Kristen Bell is an American actress and producer. She began her acting career starring in stage productions, making her Broadway debut as Becky Thatcher in the comedy musical The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and appeared in a Broadway revival of The Crucible the following year.
Bell received a Saturn Award for Best Actress on Television[1] for her performance as the title character in the television series Veronica Mars (2004–2007). She reprised the eponymous role in the 2014 film and the 2019 revival. She starred in the lead role of Eleanor Shellstrop on the critically acclaimed NBC comedy series The Good Place, receiving a Golden Globe Award nomination for her role.[2]
She voiced the titular narrator in the teen drama series Gossip Girl, reprising the role in the 2021 sequel. She was uncredited for her narration.
In film, she had her major breakout film role as the title character in Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008). She has since appeared in a number of comedy films, including Couples Retreat (2009), When in Rome (2010), You Again (2010), and The Boss (2016). Bell received further recognition for voicing Princess Anna in the Disney animated film Frozen (2013), and its sequel Frozen II (2019).
Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
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1998 | Polish Wedding | Teenage Girl | Uncredited | [3] |
2001 | Pootie Tang | Record Executive's Daughter | [4] | |
2002 | People Are Dead | Angela's Friend #1 | [5] | |
2003 | The King and Queen of Moonlight Bay | Alison Dodge | [6] | |
2003 | The Cat Returns | Hiromi (voice) | [7] | |
2004 | Spartan | First Daughter Laura Newton | ||
2005 | Reefer Madness | Mary Lane | ||
Deepwater | Nurse Laurie | |||
2006 | Fifty Pills | Gracie | ||
Pulse | Mattie Webber | |||
Roman | The Girl / Isis | [8] | ||
2007 | Flatland: The Movie | Hex (voice) | Short film | [9] |
2008 | Forgetting Sarah Marshall | Sarah Marshall | [10] | |
2009 | Fanboys | Zoe | [11] | |
Serious Moonlight | Sara | [12] | ||
Astro Boy | Cora (voice) | [13] | ||
Couples Retreat | Cynthia Smith | [14] | ||
2010 | Astro Boy vs. The Junkyard Pirates | Cora (voice) | Short film | [15] |
Lost Masterpieces of Pornography | June Crenshaw | Short film | [16] | |
When in Rome | Elizabeth Ann «Beth» Martin | [17] | ||
Get Him to the Greek | Sarah Marshall | Cameo | [18] | |
You Again | Marni Olivia Olsen | [19] | ||
Burlesque | Nicole «Nikki» Finnegan | [20] | ||
2011 | Scream 4 | Chloe Garrett | [21] | |
2012 | Safety Not Guaranteed | Belinda St. Sing | ||
Big Miracle | Jill Jerard | |||
Flatland 2: Sphereland | Hex (voice) | |||
Hit and Run | Annie Bean | Also co-producer | ||
Stuck in Love | Tricia Walcott | |||
2013 | Movie 43 | Supergirl | Segment: "Super Hero Speed Dating" | [22] |
Some Girl(s) | Bobbi | [23] | ||
The Lifeguard | Leigh London | |||
Frozen | Anna (voice) | [24] | ||
2014 | Veronica Mars | Veronica Mars | Also executive producer | [25] |
2015 | Frozen Fever | Anna (voice) | Short film | [26] |
Unity | Narrator (voice) | Documentary | ||
2016 | Zootopia | Priscilla (voice) | [27] | |
The Boss | Claire Rawlings | [28] | ||
Bad Moms | Kiki Moore | [29] | ||
2017 | The Disaster Artist | Herself | [30] | |
CHiPs | Karen Baker | [31] | ||
How to Be a Latin Lover | Cindy | [32] | ||
A Bad Moms Christmas | Kiki Moore | |||
Olaf's Frozen Adventure | Anna (voice) | Short film | [33] | |
2018 | Pandas | Narrator | Documentary | [34] |
Teen Titans Go! To the Movies | Jade Wilson (voice) | [35] | ||
Like Father | Rachel Hamilton | [36] | ||
Ralph Breaks the Internet | Anna (voice) | [37] | ||
2019 | Frozen II | [38] | ||
2021 | Queenpins | Connie Kaminski | [39] | |
2022 | The People We Hate at the Wedding | Alice Stevenson | [40] | |
2023 | Janet (voice) | [41] | ||
Once Upon a Studio | Anna (voice) | Short film | [42] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | ||
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2003 | The Shield | Jessica Hintel | Episode: "The Quick Fix" | [43] | |
American Dreams | Amy Fielding | Episode: "Act of Contrition" | [44] | ||
The O'Keefes | Virginia's Owner | 2 episodes | |||
Everwood | Stacey Wilson | Episode: "Extra Ordinary" | [45] | ||
2004 | Gracie's Choice | Gracie Thompson | Television film | [46] | |
Deadwood | Flora Anderson | 2 episodes | [47] | ||
2004–2007, 2019 | Veronica Mars | Veronica Mars | Lead role: 72 episodes Also executive producer (8 episodes) | [48] | |
2007–2008 | Heroes | Elle Bishop | Main cast (season 2) Recurring (season 3): 12 episodes | [49] | |
2007–2012 | Gossip Girl | Gossip Girl (voice) / Herself | Narrator: 120 episodes (uncredited) Herself (Episode: "New York, I Love You XOXO") | [50] [51] | |
2009 | The Cleveland Show | Mandy (voice) | Episode: "Da Doggone Daddy-Daughter Dinner Dance" | ||
2009–2010 | Party Down | Uda Bengt | 2 episodes | ||
2011 | Glenn Martin, DDS | Hayley (voice) | Episode: "Videogame Wizard" | ||
Robot Chicken | Sara Lee / Waitress (voice) | Episode: "Some Like It Hitman" | |||
2012–2016 | House of Lies | Jeannie van der Hooven | Lead role: 58 episodes | ||
2012 | Unsupervised | Megan (voice) | 13 episodes | ||
Lovin' Lakin | Herself | Episode: "Lakin Runs Into Kristen Bell" | |||
2012–2014 | CMT Music Awards | Herself / co-host | Special, with Toby Keith and Jason Aldean | ||
2013–2014 | Parks and Recreation | Ingrid de Forest | 3 episodes | [52] | |
2013, 2020 | Hollywood Game Night | Herself | 2 episodes | [53] [54] | |
2013 | Lady Gaga and the Muppets Holiday Spectacular | Special | [55] | ||
2015 | Repeat After Me | Episode: "1.2" | [56] | ||
Liv and Maddie | Episode: "Ask Her More-a-Rooney" | [57] | |||
30th Independent Spirit Awards | Herself / Co-Host | Special, with Fred Armisen | [58] | ||
It's Your 50th Christmas, Charlie Brown | Herself / Host | Special | [59] | ||
2015, 2021 | The Simpsons | Harper Jambowski (voice) / Marge Simpson (singing voice) | Episodes: "Friend with Benefit", "The Star of the Backstage" | [60] [61] | |
2016 | iZombie | Herself (voice) | Episode: "Fifty Shades of Grey Matter" | [62] | |
LEGO Frozen Northern Lights | Anna (voice) | Special | [63] | ||
2016–2020 | The Good Place | Eleanor Shellstrop | Lead role: 53 episodes Directed episode: "The Funeral to End All Funerals" | [64] | |
2017 | Nobodies | Herself | Episode: "Too Much of a Good Thing" | [65] | |
Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Herself / Guest Host | May 4, 2017; standing in for Jimmy Kimmel | [66] | ||
BoJack Horseman | Ruthie (voice) | Episode: "Ruthie" | [67] | ||
Family Guy | Martha (voice) | Episode: "Petey IV" | [68] | ||
Encore! | Herself / Host | Also executive producer | [69] | ||
2017–2018 | Big Mouth | Various voices | 4 episodes | [70] | |
2018 | 24th Screen Actors Guild Awards | Herself / Host | Special | [71] | |
The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Herself / Guest Host | May 31, 2018; standing in for Ellen DeGeneres | [72] | ||
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale | Herself | Episode: "Pizza Ghost" | [73] | ||
2019 | Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | Episode: "Compounding Pharmacies" | [74] | ||
2019–2020 | Encore! | Herself / Host | 12 episodes Also executive producer | ||
2020 |
| Moderator of COVID-19 special Also executive producer | [75] | ||
2020, 2022 | Central Park | Molly Tillerman / Abby (voice) | Main role: 23 episodes | [76] [77] | |
2020 | Into the Unknown: Making Frozen 2 | Herself | 6 episodes | [78] | |
2021–2023 | Gossip Girl | Gossip Girl (voice) | Narrator: 22 episodes | [79] | |
2021 | Ultra City Smiths | Donella Pecker | 6 episodes | [80] | |
HouseBroken | Juliet (voice) | Episode: "Who's a Good Therapist?" | [81] | ||
2022 | The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window | Anna Whitaker | Miniseries; main role | [82] | |
2022–present | The Tiny Chef Show | Herself | 3 episodes; also executive producer | [83] | |
2022 | Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music & Laughter | Television special | [84] | ||
Zootopia+ | Priscilla (voice) | Episode: "Dinner Rush" | [85] | ||
2023 | StoryBots: Answer Time | Ms. Cafeteria Worker Lady | Episode: "Refrigerator" | [86] | |
2024 | Nobody Wants This | Joanne | Main role; upcoming series | [87] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
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2007 | Assassin's Creed | Lucy Stillman (voice) | Also likeness | [88] |
2009 | Cora (voice) | [89] | ||
Assassin's Creed II | Lucy Stillman (voice) | Also likeness | [90] | |
2010 | [91] | |||
2013 | Disney Infinity | Anna (voice) | [92] | |
2014 | Disney Infinity 2.0 | |||
2015 | Disney Infinity 3.0 | |||
2019 | Kingdom Hearts III | [93] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
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2012 | Burning Love | Mandy | 4 episodes | [94] |
2014 | Play It Again, Dick | Herself | 7 episodes | [95] |
2017 | Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television | Episode: "Freezed" | [96] | |
2018–2020 | Momsplaining with Kristen Bell | 25 episodes | [97] [98] | |
2019 | Hot Ones | Episode: "Kristen Bell Ponders Morality While Eating Spicy Wings" | [99] |
Year | Title | Artist | ||
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2010 | "Madder Red" | Yeasayer | [100] | |
2017 | "Santa's Coming for Us" | Sia | [101] | |
2019 | "Lost in the Woods" | Weezer | [102] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | ||
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2001 | The Adventures of Tom Sawyer | Becky Thatcher | Broadway Minskoff Theatre, New York | [103] [104] | |
Reefer Madness | Mary Lane | Off-Broadway Variety Arts Theater, New York | [105] | ||
2002 | The Crucible | Susanna Walcott | Broadway Virginia Theatre, New York | [106] | |
A Little Night Music | Fredrika Armfeldt | Kennedy Center, Washington, D.C. | [107] | ||
2003 | Sneaux | Sneaux Devareaux | Matrix Theatre, Los Angeles | [108] | |
2004 | A Little Night Music | Fredrika Armfeldt | Los Angeles Opera, Los Angeles | [109] | |
2009 | Veronica Sawyer | 3 Los Angeles Workshops | [110] | ||
2014 | Hair | Sheila | Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles | [111] |