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Kristen Bell

Birth Place: Huntington Woods, Michigan, USA

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Kristen Bell BIO

Kristen graduated from New York University's prestigious Tisch School of the Arts, where she studied musical theater. She made her Broadway debut in 2001, originating the role of Becky Thatcher in the short-lived "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer." In 2002, she was in the revival of Arthur Miller's "The Crucible" on Broadway, starring Laura Linney and Liam Neeson.



In 2008, she had her breakout starring film role as the title character in Forgetting Sarah Marshall. Other notable film roles include: Couples Retreat (2009), When in Rome (2010), You Again (2010), The Boss (2016), Bad Moms (2016), and A Bad Moms Christmas (2017). Bell garnered further recognition for voicing Princess Anna in the Disney animated films Frozen (2013), Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018), and Frozen II (2019).

Bell starred as Jeannie van der Hooven in the Showtime comedy series House of Lies. She also starred as Eleanor Shellstrop in the acclaimed NBC comedy series The Good Place, for which she received a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy.

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Kristen Bell STAGE CREDITS

[Regional (US)]
Sondheim Festival Production, 2002
Fredrika Armfeldt

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2002
Susanna Walcott

Mary Warren (Understudy)

[Off-Broadway]
Original Off-Broadway Production, 2001
Mary

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2001
Becky Thatcher


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Kristen Bell FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Kristen Bell been in?

Kristen Bell has appeared on Broadway in 2 shows.

How many West End shows has Kristen Bell been in?

Kristen Bell has not appeared in the West End.

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