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In 2007, Bell is the title character in the CW's new series ''[[Gossip Girl (TV series)|Gossip Girl]]'' as an unseen narrator.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/tv/archives/115494.asp|title=The Upfronts: CW removes "Mars" from galaxy, sets "Gossip Girl" among its stars|date=2007-05-17|work=[[Seattle Post-Intelligencer]]}}</ref> After being rumored to be joining the cast of ''[[Lost (TV series)|Lost]]'', Kristen became a series regular on NBC's ''[[Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]]'' for at least thirteen episodes<ref name="interview">{{cite web|url=http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-Editors-Blog/Ausiello-Report/Exclusive-Kristen-Bell/800020731|title=Exclusive: Kristen Bell's First Interview Since Becoming a Hero!|date=2007-08-20|author=Michael Ausiello}}</ref> playing a mysterious character named [[Elle (Heroes)|Elle]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.headlineplanet.com/base/articles/1187582565.html|title="Veronica Mars" Star To Appear On NBC's "Heroes"|date=2007-08-19|work=[http://www.headlineplanet.com Headline Planet]}}</ref> |
In 2007, Bell is the title character in the CW's new series ''[[Gossip Girl (TV series)|Gossip Girl]]'' as an unseen narrator.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/tv/archives/115494.asp|title=The Upfronts: CW removes "Mars" from galaxy, sets "Gossip Girl" among its stars|date=2007-05-17|work=[[Seattle Post-Intelligencer]]}}</ref> After being rumored to be joining the cast of ''[[Lost (TV series)|Lost]]'', Kristen became a series regular on NBC's ''[[Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]]'' for at least thirteen episodes<ref name="interview">{{cite web|url=http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-Editors-Blog/Ausiello-Report/Exclusive-Kristen-Bell/800020731|title=Exclusive: Kristen Bell's First Interview Since Becoming a Hero!|date=2007-08-20|author=Michael Ausiello}}</ref> playing a mysterious character named [[Elle (Heroes)|Elle]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.headlineplanet.com/base/articles/1187582565.html|title="Veronica Mars" Star To Appear On NBC's "Heroes"|date=2007-08-19|work=[http://www.headlineplanet.com Headline Planet]}}</ref> |
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Most recently, Kristen was chosen as [[COED Magazine Online]]'s December 2007 Miss COED.<ref>[http://coedmagazine.com/entertainment/4163 Exclusive Kristen Bell Miss COED Photoshoot]</ref> |
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| Born | Kristen Anne Bell |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Awards | Saturn Award for Best Actress on Television 2005 Veronica Mars |
Kristen Anne Bell (born July 18 1980) is an American actress who is best known for starring in the title role on the television show Veronica Mars, and most recently, Elle Bishop on Heroes. Bell is also an enthusiastic vegetarian, having appeared in PETA literature that promotes a vegetarian or vegan lifestyle.[1]
Biography
Early life
Bell, who is of Polish and Irish descent, was born and raised in Huntington Woods, Michigan, a suburb about three miles north of Detroit.
She went to her first audition at age 11 and won a dual role as a banana and a tree in a suburban Detroit theater's production of Raggedy Ann and Andy. She attended Shrine Catholic High School in nearby Royal Oak, where she took the starring role in the school's 1997 production of The Wizard of Oz as Dorothy Gale.
She also appeared in Fiddler on the Roof (1995), Lady Be Good (1996), and Li'l Abner (1998).
In 1998, the year of her graduation, she was named the yearbook's "Best Looking Girl" by senior class vote. The same year, she appeared in the locally filmed movie Polish Wedding.
Career
Bell was in her senior year at New York University in 2001 when she left to take a key role as Becky Thatcher in the short-lived Broadway musical of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. That same year she made her officially credited film debut in Pootie Tang (though her appearance exists only in the credit sequence). Additionally, she auditioned for the Smallville TV role of Chloe Sullivan, a part eventually won by Allison Mack. In 2002, she appeared in the Broadway revival of The Crucible.
Bell then appeared in a handful of television shows as a special guest before landing a role in the Hallmark movie The King and Queen of Moonlight Bay in 2003. A year later, she appeared in the television movie Gracie's Choice.
In 2004, Bell made her big-screen debut, appearing in David Mamet's Spartan as Laura Newton, the kidnapped daughter of a high-ranking U.S. government official, acting alongside Val Kilmer. Following this, she won the role of the title character in UPN's drama Veronica Mars, which was launched in the fall of 2004. The show earned positive reviews from television critics, as did Bell's performance, which some critics have mentioned as worthy of an Emmy nomination[citation needed]. In 2006 the show was renewed for a third season, and returned on a newly created network, The CW. On May 17, 2007, The CW canceled this program. The two-hour series finale aired in the U.S. on Tuesday, May 22, 2007.
Bell also has guest-starred on HBO's drama Deadwood in a two-episode story arc: the episodes "Bullock Returns to the Camp" and "Suffer the Little Children".
Bell received major publicity in 2005 when she was chosen to perform the theme from Fame on the "Emmy Idol" portion of the 57th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. Kristen Bell and Veronica Mars were nominated for two Teen Choice Awards in 2005: "Choice Breakout Actress" and "Choice Breakout TV Show". Bell won the Saturn Award in 2006 for "Best Actress on Television". Veronica Mars also was nominated for "Best Network Television Show".
Bell appeared as Gracie in Fifty Pills, a Tribeca Film Festival entry which premiered in April 2006. In the spring of 2006, she finished filming Fanboys, which is slated to be released in early 2008.
Bell now lives in Los Angeles. She has made several appearances on popular late-night television shows. A film version of her off-Broadway musical Reefer Madness (a spoof of the 1936 exploitation film of the same name, which was in turn based on an anti-marijuana propaganda film entitled Tell Your Children) debuted on the Showtime network in April 2005, with Bell reprising the role which she played in the musical.
She appeared in a short independent film called The Receipt. She also had roles in the 2006 films Roman and Pulse, the latter being an American remake of the Japanese horror film Kairo.
She lends her voice and likeness to the video game Assassin's Creed which was released in 2007 for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 and is set to be released early 2008 for the PC and Nintendo DS.[2]
Kristen was featured in Maxim's 2007 "Hot 100" list. In the article she is said to have "single-handedly saved the CW from becoming the worst network ever".[3]
In 2007, Bell is the title character in the CW's new series Gossip Girl as an unseen narrator.[4] After being rumored to be joining the cast of Lost, Kristen became a series regular on NBC's Heroes for at least thirteen episodes[5] playing a mysterious character named Elle.[6]
Most recently, Kristen was chosen as COED Magazine Online's December 2007 Miss COED.[7]
Personal interests
Kristen Bell is a vegetarian and was selected the 2006 winner of PETA's "World's Sexiest Vegetarians" poll. In an interview with PETA, Bell stated, "I have always been an animal lover. I had a hard time disassociating the animals I cuddled with—dogs and cats, for example—from the animals on my plate, and I never really cared for the taste of meat. I always loved my Brussels sprouts!"[8]
Filmography
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Polish Wedding | Teenage Girl | uncredited |
| 2001 | Pootie Tang | Record Executive's Daughter | |
| 2002 | The Cat Returns | Hiromi | voice |
| 2003 | The King and Queen of Moonlight Bay | Alison | TV movie |
| 2004 | Gracie's Choice | Gracie Thompson | TV movie |
| Spartan | Laura Newton | ||
| 2005 | Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical | Mary Lane | |
| Deepwater | Nurse Laurie | ||
| The Receipt | Pretty Girl | ||
| 2006 | Fifty Pills | Gracie | |
| Pulse | Mattie | Lead Actress | |
| Roman | The Girl | ||
| 2007 | Flatland: The Movie | Hex | voice |
| 2008 | Fanboys | Zoe | |
| Forgetting Sarah Marshall | Sarah Marshall | ||
| 2009 | Sheepish | Marybelle | voice |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | The Shield | Jessica Hintel | 1 episode |
| American Dreams | Amy Fielding | 1 episode | |
| The O'Keefes | Virginia's Owner | 2 episodes | |
| Everwood | Stacey Wilson | 1 episode | |
| 2004 | Deadwood | Flora Anderson | 2 episodes |
| 2004-2007 | Veronica Mars | Veronica Mars | 64 episodes |
| 2007 | Gossip Girl | Gossip Girl (uncredited) | Narrator |
| Heroes | Elle Bishop | 13 episodes[5] |
Others
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Assassin's Creed | Lucy Stillman | Voice and Likeness |
References
- ^ ""Vegetarian Starter Kit"" (PDF).
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ "IGN Exclusive Interview: Kristen Bell". IGN. 2006-12-13.
- ^ "Kristen Bell of 2007 Hot 100 on Maxim.com". Maxim.
- ^ "The Upfronts: CW removes "Mars" from galaxy, sets "Gossip Girl" among its stars". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. 2007-05-17.
- ^ a b Michael Ausiello (2007-08-20). "Exclusive: Kristen Bell's First Interview Since Becoming a Hero!".
- ^ ""Veronica Mars" Star To Appear On NBC's "Heroes"". Headline Planet. 2007-08-19.
{{cite web}}: External link in|work= - ^ Exclusive Kristen Bell Miss COED Photoshoot
- ^ "GoVeg.com // Pop Icon Prince and Veronica Mars' Kristen Bell Voted 'World's Sexiest Vegetarians'". People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. Retrieved 2007-12-06.
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