Kristen Bell

Kristen Anne Bell (born July 18, 1980) is an American actress. She 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'' and appeared in a Broadway revival of ''The Crucible'' the following year. She later appeared in the action thriller film ''Spartan'' (2004) and received praise for her performance in the television drama film ''Gracie's Choice'' (2004).

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). She reprised the eponymous role in the 2014 film and the 2019 revival. During her time on ''Veronica Mars'', she starred as Mary Lane in the musical film ''Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical'' (2005), a role she would later reprise in the New York musical of the same name.

She later starred as Elle Bishop in the superhero drama series ''Heroes'' from 2007 to 2008. She voiced the titular narrator in the teen drama series ''Gossip Girl'', reprising the role in the 2021 sequel, and starred as Jeannie van der Hooven, the female lead on the Showtime comedy series ''House of Lies''. 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. In addition, Bell portrayed the lead role in streaming series ''The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window''.

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), ''The Boss'' (2016), ''Bad Moms'' (2016), and ''A Bad Moms Christmas'' (2017). Bell received further recognition for voicing Princess Anna in the Disney animated films ''Frozen'' (2013), ''Ralph Breaks the Internet'' (2018), and ''Frozen II'' (2019). Provided by Wikipedia