Kristen Bell was born on July 18, 1980 in Huntington Woods, Michigan. She is an American film and television actress who has won numerous awards, including:
1.The Saturn Award for Best Actress on Television for her role in 2005 in Veronica Mars
2.The Satellite Award for Outstanding Actress in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television in 2005 for Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical
3.The Spikes TV Video Game Awards for Hottest New Comer in 2007 for Assassin's Creed

In 1992 Kristen Bell had her first audition at the age of 11-years-old. Through this audition she won a dual role as a banana and a tree in a suburban Detroit theater's production of Raggedy Ann And Andy. Afterwards, she went on to have her own agent by the time she was 13-years-old. Through this agent she appeared in newspaper advertisements and television commercials. She also began taking private acting lessons. In turn, she was able to hold an uncredited role in Polish Wedding in 1998.

In 2001, Kristen Bell left New York University to make her Broadway debut in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer wherein she played the role of Becky Thatcher. After this role, she relocated to Los Angeles where she landed various television guest appearances and small film parts. Her first film role came as an uncredited appearance in the movie Polish Wedding. She also landed her first credited film role in 2001 in Pootie Tang, unfortunately this part was cut and is only shown in the credits. However, things did slowly start to look up. Some of her other roles over the years have included:
1.The Crucible on Broadway in 2002
2.The King and Queen of Moonlight Bay in 2003 (a Hallmark movie)
3.Veronica Mars from September 2004 through May 2007 (she held the title role)
4.Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical (a stage production)
5.Pulse (she held a lead role)
6.Heroes in 2007 (she played the vixen Elle Bishop)
7.Gossip Girl (she was the titular narrator)

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