Kristen Bell(I)
- Actress
- Producer
- Writer
Kristen Anne Bell (born 1980) is an American actress and singer. She
was born and raised in Huntington Woods, Michigan, and is the daughter
of Lorelei (Frygier), a nurse, and Tom Bell, a television news
director. Her ancestry is Polish (mother) and German, English, Irish, and Scottish (father). 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. At this time, she
also began private acting lessons. Bell had an uncredited role in the
film Polish Wedding (1998) in
1998.
Bell attended Shrine Catholic High School, where she took part in 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 prestigious Tisch School of the Arts, where she
studied musical theater. In 2001, Bell left university to play the role
of Becky in Tom Sawyer. That same year, she made her first credited
debut in Pootie Tang (2001), but her
scene was cut and her appearance exists only in the credit sequence. 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 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 24, Bell won the title
role in Veronica Mars (2004),
which started broadcasting in the fall of 2004, created by
Rob Thomas. 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.
In 2005, Bell starred in
Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical (2005)
in the role of Mary Lane. Reefer Madness debuted on the Showtime
network on April 16, 2005. The following year, Bell won the Saturn
Award for 'Best Actress on Television' for her performance in Veronica
Mars.
In 2013, Bell voiced the main character, Princess Anna of Arendelle, in
the Walt Disney Pictures animated movie,
Frozen (2013), which received the
'best animated feature' award at the 86th Academy Awards. She performed
the songs: 'For the First Time in Forever', 'Love is an Open Door', 'Do
You Want to Build a Snowman', and 'For the First Time in Forever
(Reprise)'. Frozen (2013), which was
released on November 22, 2013, was hugely successful worldwide.
On March 13, 2013, it was confirmed that a
Veronica Mars (2014) movie would
finally be coming to fruition. Bell and creator,
Rob Thomas, launched a fund raising
campaign to produce the film through Kickstarter and attained the $2
million goal in few hours. The movie was released on March 14, 2014.
Bell married Dax Shepard in October, 2013.
was born and raised in Huntington Woods, Michigan, and is the daughter
of Lorelei (Frygier), a nurse, and Tom Bell, a television news
director. Her ancestry is Polish (mother) and German, English, Irish, and Scottish (father). 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. At this time, she
also began private acting lessons. Bell had an uncredited role in the
film Polish Wedding (1998) in
1998.
Bell attended Shrine Catholic High School, where she took part in 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 prestigious Tisch School of the Arts, where she
studied musical theater. In 2001, Bell left university to play the role
of Becky in Tom Sawyer. That same year, she made her first credited
debut in Pootie Tang (2001), but her
scene was cut and her appearance exists only in the credit sequence. 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 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 24, Bell won the title
role in Veronica Mars (2004),
which started broadcasting in the fall of 2004, created by
Rob Thomas. 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.
In 2005, Bell starred in
Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical (2005)
in the role of Mary Lane. Reefer Madness debuted on the Showtime
network on April 16, 2005. The following year, Bell won the Saturn
Award for 'Best Actress on Television' for her performance in Veronica
Mars.
In 2013, Bell voiced the main character, Princess Anna of Arendelle, in
the Walt Disney Pictures animated movie,
Frozen (2013), which received the
'best animated feature' award at the 86th Academy Awards. She performed
the songs: 'For the First Time in Forever', 'Love is an Open Door', 'Do
You Want to Build a Snowman', and 'For the First Time in Forever
(Reprise)'. Frozen (2013), which was
released on November 22, 2013, was hugely successful worldwide.
On March 13, 2013, it was confirmed that a
Veronica Mars (2014) movie would
finally be coming to fruition. Bell and creator,
Rob Thomas, launched a fund raising
campaign to produce the film through Kickstarter and attained the $2
million goal in few hours. The movie was released on March 14, 2014.
Bell married Dax Shepard in October, 2013.
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