Kristen Bell


Actor

Biography

Life Events

2001

Cast in the off-Broadway stage musical "Reefer Madness"

2001

Debuted on Broadway in the short lived "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer," originating the role of Becky Thatcher

2002

Moved to Los Angeles

2002

Appeared on Broadway as part of the original cast of "The Crucible," starring Laura Linney and Liam Neeson

2003

Television debut in the season premiere of "The Shield" (FX), playing a gang member's girlfriend

2004

Cast as the title character on UPN's "Veronica Mars"

2004

Feature film debut in David Mamet's "Spartan"

2004

Landed a recurring role as a con artist on HBO's "Deadwood"

2005

Reprised role in the film version of "Reefer Madness" (Showtime)

2006

Starred in "Pulse," a remake of cult Japanese helmer Kiyoshi Kurosawa's "Kairo"

2007

Joined the cast of NBC's hit series "Heroes" as Elle, a mysterious woman with ties to Claire the cheerleader (Hayden Panettiere)

2007

Cast as the mysterious titular character who narrated The CW's "Gossip Girl"

2008

Played the title character in the Judd Apatow produced "Forgetting Sarah Marshall"; co-starring and scripted by Jason Segel

2009

Voiced Cora in the animated feature "Astro Boy"

2009

Co-starred with Vince Vaughn and Jason Bateman in "Couples Retreat"

2010

Reprised her role of Sarah Marshall in the comedy "Get Him to the Greek" opposite Jonah Hill and Russell Brand

2010

Co-starred with Cher and Christina Aguilera in "Burlesque"

2010

Starred as a successful and single art curator searching for love in the comedy "When in Rome"

2011

Made a cameo in the Wes Craven directed "Scream 4"

2012

Cast as business consultant Marty Kaan's (Don Cheadle) protégée on Showtime's "House of Lies"

2012

Cast alongside Drew Barrymore in "Big Miracle," a drama centered on a campaign to save a family of gray whales trapped by rapidly forming ice in the Arctic Circle

2012

Co-starred with Dax Shepard and Bradley Cooper in action comedy "Hit and Run"

2013

Starred in the indie film "The Lifeguard"

2013

Featured in the Disney animated movie "Frozen"

2016

Joined the cast of the comedy "Bad Moms"

2016

Began starring as Eleanor on "The Good Place"

2017

Cast a Cindy in comedy "How to Be a Latin Lover"

2017

Appeared as herself in James Franco's Tommy Wiseau biopic "The Disaster Artist"

2017

Reprised role in sequel "A Bad Moms Christmas"

2018

Reprised "Frozen" role in "Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2"

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