 |  | | Full Name: | Kristen Anne Bell | | | Birthday: | 7/18/1980 | | | Sign: | Leo | | | Eye Color: | Blue Height: 5' 1" | | | Hometown: | Huntington Woods, Michigan | | | | | Relationship Status: | Kristen’s boyfriend is 30-year-old Kevin Mann, a Los Angeles-based writer and independent film producer, who has a second job as a high school swim team coach. Kristen, who plays a teenager on her TV series, says that someone once asked her if Mann were her father! | | | Big Break: | Bell’s first big career break was being selected to play the title role in “Gracie’s Choice” (2004), a Lifetime TV original movie. Her performance was widely hailed by critics, who predicted a glorious future for the then 23-year-old actress. Later that year, Bell shot to fame as the title character in the TV drama “Veronica Mars,” where she played a high school student who begins doing detective work after her best friend is killed. | | | Best Known For: | Although Bell is best known for her portrayal of Veronica Mars, she is a very versatile actress who has performed in more than 20 film and television roles since 1998. She showcased her tremendous talent as a dancer and singer during the 2005 Emmy Award show, where she performed the theme song from “Fame.” Critics and fans went wild over her exuberant performance. | | | Cool Facts: | Bell refuses to eat meat, because she loves her dog and cannot imagine eating another four-legged animal. In a recent interview, Bell said that she rescues stray dogs on a regular basis. She is a frequent guest at fundraisers for the ASPCA and other non-profit organization dedicated to protecting and helping animals. PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) named her “The World’s Sexiest Vegetarian” of 2006.
Bell is an avid karaoke singer. | | | Quick Bio: | Kristen was born in a suburb of Detroit, Michigan. Her father, Tom Bell, was a news director at a local TV station, and her mother, Lorelei, worked as a nurse. Her parents divorced when she was only two years old, but Bell says she had a happy childhood, and she developed a close relationship with her new stepsisters after her father remarried. Bell attended the Burton International school for gifted children, where she studied singing and tap-dancing. Her first role was as a banana in a production of “Raggedy Ann and Andy.” In high school, Bell joined a theater group called Stagecrafters. Shortly after she was accepted to New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, Bell received the shocking news that Jenny DeRita, her best friend and fellow high school actor, was killed in a car crash. Bell said this terrible tragedy taught her “not to take things for granted anymore.” Bell studied musical theater at NYU. She quit school just four credits short of graduation when she was offered the role of Becky Thatcher in a Broadway production of “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.” Her next role on Broadway in a 2002 revival of “The Crucible,” where she co-starred with Liam Neeson and Laura Linney. Later that year, she moved to Los Angeles to seek work in films. She soon landed a part in the police drama “The Shield.” Her performance in the thriller “Spartan,” directed by Broadway legend David Mamet, brought her to the attention of producer Rob Thomas, who was looking for actors to perform in a new series called “Veronica Mars.” While it was a risky move to cast a 24-year-old actress as a high school student, the show quickly won the hearts of viewers nationwide. Bell says she is proud to play a part that offers such a strong, positive role model for young women. Her latest movie, made during a hiatus in filming for her TV series, is a remake of the Japanese horror film “Pulse” with Wes Craven. | | | Other Notes: | Want to have some fun with Kristen? Check out her word search puzzle! | | | |
