Bell at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival
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 2001 comedy musical The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and appearing in a Broadway revival of The Crucible the following year.
Bell received a Saturn Award for Best Actress on Television for her performance as the title character in the television series Veronica Mars (2004–2007).[ 1] She reprised the 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 (2016–2020),[ 2] receiving a Golden Globe Award nomination for her role.[ 3] She voiced the titular narrator in the teen drama series Gossip Girl (2007–2012), reprising the role in the 2021 sequel .
In film, Bell 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 2 (2019). She has voiced the character in various short films and video games.
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^ Juneau, Jen (January 7, 2019). "Kristen Bell's Daughters Left Her the Cutest Notes to Come Home to After Golden Globes 2019" . People . Archived from the original on February 8, 2023. Retrieved April 16, 2024 .