Acting · Huntington Woods, Michigan, USA · Born July 18, 1980
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).
MovieFrozen III
2027
as Anna (voice)
MovieSonic the Hedgehog 4
2027
as Amy Rose (voice)
MovieViolent Night 2
2026
as Mrs. Claus
MovieTOVAH
2026
as Self
MovieThe Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday Spectacular
2024
as Self - Presenter
TVIs It Cake? Holiday
2024
as Self - Guest Judge
TVMy Generation
2024
as Self - Narrator (voice)
TVNobody Wants This
2024
as Joanne
MovieDolly Parton's Pet Gala
2024
TVOff Script with The Hollywood Reporter
2023
as Self
MovieOnce Upon a Studio
2023
as Anna (voice)
MoviePAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie
2023
as Janet (voice)
TVStoryBots: Answer Time
2022
MovieThe People We Hate at the Wedding
2022
as Alice
TVZootopia+
2022
as Priscilla (voice)
MovieNorman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter
2022
as Self
TVThe Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
as Self - Guest
TVThe Tiny Chef Show
2022
as Kristen Bell
MovieUkraine: Answering the Call
2022
as Self
MovieHarmonious Live!
2022
as Self
TVThe Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window
2022
as Anna
TVBaking It
2021
as Self
TVDo, Re & Mi
2021
as Mi (voice)
MovieQueenpins
2021
as Connie Janikowski
TVFamily Game Fight
2021
as Self - Host
TVUltra City Smiths
2021
as Donella Pecker (voice)
TVGossip Girl
2021
as Gossip Girl (voice)
TVHacks
2021
as Kristen Bell
MovieOne Night Only: The Best of Broadway
2020
as Self
MovieThe Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration
2020
as Self
TVBeyond the Spotlight
2020
MovieOnce Upon a Snowman
2020
as Anna (voice) (archive sound)
TVInto the Unknown: Making Frozen II
2020
as Self
TVCentral Park
2020
as Molly (voice)
TVZenimation
2020
as Anna (voice) (archive footage)
MovieCelebrity Escape Room
2020
as Self
TVThanks a Million
2020
as Self
MovieFrozen II
2019
as Anna (voice)
TVEncore!
2019
as Self
MovieThe Paley Center Salutes The Good Place
2019
as Self
TVThe Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self - Guest
MovieRalph Breaks the Internet
2018
as Anna (voice)
TVBusy Tonight
2018
as Self - Guest
MovieMickey’s 90th Spectacular
2018
as Self
Kristen Bell Sings Ultimate Back-to-School Anthem
2018
MovieLike Father
2018
as Rachel Hamilton
MovieTeen Titans Go! To the Movies
2018
as Jade Wilson (voice)
TVExplained
2018
as Narrator (voice)
MoviePandas
2018
as Narrator (voice)
TVThe Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
2018
as Self - Special Guest
MovieThe Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration
2017
MovieOlaf's Frozen Adventure
2017
as Anna (Voice)
TVRyan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television
2017
as Kristen Bell
TVBig Mouth
2017
as Pam the Pillow (voice)
MovieA Bad Moms Christmas
2017
as Kiki
MovieCHiPs
2017
as Karen
MovieThe Disaster Artist
2017
as Kristen Bell
MovieHow to Be a Latin Lover
2017
as Cindy
MovieLEGO Frozen Northern Lights
2017
as Anna (voice)
TVLEGO Frozen Northern Lights
2016
as Anna (voice)
TVThe Good Place
2016
as Eleanor Shellstrop
MovieBad Moms
2016
as Kiki
TVChelsea
2016
as Self
MovieThe Boss
2016
as Claire
MovieZootopia
2016
as Priscilla (voice)
MovieIt's Your 50th Christmas Charlie Brown
2015
as Self - Host
TVThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
MovieUnity
2015
as Narrator (voice)
TVIMDb on the Scene
2015
as Self
TVHot Ones
2015
as Self
MovieFrozen Fever
2015
as Anna (voice)
TVVariety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
as Self
TVPlay It Again, Dick
2014
as Veronica Mars / Kristen Bell
MovieThe Story of Frozen: Making a Disney Animated Classic
2014
as Self
TVBoJack Horseman
2014
as Ruthie (voice)
MovieMary Poppins Quits
2014
as Mary Poppins
MovieThe Maya Rudolph Show
2014
as Self
TVLast Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014
as Sarah Marshall
MovieVeronica Mars
2014
as Veronica Mars
TVLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self - Guest
TVOff Camera with Sam Jones
2014
as Self
MovieHouse of Lies Live
2013
as Self
MovieLady Gaga & the Muppets Holiday Spectacular
2013
as Self
MovieFrozen
2013
as Anna (voice)
MovieThe Lifeguard
2013
as Leigh
TVLiv and Maddie
2013
as Kristen Bell
TVHollywood Game Night
2013
as Self
MovieSome Girl(s)
2013
as Bobbi
MovieStuck in Love
2013
as Tricia
MovieMovie 43
2013
as Fake Supergirl (segment "Super Hero Speed Dating")
MovieFlatland²: Sphereland
2012
as Hex (voice)
MovieHit & Run
2012
as Annie Bean
MovieSafety Not Guaranteed
2012
as Belinda
TVBurning Love
2012
as Mandy
MovieBig Miracle
2012
as Jill Jerard
TVUnsupervised
2012
as Megan McKinley (voice)
TVHouse of Lies: Fridays at Galweather
2012
as Jeannie Van Der Hooven
TVHouse of Lies
2012
as Jeannie Van Der Hooven
TVBrain Games
2011
as Self
MovieScream 4
2011
as Chloe
MovieBurlesque
2010
as Nikki
TVConan
2010
as Self
MovieYou Again
2010
as Marni
MovieGet Him to the Greek
2010
as Sarah Marshall
Lost Masterpieces of Pornography
2010
as June Crenshaw
MovieAstro Boy vs The Junkyard Pirates
2010
as Cora (voice)
MovieWhen in Rome
2010
as Beth Harper
MovieSerious Moonlight
2009
as Sara
MovieAstro Boy
2009
as Cora (voice)
TVThe Cleveland Show
2009
as Mandy (voice)
MovieCouples Retreat
2009
as Cynthia
TVParks and Recreation
2009
as Ingrid de Forest
TVParty Down
2009
as Uda Bengt
MovieFanboys
2009
as Zoe
MovieForgetting Sarah Marshall
2008
as Sarah Marshall
MovieVeronica in the FBI
2007
as Veronica Mars
MovieFlatland
2007
as Hex (voice)
TVHeroes
2006
as Elle Bishop
TVRachael Ray
2006
MoviePulse
2006
as Mattie
MovieRoman
2006
as Isis / The Girl
MovieFifty Pills
2006
as Gracie
MovieReefer Madness: The Movie Musical
2006
as Mary Lane
MovieDeepwater
2005
as Nurse Laurie
TVRobot Chicken
2005
as Sara Lee / Waitress (voice)
TVThe Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005
as Self
TVProject Runway
2004
as Self - Guest Judge
TVVeronica Mars
2004
as Veronica Mars
The Tony Danza Show
2004
as Self - Guest
TVDeadwood
2004
as Flora Anderson
MovieSpartan
2004
as Laura Newton
MovieGracie's Choice
2004
as Gracie Thompson
TVThe Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
MovieThe King and Queen of Moonlight Bay
2003
as Alison Dodge
The O'Keefes
2003
as Virginia's Owner
TVAmerica's Next Top Model
2003
as Self - Guest
TVPunk'd
2003
as Self
TVJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self
TVAmerican Dreams
2002
as Amy Fielding
TVEverwood
2002
as Stacey Wilson
MovieA Little Night Music: Live from the Kennedy Center
2002
as Fredrika Armfeldt
TVCMT Music Awards
2002
as Self - Host
MoviePeople Are Dead
2002
as Angela's Friend #1
TVThe Shield
2002
as Jessica Hintel
TVLive from E!
2002
as Self
MoviePootie Tang
2001
as Record Executive's Daughter
TVTeen Choice Awards
1999
as Self
TVFamily Guy
1999
as Martha (voice)
MoviePolish Wedding
1998
as Teenage Girl (uncredited)
TVThe View
1997
as Self
TVThe Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA
1995
as Self - Host
TVLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
TVMTV Movie & TV Awards
1992
as Self - Presenter
TVThe Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
as Self
TVThe Simpsons
1989
as Marge (singing voice)
TVLIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest
TVEntertainment Tonight
1981
as Self
TVThe Emmy Awards
1949
as Self
TVGolden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee
Molly and the Moon
as Kate
MovieFrozen IV
as Anna (voice)
