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Kristen Bell

Kristen Bell

Actor, also producer and writer · Born July 18, 1980 (46) · Huntington Woods, Michigan, USA

Primetime Emmy nominee · Golden Globe nominee · Screen Actors Guild Award nominee · 1 other major award body

Kristen Anne Bell (born July 18, 1980) is an American actress and singer. Her work includes both film and television, and her accolades include two Emmy Awards, in addition to nominations for three Golden Globe Awards. In 2025, Time included her in their selection of the 100 most influential people in the world. Bell began her acting career starring in stage productions while attending the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University. She made her Broadway stage debut as Becky Thatcher in the comedy musical The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (2001). She appeared in a Broadway revival of The Crucible (2002). She then appeared in the action film Spartan (2004). She received praise for her performance in the television drama film Gracie's Choice (2004). Bell had her breakout performance as the title character in the television series Veronica Mars (2004–2007), a role she reprised in the 2014 spin-off film and the 2019 revival. She also starred as Elle Bishop in the superhero drama series Heroes(2007–2008), voiced the titular narrator in the teen drama series Gossip Girl (2007–2012) and its 2021 standalone sequel, and starred in the Showtime comedy series House of Lies (2012–2016). She received nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for her leading roles in the NBC comedy series The Good Place (2016–2020) and the Netflix romantic comedy series Nobody Wants This (2024); the latter also earned her two Primetime Emmy Award nominations, for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series and Outstanding Comedy Series. During her time on Veronica Mars, Bell starred in the television musical film Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical (2005) and the horror film Pulse (2006). She has since appeared in several comedy films, including Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008), Couples Retreat (2009), When in Rome (2010), You Again (2010), Burlesque (2010), Safety Not Guaranteed (2012), Stuck in Love (2012), The Lifeguard (2013), The Boss (2016), Bad Moms (2016), A Bad Moms Christmas (2017), How to Be a Latin Lover (2017), CHiPs (2017), Like Father (2018), Queenpins (2021), The People We Hate at the Wedding (2022), and Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie (2023). She received further recognition for voicing Princess Anna in the Disney animated films Frozen (2013) and Frozen 2 (2019). She is also the voice of Amy Rose in Sonic the Hedgehog 4 (2027).

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 18, 1980 (46)
From
Huntington Woods, Michigan, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer and writer
Titles
83 on MovieCove · 108 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 14% in 30 days

What are Kristen Bell's films like?

Across their 56 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 41 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Light 32 · Serious 3 · Dark 6

A split, not a type: Grounded 22 · Stylized 14 · Heightened 5

Gentle 18 · Charged 19 · Intense 4

A split, not a type: Steady 21 · Shifting 15 · Whiplash 5

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 14 · Funny 19

Slow burn 12 · Even-paced 25 · Relentless 4

Casual 29 · Engaged 12 · Full focus 0

Resolved 36 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

32 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 16 of 32 analyzed roles.

Hero
16 of 32
Ally
9 of 32
Herald
3 of 32
Shadow
2 of 32
Trickster
2 of 32
Show the 32 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
29
Warm
20
Hopeful
16
Absurd
16
Tense
12
Other
56

How their films end · 8 with a twist

  • Happy29
  • Bittersweet18
  • Ambiguous8
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Kristen Bell's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 69 of their 83 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Kristen Bell's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

108 credits, 83 with a MovieCove page; 58 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Frozen III (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    as Anna (voice)

  • Sonic the Hedgehog 4 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

    as Amy Rose (voice)

  • Violent Night 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    as Mrs. Claus

  • Man Finds Tape(2025)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
  • Nobody Wants This(2024)

    Show 30 episodes · Executive Producer · as Joanne

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows
  • Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Once Upon a Studio(2023)

    as Anna (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
  • PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie(2023)

    as Janet (voice)

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
  • StoryBots: Answer Time(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows
  • Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
  • Zootopia+(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Priscilla (voice)

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows
  • The Tiny Chef Show(2022)

    Show 40 episodes · Executive Producer · Writer · as Kristen Bell

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows
  • The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · Executive Producer · as Anna

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows
  • Do, Re & Mi(2021)

    Show 23 episodes · Producer · as Mi (voice)

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows
  • Queenpins(2021)

    Executive Producer · as Connie Janikowski

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
  • Ultra City Smiths (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 6 episodes · as Donella Pecker (voice)

  • Gossip Girl(2021)

    Show 12 episodes · as Gossip Girl (voice)

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows
  • Hacks(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Kristen Bell

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
  • The Kids Tonight Show(2021)

    Show Actor

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
  • Beyond the Spotlight(2020)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
  • Once Upon a Snowman(2020)

    as Anna (voice) (archive sound)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
  • Central Park(2020)

    Show 10 episodes · as Molly (voice)

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows
  • Zenimation(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Anna (voice) (archive footage)

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows
  • Frozen II(2019)

    as Anna (voice)

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
  • Encore! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 12 episodes · Executive Producer · as Self

  • Ralph Breaks the Internet(2018)

    as Anna (voice)

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films
  • Kristen Bell Sings Ultimate Back-to-School Anthem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Actor

  • Like Father(2018)

    as Rachel Hamilton

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films
  • Teen Titans GO! To the Movies(2018)

    as Jade Wilson (voice)

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
  • Explained(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
  • Pandas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Actor

  • Olaf's Frozen Adventure(2017)

    as Anna (Voice)

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
  • Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Kristen Bell

  • Big Mouth(2017)

    Show 3 episodes · as Pam the Pillow (voice) · as Uninterested Girl (voice)

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows
  • Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
  • CHIPS(2017)

    as Karen

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
  • The Disaster Artist(2017)

    as Kristen Bell

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
  • LEGO Frozen Northern Lights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Anna (voice)

  • LEGO Frozen Northern Lights (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 4 episodes · as Anna (voice)

  • The Good Place(2016)

    Show 50 episodes · Director · as Eleanor Shellstrop

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows
  • Bad Moms(2016)

    as Kiki

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
  • The Boss(2016)

    as Claire

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
  • Zootopia(2016)

    as Priscilla (voice)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
  • Unity(2015)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
  • Frozen Fever(2015)

    as Anna (voice)

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
  • Play It Again, Dick(2014)

    Show 8 episodes · as Veronica Mars / Kristen Bell

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows
  • BoJack Horseman(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Ruthie (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows
  • Mary Poppins Quits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Mary Poppins

  • Last Week Tonight with John Oliver(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Sarah Marshall

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
  • Veronica Mars(2014)

    Executive Producer · as Veronica Mars

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
  • Frozen(2013)

    as Anna (voice)

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
  • The Lifeguard(2013)

    as Leigh

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
  • Liv and Maddie(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Kristen Bell

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows
  • Some Girl(s) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Bobbi

  • Stuck in Love.(2012)

    as Tricia

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
  • Movie 43(2013)

    as Fake Supergirl (segment "Super Hero Speed Dating")

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
  • Flatland 2: Sphereland(2012)

    as Hex (voice)

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films
  • Hit and Run(2012)

    Co-Producer · as Annie Bean

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
  • Safety Not Guaranteed(2012)

    as Belinda

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
  • Burning Love(2012)

    Show 5 episodes · as Mandy

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows
  • Big Miracle(2012)

    as Jill Jerard

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
  • Unsupervised(2012)

    Show 13 episodes · as Megan McKinley (voice)

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows
  • House of Lies: Fridays at Galweather (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Jeannie Van Der Hooven

  • House of Lies(2012)

    Show 58 episodes · as Jeannie Van Der Hooven

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows
  • Scream 4(2011)

    as Chloe

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
  • Burlesque(2010)

    as Nikki

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
  • You Again(2010)

    as Marni

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
  • Get Him to the Greek(2010)

    as Sarah Marshall

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
  • Lost Masterpieces of Pornography (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as June Crenshaw

  • Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
  • When in Rome(2010)

    as Beth Harper

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
  • Serious Moonlight(2009)

    as Sara

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
  • Astro Boy(2009)

    as Cora (voice)

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
  • The Cleveland Show(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Mandy (voice)

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all shows
  • Couples Retreat(2009)

    as Cynthia

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
  • Parks and Recreation(2009)

    Show 3 episodes · as Ingrid de Forest

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
  • Party Down(2009)

    Show 2 episodes · as Uda Bengt

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
  • Fanboys(2009)

    as Zoe

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
  • Forgetting Sarah Marshall(2008)

    as Sarah Marshall

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
  • Veronica in the FBI (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Veronica Mars

  • Flatland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Hex (voice)

  • Heroes(2006)

    Show 12 episodes · as Elle Bishop

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows
  • Rachael Ray (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Pulse(2006)

    as Mattie

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
  • Roman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Isis / The Girl

  • Fifty Pills(2006)

    as Gracie

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
  • Deepwater(2005)

    as Nurse Laurie

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
  • Robot Chicken(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Sara Lee / Waitress (voice)

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows
  • Veronica Mars(2004)

    Show 72 episodes · Executive Producer · as Veronica Mars

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows
  • Deadwood(2004)

    Show 2 episodes · as Flora Anderson

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
  • Spartan(2004)

    as Laura Newton

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
  • Gracie's Choice(2004)

    as Gracie Thompson

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
  • The O'Keefes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 8 episodes · as Virginia's Owner

  • American Dreams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Amy Fielding

  • Everwood(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Stacey Wilson

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows
  • A Little Night Music: Live from the Kennedy Center (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Fredrika Armfeldt

  • People Are Dead (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Angela's Friend #1

  • The Shield(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Jessica Hintel

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
  • Pootie Tang(2001)

    as Record Executive's Daughter

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
  • Family Guy(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Martha (voice)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows
  • Polish Wedding(1998)

    as Teenage Girl (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
  • The Simpsons(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Harper (voice) · as Marge (singing voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
  • Frozen IV (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Anna (voice)

  • Molly and the Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Kate

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 107 titles, 102 of them dated from 1989 to 2025; peak year 2018.

Film career

MilestoneNomination
19892025

Peak 2018 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 36 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting105 of 107: 97 only acting, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score64thDirecting1 of 107: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleProducing9 of 107: 2 only producing, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score63rd

107 titles, 8 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 7 of them.

By decade

1980s1 · acting1990s2 · acting2000s30 · 30 acting · 1 crew2010s50 · 49 acting · 4 crew2020s19 · 18 acting · 5 crew

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 33% of 45 roles
98081318

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

1 major award from 11 major nominations, 2018–2026.

WinNomination
  1. 2026
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Comedy Series
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actress in a Comedy Series
  2. 2025
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Comedy Series
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actress in a Comedy Series
  3. 2020
    • Critics Choice Award, won
  4. 2019
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy
  5. 2018
    • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Actress in a Comedy Series

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Kristen Bell's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 52nd percentile, the median of all 50; across their 41 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 52nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 41

Approval · how many liked their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 41

Reach · how many have seen their films

93rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 41

Midcredits score across 83 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up31
  • 50th to 74th18
  • 25th to 49th21
  • Below 25th13

Shape of the crowd

32 of their 83 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved13
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive5
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser32
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed26

Reviewers score the acting 69/100 in their films, across 37 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 44. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Kristen Bell's work okay for kids?

Across up to 34 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films and violence & gore and frightening / intense lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore29 titles8–62 · median 31 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity34 titles13–65 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity31 titles16–86 · median 57 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs29 titles14–71 · median 42 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense27 titles9–55 · median 24 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Kristen Bell work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kristen Bell's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Josh Gad shares the most, 7.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles