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Kristen Anne Bell was born on July 18, 1980, and has earned two Emmy nominations and three Golden Globe nominations, according to Wikipedia. Time named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2025.
Bell started on stage while studying at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. She made her Broadway debut as Becky Thatcher in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (2001), appeared in a revival of The Crucible (2002) and won praise for the TV film Gracie's Choice (2004).
Her breakout was the title role in Veronica Mars (2004-2007), which she brought back in a 2014 film and a 2019 revival. She played Elle Bishop in Heroes, was the voice of the narrator in Gossip Girl (2007-2012) and its 2021 sequel, and starred in House of Lies (2012-2016).
She voiced Princess Anna in Disney's Frozen (2013) and Frozen 2 (2019). Her comedies include Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008), Couples Retreat (2009) and When in Rome (2010).
She earned Golden Globe nominations for The Good Place (2016-2020) and Netflix's Nobody Wants This (2024), which also brought her two Emmy nominations, as lead actress and as a producer for Outstanding Comedy Series. She is married to actor Dax Shepard.
Nobody Wants This season 3 is here, with Bell back as Joanne. See it in our OTT release guide for October 19-25, 2026.
Sources: Wikipedia
Our newest Kristen Bell story, from October 19, 2026, is "OTT Release This Week (Oct 19-25, 2026): 11 New Shows and Films, Plus Lupin's Copycat Twist": Nobody Wants This, Lupin, The Terminal List, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners and a Manoj Bajpayee thriller all land this week. Here's what's streaming in India, day by day, on Netflix, Prime Video, JioHotstar and ZEE5.
Princess Anna, in Frozen (2013) and Frozen 2 (2019) (Wikipedia).
Joanne, in the Netflix romantic comedy, which earned her Golden Globe and Emmy nominations (Wikipedia).
Actor Dax Shepard (Wikipedia).
