• Name: Kristen Bell
  • Date of Birth: July 18, 1980
  • Place of Birth: Detroit, Michigan, USA
Mini-bio: For some actors, success just seems to come naturally. In the case of talented stage and screen beauty Kristen Bell, it wasn't so much a matter of if she was going to be a star after realizing her dre... read moream during an early performance as a banana in Raggedy Ann and Andy at the tender age of 12 -- but when she would finally make the big time. Paralyzed with stage fright as she waited for her cue off-stage, Bell was offered a word of encouragement by her supportive mother that would ultimately give her the drive to realize her life's calling. A native of Detroit whose early stage experiences eventually led her to study at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, Bell saw her early dreams of on-stage success begin to come true when she was chosen to portray Becky Thatcher in a Broadway production of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer shortly after arriving in the Big Apple. Realizing that she had what it took to find success onscreen as well as on-stage, Bell was soon packing her bags for Los Angeles and landing small supporting roles in such features as Polish Wedding and Pootie Tang. She returned briefly to Broadway for a role in the 2002 revival of The Crucible, playing alongside well-known stage and screen actors Liam Neeson and Laura Linney. In 2003, Bell impressed television viewers with a solid performance in the made-for-television drama The King and Queen of Moonlight Bay before moving on to essay the unforgettable role of a young girl struggling to raise her three stepbrothers after their drug-addicted mother is sent to jail in Gracie's Choice. If television had offered Bell her most successful roles to this point in her career, the magnetic young screen presence still had feature aspirations, as evidenced by her involvement in David Mamet's 2004 thriller Spartan. Of course, Bell wasn't about to turn her back on the small screen just yet, and following appearances on such popular series as Everwood and Deadwood, she took the lead as a sort-of new-millennium Nancy Drew on UPN's Veronica Mars. If that, combined with a lively performance in the Showtime musical spoof Reefer Madness, wasn't enough to make young Bell a household name, subsequent performances in the college comedy Fifty Pills and the thriller Deepwater would at least serve to expand her feature-film resumé. With Veronica Mars still pulling in impressive ratings in mid-2006, Bell took another brief break from television for a key role in the Wes Craven-produced technological shocker Pulse, an Americanized remake of Japanese director Kiyoshi Kurosawa's landmark 2001 frightener. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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Kristen Anne Bell was born in Detroit, Michigan, on July 18, 1980. Her father Tom was a news anchor and her mother Lorelei was a nurse. Her parents divorced when she was two years old, and she has two half sisters, Sara and Jody, from her father's second marriage. She has four step-siblings from her mother's second marriage to John Raymond Avedian, Laura, John, Matt, and Megan. Kristen started acting in local and school plays at the tender age of 12 playing a banana in "Raggedy Ann and Andy". She continued her acting career throughout high school as she took parts in "The Wizard of Oz"," Fiddler on the Roof" and "Lady Be Good". She then shot commercials for "K-Mart", "Office Max" and "United Way". Soon after graduating from High School, Kristen moved to New York City. She attend the Tisch School of the Arts, where she majored in musical theater. In her last year, she quit to take part of the Broadway play "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer". In 2002, she appeared on Broadway in "The Crucible", opposite Liam Neeson and Laura Linney. She then appeared on shows like "Everwood", "American Dreams" and "The Shield". She starred in the TV Movie "Gracie's Choice".


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Kristen then was thrust into superstardom when she was cast in the television series "Veronica Mars". Kristen playing the lead character.The show was launched and 2004. Her character was a 17 year old detective. In 2007 the series came to an end. She continued with big screen roles in "Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical" and "Pulse". Kristen soon after was cast in the NBC drama series "Heroes" where she played Elle. She appeared on 13 episodes. She was also cast as the narrator for the televison series "Gossip Girl". She continued her work in films appearing in "Forgetting Sarah Marshall"," Fanboys", "Serious Moonlight",|"Couples Retreat" and "When in Rome". She will star in the upcoming movie "Burlesque" alongside Cher and Christina Aguilera.


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Kristen has been romantically linked to actors Kevin Mann and Dax Shephard. Her and Dax got engaged sometime in January 2010. Kristen is also a vegetarian. And she spends her time supporting Helen Woodward Animal Center, Invisible Children Inc., and rooting for the Detroit Red Wings. Also during the 2008 presidential election, she campaigned for Barack Obama.


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"I'm not in the business of becoming famous. And that's the advice I give to younger aspiring actors. Work onstage and do the little roles. In the end it's not important to be seen. It's important to do. There's a lot of disappointment in this business, but my family keeps me grounded."
-Kristen Bell


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Kristen Bell Information:
Eye color: Blue
Height: 5' 1" (155 cm)
Nickname(s): K-Bell, Annie, KB
Notable feature(s): Has a lazy eye (her right eye)
Education: Burton International School for Gifted Children, Shrine Catholic High School, Tisch School of the Arts
Family: Tom and Lorelei (parents) and half sisters (Sara and Jody).
Fiance- Dax Shepard
Resides in: Los Angeles
Religious affiliations:Catholic
Political affiliation:
Personal interests/hobbies: karaoke,
Charities/Causes: ASPCA, Invisible Children
Other: Kristen rescues stray dogs all the time, and she refuses to eat meat. She loves to sing karaoke, and she was named "The Worlds Sexiest Vegetarian" by PETA in 2006.




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