Sunday, January 12, 2014

MOVIE & TV STARTS: Lake Bell of has starred in the television series Miss Match (2003); The Practice (2004) and its spinoff Boston Legal (2004–2006) as Sally Heep; Surface (2005–2006); How to Make It in America (2010–2011) and Childrens Hospital (2008–present) and in the films Over Her Dead Body, What Happens in Vegas and Pride and Glory (all 2008); It's Complicated (2009); Burning Palms (2010); and Little Murder, No Strings Attached

   

 




 
 
 
 
 
Bell standing on the red carpet
Bell at the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival premiere of A Good Old Fashioned Orgy
Born(1979-03-24) March 24, 1979 (age 34)
New York City, New York, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active2001–present
Spouse(s)Scott Campbell (m. 2013)
Lake Bell (born March 24, 1979) is an American actress, writer and director. She has starred in the television series Miss Match (2003); The Practice (2004) and its spinoff Boston Legal (2004–2006) as Sally Heep; Surface (2005–2006); How to Make It in America (2010–2011) and Childrens Hospital (2008–present) and in the films Over Her Dead Body, What Happens in Vegas and Pride and Glory (all 2008); It's Complicated (2009); Burning Palms (2010); and Little Murder, No Strings Attached and A Good Old Fashioned Orgy (all 2011). She wrote and directed her own award-winning short film, Worst Enemy, which debuted at the Sundance Film Festival followed by her feature film debut In a World... in 2013.

 


Early life

Bell was born in New York City, the daughter of Robin Bell, owner of the design firm Robin Bell Design, Inc. in New York,[1] and real estate developer Harvey Siegel, who bought the then-closed Virginia International Raceway and converted it into a racetrack country club.[2] Her father is Jewish and her mother is Protestant. Bell has stated that she was raised in a "comically dysfunctional family".[3][4]
Bell attended The Chapin School in New York and Westminster School in Simsbury, Connecticut. For part of her teenage years she lived in Vero Beach, Florida[5] and attended St. Edward's School. She attended Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York before transferring to Rose Bruford College in London where she acted in several theatrical productions including The Seagull, The Children's Hour, Six Degrees of Separation, Light Shining in Buckinghamshire and Pentecost.[6]

Career

Bell began her career in 2002 with roles in the film Speakeasy and in 2 episodes of ER. Her first significant roles came in 2003 - after appearing in the psychological thriller I Love Your Work, she was cast alongside Jeff Goldblum as the female lead in the NBC television film War Stories and played Alicia Silverstone's wisecracking best friend, Victoria Carlson, in NBC's comedy-drama series Miss Match. In 2004, Bell appeared in the wrestling film Slammed and made her debut as Sally Heep in the final four episodes of The Practice. Her character was carried over into the spinoff Boston Legal, where she was made a regular cast member until she left the series in 2005.

Bell in June 2009
Bell then played the lead role in the science fiction series Surface, which aired between September 2005 and May 2006. 2006 also saw her star in the film Rampage: The Hillside Strangler Murders about the Hillside Strangler of the late 1970s and return to Boston Legal for two episodes, reprising her role as Sally Heep, opposing counsel to Alan Shore (portrayed by James Spader). In 2008, she played the female lead in the thriller Under Still Waters, for which she won the Newport Beach Film Festival Award for Outstanding Performance in Acting;[7] starred alongside Paul Rudd and Eva Longoria in the romantic comedy Over Her Dead Body; played Cameron Diaz's best friend in the romantic comedy What Happens in Vegas and played the wife of Colin Farrell's character in crime drama Pride and Glory. She was also cast as the lead female role, Dr. Cat Black, in Rob Corddry's satirical comedy Childrens Hospital.[8] The fourth season began airing in August 2012 and featured two episodes that were directed by Bell—the series premiere, The Boy with the Pancakes Tattoo, a parody of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo and the ninth episode, A Kid Walks in to a Hospital.[9]
In 2009, Bell voiced the role of Dana Mercer in the video game Prototype, played Alec Baldwin's wife in the romantic comedy It's Complicated and guest starred in an episode of the fourth season of the series Wainy Days. 2010 saw Bell voice a supporting role in Shrek Forever After, star in the satirical film Burning Palms, guest star in an episode of the second season of the sitcom The League and cast as a lead character in the new HBO television series How to Make It in America, which aired for 2 seasons from February 2010 to November 2011.[10] Bell was to play Deputy Judy Hicks in Scream 4, but dropped out four days before filming due to scheduling conflicts, with the role going to Marley Shelton.[11]
2010 saw Bell make her writing and directing début with the short film Worst Enemy, which starred Michaela Watkins, Matt Walsh and Lindsay Sloane. Her film débuted at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival[12] and has also played at the Nantucket Film Festival, the Dallas International Film Festival, the Gen Art Film Festival and Aspen Shortsfest, winning the Tony Cox Award for Screenwriting in a Short Film from Nantucket and receiving a Shorts Jury Special Mention from Dallas. Her film led to her being named one of the "2012 Inspiring Filmmakers" by LUNAFEST.[13]
In 2011, Bell starred alongside Josh Lucas and Terrence Howard in the supernatural thriller Little Murder; played Ashton Kutcher's boss in the romantic comedy No Strings Attached, a performance that won her critical praise and was called "scene-stealing";[14] starred in the ensemble comedy A Good Old Fashioned Orgy and guest starred in an episode of the first season of Zooey Deschanel's sitcom New Girl. Bell has a lead role alongside Kate Bosworth in the upcoming thriller Black Rock.[15]
Bell first feature-length film premiered in the 2013 Sundance Film Festival.,[16][17] In A World... is written by, stars, and is directed by Bell.[14][18] She describes the film as "a comedy about a female voice-over artist and family dysfunction and relationships. I’m obsessed with the voice-over world, so it makes sense for me.".[14]
Bell has an automotive column in The Hollywood Reporter called Test Drive and is the magazine's automotive contributing editor.[19] Bell came 45th on Femme Fatales' list of the 50 Sexiest Women of 2003; she came 6th on British Vogue's list of the 10 Best Dressed Women of 2007, she was 32nd on Maxim's Hot 100 of 2008, she was 44th on Maxim's Hot 100 of 2012 and 89th on AskMen's 99 Most Desirable Women of 2012. In 2007, Bell appeared in a photoshoot for GQ,[3] in 2008 she appeared in a photoshoot for Marie Claire,[20] in 2009 she modelled for Scott Caan for his first book, Scott Caan Photographs, Vol. 1[21] and in 2011 she appeared in photoshoots for Elle,[22] Los Angeles,[23] Maxim[24] and Esquire,[25] the latter in conjunction with the website Me In My Place.[26] In September 2011, Bell modelled at Pirelli's Fashion Week in Milan, Italy.[27][28]

Personal life

 

 

Bell and Colin Farrell, her co-star in Pride and Glory, dated for a time.[3] In 2011, Bell began dating Scott Campbell, an artist and tattoo artist. The two met when he played himself in an episode of the second series of How to Make It in America. The couple became engaged in April 2012[29] and were married on June 1, 2013.[30]

Filmography

 


Bell in July 2011
Films
YearTitleRoleNotes
2002SpeakeasySara Marnikov
2003War StoriesNora Stone
I Love Your WorkFelicia
2004Fresh out of TearsLeilaShort film
SlammedGina Micelli
2006Rampage: The Hillside Strangler MurdersJillian Dunne
2008Under Still WatersCharlieNewport Beach Film Festival Award for Outstanding Performance in Acting
Over Her Dead BodyAshley
What Happens in VegasTipper
Pride and GloryMegan Egan
Prop 8: The MusicalScary Catholic School Girls From HellShort for Funny or Die
2009It's ComplicatedAgness AdlerNational Board of Review Award for Best Acting by an Ensemble
2010Shrek Forever AfterPatrol Witch / Wagon Witch #2
Burning PalmsMary Jane
The Doctors of Childrens Hospital Answer Your Medical QuestionsDr. Cat BlackShort for Funny or Die
10 MinutesHerselfShort for Funny or Die
Worst EnemyWriter & DirectorShort film
Tony Cox Award for Screenwriting in a Short Film, Nantucket Film Festival
Shorts Jury Special Mention, Dallas International Film Festival
2011Little MurderCorey Little
No Strings AttachedLucy
A Good Old Fashioned OrgyAlison Cohen
Home for ActressesLakeShort for Funny or Die
2012Black RockLou
2013In a World...Carol Solomon Writer, director, and producer.Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award, Sundance Film Festival 2013
2014Million Dollar ArmBrenda Paauwe BernsteinFilming
Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
2002ERJody HolmesEpisode: One Can Only Hope
Episode: Tell Me Where It Hurts
2003Miss MatchVictoria CarlsonSeries regular
2004The PracticeSally HeepEpisode: The Firm
Episode: Comings And Goings
Episode: New Hoods on the Block
Episode: Adjourned (a.k.a. Cheers)
2004–2006Boston LegalSally HeepSeries regular; guest star
2005–2006SurfaceLaura DaughterySeries regular
2008–presentChildrens HospitalDr. Cat BlackSeries regular
2009Wainy DaysBlaireEpisode: Dance Club
2010The LeagueBrookeEpisode: The White Knuckler
2010–2011How to Make It in AmericaRachel ChapmanSeries regular
2011New GirlAmandaEpisode: Naked
2012Top Gear U.S.HerselfEpisode: Rut's show
Video games
YearTitleRoleNotes
2009PrototypeDana Mercer

References

  1. Jump up ^ "Star quality: Robin Bell designs a camera-ready apartment for her actress daughter in record time". House Beautiful. February 1, 2004. 
  2. Jump up ^ By SARA IVRYPublished: November 29, 2002 (2002-11-29). "DRIVING; Where the Backyard Is Circular, And Loud - New York Times". Nytimes.com. Retrieved 2013-04-12. 
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c By Mark KirbyPhotographs by Alexei Hay. "You Can Ring My Bell: GQ Features on men.style.com". Gq.com. Retrieved 2013-04-12. 
  4. Jump up ^ Amy Hotz, "'Old Fashioned' actress Lake Bell ditches sea monsters for sex parties in return to Port City", Star-News, June 29, 2008. "I wanted her to be far more Jewish and have the last name of Cohen or Rosenberg because I'm not Jewish and I wanted the opportunity to play Jewish, make the father's side of my family proud."
  5. Jump up ^ "profile". Askmen.com. 1979-03-24. Retrieved 2013-04-12. 
  6. Jump up ^ "Lake Bell". Metacritic. 
  7. Jump up ^ HBO. "Lake Bell Bio". Retrieved 21 January 2012. 
  8. Jump up ^ "2011–2012 Premiere Schedule" on BumpWorthy.com
  9. Jump up ^ Zimbio. "Exclusive Interview: Lake Bell Talks Fast Cars and Making Henry Winkler Fight a 13-Year-Old". Retrieved 24 August 2012. 
  10. Jump up ^ HBO. "Lake Bell in How to Make It in America". Retrieved March 7, 2010. 
  11. Jump up ^ Reynolds, Simon (June 25, 2010). "Craven's 'Scream 4' loses cast member". Digital Spy (Hachette Filipacchi UK). Archived from the original on July 13, 2010. Retrieved June 25, 2010. 
  12. Jump up ^ Los Angeles Times. "Sundance: Lake Bell explores body work in 'Worst Enemy'". Retrieved 21 January 2012. 
  13. Jump up ^ HBO. "Lake Bell". Retrieved January 21, 2012. 
  14. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Lake Bell on Her Scene-Stealing Performance in No Strings Attached". Vulture. 25 January 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2012. 
  15. Jump up ^ Cinemablend.com (28 January 2012). "Sundance Video Interview: Black Rock's Kate Bosworth, Lake Bell And Katie Aselton". Retrieved February 2, 2012. 
  16. Jump up ^ url = http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/new-films-from-lynn-shelton-shane-carruth-james-ponsoldt-lake-bell-andrew-bujalski-head-sundance-13-line-up-20121128
  17. Jump up ^ Cinemablend.com (2012). "Lake bell". Retrieved 9 April 2012. 
  18. Jump up ^ "Lake Bell". AV Club. 2 September 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2012. 
  19. Jump up ^ The Hollywood Reporter. "Actress Lake Bell Joins The Hollywood Reporter as Automotive Critic". Retrieved January 21, 2012. 
  20. Jump up ^ Marie Claire. "BELL du Jour". Retrieved January 21, 2012. 
  21. Jump up ^ Caan, Scott. "Scott Caan Photography". Retrieved 16 May 2011. 
  22. Jump up ^ Elle. "American Pastoral". Retrieved January 21, 2012. 
  23. Jump up ^ Los Angeles. "The Lady in the Lake". Retrieved January 21, 2012. 
  24. Jump up ^ Maxim. "Lake Bell's "Year of Nudity"". Retrieved January 21, 2012. 
  25. Jump up ^ Esquire. "Esquire Presents Me in My Place with Lake Bell". Retrieved January 21, 2012. 
  26. Jump up ^ Me In My Place. "Lake Bell". Retrieved January 21, 2012. 
  27. Jump up ^ "Pretty Pretties at Pirelli's Milan Fashion Week Party". Papermag.com. Retrieved 2013-04-12. 
  28. Jump up ^ Publiée Le Mercredi 21 Septembre 2011 à 11:10. "Rendez-vous chez Pirelli". Puretrend.com. Retrieved 2013-04-12. 
  29. Jump up ^ New York Daily News (1 April 2012). "How to Make It actress Lake Bell engaged to Scott Campbell". Retrieved 9 April 2012. 
  30. Jump up ^ http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20704809,00.html

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