Kristen Bell & Dax Shepard Expecting Second Child

By: Jun. 24, 2014
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ETonline reports that Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard are expecting their second child. A spokesperson for the couple shared, "I can confirm that Kristen and Dax are expecting their second child and a sibling for Lincoln. The whole family is beyond excited."

The Veronica Mars actress gave birth to her first daughter in March last year, before the pair tied the knot in October.

Bell made her Broadway debut as Becky Thatcher in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. She later gained fame and critical praise as the title character on the television series Veronica Marsfrom September 2004 to May 2007. She reprised the role in the 2014 film continuation of the series. Since 2012, Bell has starred as Jeannie van der Hooven in the Showtime series House of Lies.

During her time on Veronica Mars, Bell appeared as Mary Lane in the film Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical, a reprise of the role she had played in the New York theatrical production of the musical upon which the film was based. She also portrayed the lead role in the 2006 film Pulse, the remake of a J-Horror film. In 2007, Bell joined the cast of the sci-fi television series Heroes, playing the character Elle Bishop, and the drama series Gossip Girl, as the off-screen titular narrator. In 2008, she played Sarah Marshall in The Comedy film Forgetting Sarah Marshall. She has since appeared in a various number of comedy films, such as Fanboys, Couples Retreat, You Again, and When in Rome. Bell also voices Lucy Stillman in the Assassin's Creed video game series and Princess Anna in the 2013 Disney animated film Frozen, the highest-grossing animated film of all time.

Bell has been the recipient of a Satellite Award and a Saturn Award, and has been previously nominated several times for Television Critics Association Awards and Teen Choice Awards.



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