Kristen Bell
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 two Emmy Awards, in addition to nominations for three Golden Globe Awards. In 2025, Time included her in their 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 (2004). 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 Award nominations, 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). She is also the voice of Amy Rose in Sonic the Hedgehog 4 (2027).
Known For

The Simpsons

The Simpsons

Family Guy

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Late Night with Seth Meyers

The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show
All Movies (81)
- Frozen III2027 · as Anna (voice)
- Sonic the Hedgehog 42027 · as Amy Rose (voice)
- Violent Night 22026 · as Mrs. Claus
- TOVAH2026 · as Self
- The Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday Spectacular2024 · as Self - Presenter
- Dolly Parton's Pet Gala2024
- Once Upon a Studio2023 · as Anna (voice)
- PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie2023 · as Janet (voice)
- The People We Hate at the Wedding2022 · as Alice
- Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter2022 · as Self
- Ukraine: Answering the Call2022 · as Self
- Harmonious Live!2022 · as Self
- Queenpins2021 · as Connie Janikowski
- One Night Only: The Best of Broadway2020 · as Self
- The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration2020 · as Self
- Once Upon a Snowman2020 · as Anna (voice) (archive sound)
- Celebrity Escape Room2020 · as Self
- Frozen II2019 · as Anna (voice)
- The Paley Center Salutes The Good Place2019 · as Self
- Ralph Breaks the Internet2018 · as Anna (voice)
- Mickey’s 90th Spectacular2018 · as Self
- Kristen Bell Sings Ultimate Back-to-School Anthem2018
- Like Father2018 · as Rachel Hamilton
- Teen Titans Go! To the Movies2018 · as Jade Wilson (voice)
- Pandas2018 · as Narrator (voice)
- The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration2017
- Olaf's Frozen Adventure2017 · as Anna (Voice)
- A Bad Moms Christmas2017 · as Kiki
- CHiPs2017 · as Karen
- The Disaster Artist2017 · as Kristen Bell
- How to Be a Latin Lover2017 · as Cindy
- LEGO Frozen Northern Lights2017 · as Anna (voice)
- Bad Moms2016 · as Kiki
- The Boss2016 · as Claire
- Zootopia2016 · as Priscilla (voice)
- It's Your 50th Christmas Charlie Brown2015 · as Self - Host
- Unity2015 · as Narrator (voice)
- Frozen Fever2015 · as Anna (voice)
- The Story of Frozen: Making a Disney Animated Classic2014 · as Self
- Mary Poppins Quits2014 · as Mary Poppins
- The Maya Rudolph Show2014 · as Self
- Veronica Mars2014 · as Veronica Mars
- House of Lies Live2013 · as Self
- Lady Gaga & the Muppets Holiday Spectacular2013 · as Self
- Frozen2013 · as Anna (voice)
- The Lifeguard2013 · as Leigh
- Some Girl(s)2013 · as Bobbi
- Stuck in Love2013 · as Tricia
- Movie 432013 · as Fake Supergirl (segment "Super Hero Speed Dating")
- Flatland²: Sphereland2012 · as Hex (voice)
- Hit & Run2012 · as Annie Bean
- Safety Not Guaranteed2012 · as Belinda
- Big Miracle2012 · as Jill Jerard
- Scream 42011 · as Chloe
- Burlesque2010 · as Nikki
- You Again2010 · as Marni
- Get Him to the Greek2010 · as Sarah Marshall
- Lost Masterpieces of Pornography2010 · as June Crenshaw
- Astro Boy vs The Junkyard Pirates2010 · as Cora (voice)
- When in Rome2010 · as Beth Harper
- Serious Moonlight2009 · as Sara
- Astro Boy2009 · as Cora (voice)
- Couples Retreat2009 · as Cynthia
- Fanboys2009 · as Zoe
- Forgetting Sarah Marshall2008 · as Sarah Marshall
- Veronica in the FBI2007 · as Veronica Mars
- Flatland2007 · as Hex (voice)
- Pulse2006 · as Mattie
- Roman2006 · as Isis / The Girl
- Fifty Pills2006 · as Gracie
- Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical2006 · as Mary Lane
- Deepwater2005 · as Nurse Laurie
- Spartan2004 · as Laura Newton
- Gracie's Choice2004 · as Gracie Thompson
- The King and Queen of Moonlight Bay2003 · as Alison Dodge
- A Little Night Music: Live from the Kennedy Center2002 · as Fredrika Armfeldt
- People Are Dead2002 · as Angela's Friend #1
- Pootie Tang2001 · as Record Executive's Daughter
- Polish Wedding1998 · as Teenage Girl (uncredited)
- Molly and the Moon— · as Kate
- Frozen IV— · as Anna (voice)
All TV Shows (87)
- Is It Cake? Holiday2024 · as Self - Guest Judge
- My Generation2024 · as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Nobody Wants This2024 · as Joanne
- Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter2023 · as Self
- StoryBots: Answer Time2022
- Zootopia+2022 · as Priscilla (voice)
- The Jennifer Hudson Show2022 · as Self - Guest
- The Tiny Chef Show2022 · as Kristen Bell
- The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window2022 · as Anna
- Baking It2021 · as Self
- Do, Re & Mi2021 · as Mi (voice)
- Family Game Fight2021 · as Self - Host
- Ultra City Smiths2021 · as Donella Pecker (voice)
- Gossip Girl2021 · as Gossip Girl (voice)
- Hacks2021 · as Kristen Bell
- Beyond the Spotlight2020
- Into the Unknown: Making Frozen II2020 · as Self
- Central Park2020 · as Molly (voice)
- Zenimation2020 · as Anna (voice) (archive footage)
- Thanks a Million2020 · as Self
- Encore!2019 · as Self
- The Kelly Clarkson Show2019 · as Self - Guest
- The Kelly Clarkson Show2019 · as Self
- Busy Tonight2018 · as Self - Guest
- Explained2018 · as Narrator (voice)
- The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale2018 · as Self - Special Guest
- Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television2017 · as Kristen Bell
- Big Mouth2017 · as Pam the Pillow (voice)
- Big Mouth2017 · as Uninterested Girl (voice)
- LEGO Frozen Northern Lights2016 · as Anna (voice)
- The Good Place2016 · as Eleanor Shellstrop
- Chelsea2016 · as Self
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert2015 · as Self - Guest
- IMDb on the Scene2015 · as Self
- Hot Ones2015 · as Self
- Variety Studio: Actors on Actors2014 · as Self
- Play It Again, Dick2014 · as Veronica Mars / Kristen Bell
- BoJack Horseman2014 · as Ruthie (voice)
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver2014 · as Sarah Marshall
- Late Night with Seth Meyers2014 · as Self - Guest
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014 · as Self - Guest
- Off Camera with Sam Jones2014 · as Self
- Liv and Maddie2013 · as Kristen Bell
- Hollywood Game Night2013 · as Self
- Burning Love2012 · as Mandy
- Unsupervised2012 · as Megan McKinley (voice)
- House of Lies: Fridays at Galweather2012 · as Jeannie Van Der Hooven
- House of Lies2012 · as Jeannie Van Der Hooven
- Brain Games2011 · as Self
- Conan2010 · as Self
- The Cleveland Show2009 · as Mandy (voice)
- Parks and Recreation2009 · as Ingrid de Forest
- Party Down2009 · as Uda Bengt
- Heroes2006 · as Elle Bishop
- Rachael Ray2006
- Robot Chicken2005 · as Sara Lee / Waitress (voice)
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson2005 · as Self
- Project Runway2004 · as Self - Guest Judge
- Veronica Mars2004 · as Veronica Mars
- The Tony Danza Show2004 · as Self - Guest
- Deadwood2004 · as Flora Anderson
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show2003 · as Self
- The O'Keefes2003 · as Virginia's Owner
- America's Next Top Model2003 · as Self - Guest
- Punk'd2003 · as Self
- Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self
- Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self - Guest
- Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self - Guest
- American Dreams2002 · as Amy Fielding
- Everwood2002 · as Stacey Wilson
- CMT Music Awards2002 · as Self - Host
- The Shield2002 · as Jessica Hintel
- Live from E!2002 · as Self
- Teen Choice Awards1999 · as Self
- Family Guy1999 · as Martha (voice)
- The View1997 · as Self
- The View1997 · as Self - Guest
- The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA1995 · as Self - Host
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien1993 · as Self - Guest
- MTV Movie & TV Awards1992 · as Self - Presenter
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno1992 · as Self
- The Simpsons1989 · as Marge (singing voice)
- The Simpsons1989 · as Harper (voice)
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark1988 · as Self - Guest
- Entertainment Tonight1981 · as Self
- The Emmy Awards1949 · as Self
- Golden Globe Awards1944 · as Self - Nominee