Kristen Bell
Acting • Born 1980-07-18
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 an Emmy Award, in addition to nominations for three Golden Globe Awards. In 2025, Time included her in its 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. 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 Awardnominations, 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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Kristen Bell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
168 credits
Pootie Tang
Movie • 2001
Record Executive's Daughter
Spartan
Movie • 2004
Laura Newton
Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical
Movie • 2006
Mary Lane
The Paley Center Salutes The Good Place
Movie • 2019
Self
Pulse
Movie • 2006
Mattie
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Movie • 2008
Sarah Marshall
Fifty Pills
Movie • 2006
Gracie
Deepwater
Movie • 2005
Nurse Laurie
When in Rome
Movie • 2010
Beth Harper
Serious Moonlight
Movie • 2009
Sara
Fanboys
Movie • 2009
Zoe
Frozen III
Movie • 2027
Anna (voice)
Scream 4
Movie • 2011
Chloe
Burlesque
Movie • 2010
Nikki
You Again
Movie • 2010
Marni
Polish Wedding
Movie • 1998
Teenage Girl (uncredited)
Roman
Movie • 2006
Isis / The Girl
Astro Boy
Movie • 2009
Cora (voice)
Couples Retreat
Movie • 2009
Cynthia
Gracie's Choice
Movie • 2004
Gracie Thompson
The King and Queen of Moonlight Bay
Movie • 2003
Alison Dodge
Safety Not Guaranteed
Movie • 2012
Belinda
Harmonious Live!
Movie • 2022
Self
Big Miracle
Movie • 2012
Jill Jerard
Movie 43
Movie • 2013
Fake Supergirl (segment "Super Hero Speed Dating")
Astro Boy vs The Junkyard Pirates
Movie • 2010
Cora (voice)
Hit & Run
Movie • 2012
Annie Bean
Frozen
Movie • 2013
Anna (voice)
Stuck in Love
Movie • 2013
Tricia
House of Lies Live
Movie • 2013
Self
The Lifeguard
Movie • 2013
Leigh
Some Girl(s)
Movie • 2013
Bobbi
Veronica Mars
Movie • 2014
Veronica Mars
Flatland²: Sphereland
Movie • 2012
Hex (voice)
Lady Gaga & the Muppets Holiday Spectacular
Movie • 2013
Self
Once Upon a Studio
Movie • 2023
Anna (voice)
Lost Masterpieces of Pornography
Movie • 2010
June Crenshaw
Ukraine: Answering the Call
Movie • 2022
Self
Veronica in the FBI
Movie • 2007
Veronica Mars
The Story of Frozen: Making a Disney Animated Classic
Movie • 2014
Self
Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter
Movie • 2022
Self
Mickey’s 90th Spectacular
Movie • 2018
Self
Frozen Fever
Movie • 2015
Anna (voice)
The Boss
Movie • 2016
Claire
Dolly Parton's Pet Gala
Movie • 2024
Unity
Movie • 2015
Narrator (voice)
Mary Poppins Quits
Movie • 2014
Mary Poppins
It's Your 50th Christmas Charlie Brown
Movie • 2015
Self - Host
Bad Moms
Movie • 2016
Kiki
Zootopia
Movie • 2016
Priscilla (voice)
Get Him to the Greek
Movie • 2010
Sarah Marshall
CHiPs
Movie • 2017
Karen
How to Be a Latin Lover
Movie • 2017
Cindy
Flatland
Movie • 2007
Hex (voice)
People Are Dead
Movie • 2002
Angela's Friend #1
A Bad Moms Christmas
Movie • 2017
Kiki
LEGO Frozen Northern Lights
Movie • 2017
Anna (voice)
Olaf's Frozen Adventure
Movie • 2017
Anna (Voice)
The Disaster Artist
Movie • 2017
Kristen Bell
Ralph Breaks the Internet
Movie • 2018
Anna (voice)
Teen Titans Go! To the Movies
Movie • 2018
Jade Wilson (voice)
Like Father
Movie • 2018
Rachel Hamilton
Queenpins
Movie • 2021
Connie Janikowski
The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration
Movie • 2017
The Maya Rudolph Show
Movie • 2014
Self
Frozen II
Movie • 2019
Anna (voice)
Celebrity Escape Room
Movie • 2020
Self
Once Upon a Snowman
Movie • 2020
Anna (voice) (archive sound)
Molly and the Moon
Movie
Kate
One Night Only: The Best of Broadway
Movie • 2020
Self
The People We Hate at the Wedding
Movie • 2022
Alice
Pandas
Movie • 2018
Narrator (voice)
Kristen Bell Sings Ultimate Back-to-School Anthem
Movie • 2018
The Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday Spectacular
Movie • 2024
Self - Presenter
Frozen IV
Movie
Anna (voice)
PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie
Movie • 2023
Janet (voice)
A Little Night Music: Live from the Kennedy Center
Movie • 2002
Fredrika Armfeldt
Violent Night 2
Movie • 2026
The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration
Movie • 2020
Self
TOVAH
Movie • 2026
Self
Sonic the Hedgehog 4
Movie • 2027
Amy Rose (voice)
Deadwood
TV • 2004
Flora Anderson
The Tony Danza Show
TV • 2004
Self - Guest
Veronica Mars
TV • 2004
Veronica Mars
Heroes
TV • 2006
Elle Bishop
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV • 1988
Self - Guest
Everwood
TV • 2002
Stacey Wilson
Punk'd
TV • 2003
Self
The View
TV • 1997
Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV • 1992
Self
American Dreams
TV • 2002
Amy Fielding
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV • 1993
Self - Guest
The O'Keefes
TV • 2003
Virginia's Owner
Zenimation
TV • 2020
Anna (voice) (archive footage)
The Cleveland Show
TV • 2009
Mandy (voice)
Party Down
TV • 2009
Uda Bengt
The Emmy Awards
TV • 1949
Self
Unsupervised
TV • 2012
Megan (voice)
Ultra City Smiths
TV • 2021
Donella Pecker (voice)
Teen Choice Awards
TV • 1999
Self
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
TV • 2005
Self
Burning Love
TV • 2012
Mandy
The View
TV • 1997
Self - Guest
Brain Games
TV • 2011
Self
House of Lies
TV • 2012
Jeannie Van Der Hooven
Family Game Fight
TV • 2021
Self - Host
Parks and Recreation
TV • 2009
Ingrid de Forest
Live from E!
TV • 2002
Self
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Marge (singing voice)
Liv and Maddie
TV • 2013
Kristen Bell
StoryBots: Answer Time
TV • 2022
The Good Place
TV • 2016
Eleanor Shellstrop
Chelsea
TV • 2016
Self
Gossip Girl
TV • 2021
Gossip Girl (voice)
Baking It
TV • 2021
Self
Busy Tonight
TV • 2018
Self - Guest
Project Runway
TV • 2004
Self - Guest Judge
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV • 2014
Self - Guest
Play It Again, Dick
TV • 2014
Veronica Mars / Kristen Bell
America's Next Top Model
TV • 2003
Self - Guest
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV • 2019
Self - Guest
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
TV • 2018
Self - Special Guest
Explained
TV • 2018
Narrator (voice)
Beyond the Spotlight
TV • 2020
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV • 2014
Self - Guest
The Shield
TV • 2002
Jessica Hintel
CMT Music Awards
TV • 2002
Self - Host
Big Mouth
TV • 2017
Pam the Pillow (voice)
The Tiny Chef Show
TV • 2022
Kristen Bell
Rachael Ray
TV • 2006
Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television
TV • 2017
Kristen Bell
Entertainment Tonight
TV • 1981
Self
Nobody Wants This
TV • 2024
Joanne
Do, Re & Mi
TV • 2021
Mi (voice)
Zootopia+
TV • 2022
Priscilla (voice)
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
TV • 2014
Sarah Marshall
BoJack Horseman
TV • 2014
Ruthie (voice)
Encore!
TV • 2019
Self
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Harper (voice)
Central Park
TV • 2020
Molly (voice)
Family Guy
TV • 1999
Martha (voice)
Hollywood Game Night
TV • 2013
Self
Thanks a Million
TV • 2020
Self
Hot Ones
TV • 2015
Self
Off Camera with Sam Jones
TV • 2014
Self
Big Mouth
TV • 2017
Uninterested Girl (voice)
Into the Unknown: Making Frozen II
TV • 2020
Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV • 2015
Self - Guest
IMDb on the Scene
TV • 2015
Self
The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window
TV • 2022
Anna
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV • 2003
Self
Conan
TV • 2010
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self
My Generation
TV • 2024
Narrator
The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA
TV • 1995
Self - Host
The Jennifer Hudson Show
TV • 2022
Self - Guest
Robot Chicken
TV • 2005
Sara Lee / Waitress (voice)
Hacks
TV • 2021
Kristen Bell
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
TV • 2023
Self
Golden Globe Awards
TV • 1944
Self - Nominee
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
TV • 2014
Self
Gossip Girl
TV • 2007
Gossip Girl (voice, uncredited)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self - Guest
Is It Cake? Holiday
TV • 2024
Self - Guest Judge
LEGO Frozen Northern Lights
TV • 2016
Anna (voice)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self - Guest
MTV Movie & TV Awards
TV • 1992
Self - Presenter
House of Lies: Fridays at Galweather
TV • 2012
Jeannie Van Der Hooven