall
How to Be a Latin Lover
Cindy
Once Upon a Snowman
Anna (voice) (archive sound)
Astro Boy
Cora (voice)
Fanboys
Zoe
The Boss
Claire
Pulse
Mattie
When in Rome
Beth Harper
Burlesque
Nikki
Queenpins
Connie Janikowski
Big Miracle
Jill Jerard
Spartan
Laura Newton
Safety Not Guaranteed
Belinda
Hit & Run
Annie Bean
Veronica Mars
Veronica Mars
Pootie Tang
Record Executive's Daughter
LEGO Frozen Northern Lights
Anna (voice)
Like Father
Rachel Hamilton
Flatland
Hex (voice)
The People We Hate at the Wedding
Alice
Serious Moonlight
Sara
The Lifeguard
Leigh
Flatland²: Sphereland
Hex (voice)
Unity
Narrator (voice)
Gracie's Choice
Gracie Thompson
Fifty Pills
Gracie
Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical
Mary Lane
Deepwater
Nurse Laurie
Pandas
Narrator (voice)
Polish Wedding
Teenage Girl (uncredited)
Some Girl(s)
Bobbi
A Little Night Music: Live from the Kennedy Center
Fredrika Armfeldt
Roman
Isis / The Girl
Veronica in the FBI
Veronica Mars
People Are Dead
Angela's Friend #1
Mary Poppins Quits
Mary Poppins
The King and Queen of Moonlight Bay
Alison Dodge
Dolly Parton's Pet Gala
2024
Astro Boy vs The Junkyard Pirates
Cora (voice)
The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration
2017
TV Shows (40)
The Simpsons
Marge (singing voice) · 1 eps
The Simpsons
Harper (voice) · 1 eps
Family Guy
Martha (voice) · 1 eps
Heroes
Elle Bishop · 12 eps
Parks and Recreation
Ingrid de Forest · 3 eps
The Shield
Jessica Hintel · 1 eps
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Sarah Marshall · 1 eps
BoJack Horseman
Ruthie (voice) · 1 eps
Robot Chicken
Sara Lee / Waitress (voice) · 1 eps
Everwood
Stacey Wilson · 1 eps
Hacks
Kristen Bell · 1 eps
Veronica Mars
Veronica Mars · 72 eps
Big Mouth
Pam the Pillow (voice) · 3 eps
Big Mouth
Uninterested Girl (voice) · 1 eps
The Cleveland Show
Mandy (voice) · 1 eps
Deadwood
Flora Anderson · 2 eps
The Good Place
Eleanor Shellstrop · 50 eps
House of Lies
Jeannie Van Der Hooven · 58 eps
Party Down
Uda Bengt · 2 eps
Liv and Maddie
Kristen Bell · 1 eps
Central Park
Molly (voice) · 10 eps
Nobody Wants This
Joanne · 30 eps
American Dreams
Amy Fielding · 1 eps
Gossip Girl
Gossip Girl (voice) · 12 eps
Explained
Narrator (voice) · 1 eps
Burning Love
Mandy · 5 eps
Zootopia+
Priscilla (voice) · 1 eps
Rachael Ray
1 eps
The Tiny Chef Show
Kristen Bell · 3 eps
The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window
Anna · 8 eps
Ultra City Smiths
Donella Pecker (voice) · 6 eps
StoryBots: Answer Time
1 eps
Unsupervised
Megan McKinley (voice) · 13 eps
Zenimation
Anna (voice) (archive footage) · 1 eps
Do, Re & Mi
Mi (voice) · 23 eps
Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television
Kristen Bell · 1 eps
LEGO Frozen Northern Lights
Anna (voice) · 4 eps
Beyond the Spotlight
1 eps
Play It Again, Dick
Veronica Mars / Kristen Bell · 8 eps
House of Lies: Fridays at Galweather
Jeannie Van Der Hooven · 1 eps
Self / Appearances (59)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest · 5 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self - Guest · 6 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self · 1 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest · 5 eps
Conan
Self · 3 eps
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self - Guest · 2 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee · 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self · 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest · 6 eps
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self · 14 eps
The View
Self · 4 eps
The View
Self - Guest · 2 eps
Project Runway
Self - Guest Judge · 1 eps
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Hot Ones
Self · 1 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · 7 eps
Punk'd
Self · 1 eps
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self · 2 eps
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self · 1 eps
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Self - Presenter · 1 eps
America's Next Top Model
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Chelsea
Self · 1 eps
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Self · 1 eps
The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA
Self - Host · 3 eps
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
Self · 1 eps
Hollywood Game Night
Self · 1 eps
Entertainment Tonight
Self · 3 eps
Live from E!
Self · 2 eps
Brain Games
Self · 1 eps
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
Self - Special Guest · 1 eps
Thanks a Million
Self · 1 eps
Busy Tonight
Self - Guest · 1 eps
CMT Music Awards
Self - Host · 3 eps
Is It Cake? Holiday
Self - Guest Judge · 1 eps
Into the Unknown: Making Frozen II
Self · 6 eps
Encore!
Self · 12 eps
Baking It
Self · 1 eps
The Emmy Awards
Self · 2 eps
My Generation
Self - Narrator (voice) · 1 eps
Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter
Self
TOVAH
Self
IMDb on the Scene
Self · 1 eps
Family Game Fight
Self - Host · 10 eps
Celebrity Escape Room
Self
Lady Gaga & the Muppets Holiday Spectacular
Self
The Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday Spectacular
Self - Presenter
Ukraine: Answering the Call
Self
Mickey's 90th Spectacular
Self
Harmonious Live!
Self
One Night Only: The Best of Broadway
Self
The Maya Rudolph Show
Self
The Story of Frozen: Making a Disney Animated Classic
Self
The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration
Self
The Paley Center Salutes The Good Place
Self
It's Your 50th Christmas Charlie Brown
Self - Host
Teen Choice Awards
Self · 2 eps
House of Lies Live
Self
Upcoming (4)
Directing (1)
Producing (9)
Veronica Mars
Executive Producer
Nobody Wants This
Executive Producer
The Tiny Chef Show
Executive Producer
The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window
Executive Producer
Queenpins
Executive Producer
Hit & Run
Co-Producer
Veronica Mars
Executive Producer
Encore!
Executive Producer
Man Finds Tape
Co-Producer