History Creator / KristenBell

* OldShame: She '''HATES''' the fact that she starred in ''Movie 43'' (as do, presumably, most of the rest of the cast).

* RealLife/MeanCharacterNiceActor: She plays unpleasant characters in ''Series/{{Heroes}}'', ''ForgettingSarahMarshall'' and ''{{Burlesque}}'' (plus Gossip Girl isn't exactly sweetness and light what with all her tattling - and to be perfectly honest, even Veronica Mars has some rough edges to her, albeit totally justifiable considering the show was FreudianExcuse Central), but many describe her as being ridiculously nice in the flesh. Main/StephenTobolowsky recounts how she was 'terrified' and kept asking if he was okay while filming a scene on ''Series/{{Heroes}}'' ...while Stephen was recovering from a broken neck. [[spoiler: You can also consider the video game character she played, Lucy, as a "mean" character, to an extent, as she betrays the assassins and drives one of them to suicide.]]

* OldShame: She '''HATES''' the fact that she starred in ''Movie 43''.

* RealLife/MeanCharacterNiceActor: She plays unpleasant characters in ''Series/{{Heroes}}'', ''ForgettingSarahMarshall'' and ''{{Burlesque}}'' (plus Gossip Girl isn't exactly sweetness and light what with all her tattling - and to be perfectly honest, even Veronica Mars has some rough edges to her, albeit totally justifiable considering the show was FreudianExcuse Central), but many describe her as being ridiculously nice in the flesh. StephenTobolowsky recounts how she was 'terrified' and kept asking if he was okay while filming a scene on ''Series/{{Heroes}}'' ...while Stephen was recovering from a broken neck. [[spoiler: You can also consider the video game character she played, Lucy, as a "mean" character, to an extent, as she betrays the assassins and drives one of them to suicide.]]

* [[PromotedFanboy Promoted Fangirl]]: Kristen was a big fan of ''Series/{{Heroes}}'' before she appeared on the show as Elle.
* StarMakingRole: Kristen got famous for playing in ''Film/ForgettingSarahMarshall''. Most fans believe she was famous much earlier due to ''Series/VeronicaMars'', though.
** Her role as Anna from ''Disney/{{Frozen}}'' also is one as a voice actor.

* OldShame: She '''HATES''' the fact that she starred in ''Movie 43'', [[SoBadItsHorrible but can you honestly blame her?]]

* OneOfUs: She likes Comic Con and several other interests. She's notably a fan of ''Film/TheRoom'' and says she thinks it's [[SoBadItsGood so bad it's funny]].

** "If I'm not between a 3 and a 7 on the emotional scale, ''I am in tears''."

** In ''Burning Love'', her character references being in a cult. Veronica visited a cult a few times in ''VeronicaMars''.

** As the eponymous ''Series/GossipGirl'' she isn't seen until the SeriesFinale [[spoiler: (when she appears [[AsHimself as herself]])]] but she's certainly heard (if not credited); she also doubled as ''VeronicaMars'''s narrator and lent her pipes to ''WesternAnimation/TheClevelandShow'', ''WesternAnimation/AstroBoy'' and the ''Franchise/AssassinsCreed'' series.

* RealLife/MeanCharacterNiceActor: She plays unpleasant characters in ''Series/{{Heroes}}'', ''ForgettingSarahMarshall'' and ''{{Burlesque}}'' (plus Gossip Girl isn't exactly sweetness and light what with all her tattling - and to be perfectly honest, even Veronica Mars has some rough edges to her, albeit totally justifiable considering the show was FreudianExcuse Central), but many describe her as being ridiculously nice in the flesh. StephenTobolowsky recounts how she was 'terrified' and kept asking if he was okay while filming a scene on ''Series/{{Heroes}}'' ...while Stephen was recovering from a broken neck.
** [[spoiler: You can also consider the video game character she played, Lucy, as a "mean" character, to an extent, as she betrays the assassins and drives one of them to suicide.]]

* WaterWorks[=/=]TearsOfJoy: "If I'm not between a 3 and a 7 on the emotional scale, ''I am in tears''."
** And her reaction to getting a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5jw3T3Jy70 sloth on her birthday]]?

** One word: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5jw3T3Jy70 sloth]].

* TypeCasting: As mentioned above, she has a slight history playing the TitleCharacter. She also has a history of playing either {{Deadpan Snarker}}s or [[TheWoobie Woobies]]. Sometimes she plays characters who are both.

* StarmakingRole: Kristen got famous for playing in ''Film/ForgettingSarahMarshall''. Most fans believe she was famous much earlier due to ''Series/VeronicaMars'', though.

* {{Typecasting}}: As mentioned above, she has a slight history playing the TitleCharacter. She also has a history of playing either {{Deadpan Snarker}}s or [[TheWoobie Woobies]]. Sometimes she plays characters who are both.

* StarmakingRole: Kristen got famous for playing in ''Film/ForgettingSarahMarshall''. Most fanboys swear she was famous much earlier due to ''Series/VeronicaMars'', though.

** As the eponymous ''Series/GossipGirl'' she isn't seen until the SeriesFinale [[spoiler: (when she appears [[AsHimself as herself]])]] but she's certainly heard (if not credited); she also doubled as ''VeronicaMars'''s narrator and lent her pipes to ''WesternAnimation/TheClevelandShow'' and ''WesternAnimation/AstroBoy''.

* CatSmile
* CatholicSchoolGirlsRule: She's saving the uniform from her Catholic school for her wedding night.

* CloudCuckoolander: Just... watch the video below.
* CutenessProximity: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=t5jw3T3Jy70# Reduced to a blubbering mess by the mere presence of a sloth.]]
* FriendToAllLivingThings: She's a dedicated animal lover and loves sloths so much, she started crying TearsOfJoy when she encountered one.

* IdenticalStranger: Looks a lot like Sarah Chalke from ''Series/{{Scrubs}}'' and Alison Mack from ''Series/{{Smallville}}''.

* OlderThanTheyLook: In an interview, Kristen complained about receiving kids' menus at restaurants well into her teens.

* TeensAreShort: Her 5'1" height is one reason she was so good at playing teenagers into her twenties.

Kristen Bell is an American actress born on July 18, 1980. She is best known as Veronica Mars in ''Series/VeronicaMars'', Sarah Marshall in ''Film/ForgettingSarahMarshall'', Lucy from ''Franchise/AssassinsCreed'', and Gossip Girl in... [[Series/GossipGirl well, you know]]. She voices Princess Anna in Creator/{{Disney}}'s ''Disney/{{Frozen}}'', based on ''Literature/TheSnowQueen''.

** She's also to play the lead in {{Disney}}'s ''{{Disney/Frozen}}''.

Kristen Bell is an American actress born on July 18, 1980. She is best known as Veronica Mars in ''Series/VeronicaMars'', Sarah Marshall in ''Film/ForgettingSarahMarshall'', Lucy from ''Franchise/AssassinsCreed'', and Gossip Girl in... [[Series/GossipGirl well, you know]]. She will be providing the voice of Princess Anna in Disney's upcoming film ''Disney/{{Frozen}}'', based on "The Snow Queen."

** As the eponymous ''Series/GossipGirl'' she isn't seen until the SeriesFinale [[spoiler: (when she appears [[AsHimself as herself]]]] but she's certainly heard (if not credited); she also doubled as ''VeronicaMars'''s narrator and lent her pipes to ''WesternAnimation/TheClevelandShow'' and ''WesternAnimation/AstroBoy''.

* AsHerself: In the ''Series/GossipGirl'' finale, she appears to help Rachel Bilson rehearse for the movie adaptation of Dan's book.

** As the eponymous ''Series/GossipGirl'' she isn't seen until the SeriesFinale [[spoiler: (when she appears [[AsHimself as herself]] - and she technically isn't even Gossip Girl on the show, but that's another story)]] but she's certainly heard (if not credited); she also doubled as ''VeronicaMars'''s narrator and lent her pipes to ''WesternAnimation/TheClevelandShow'' and ''WesternAnimation/AstroBoy''.

** As the eponymous ''Series/GossipGirl'' she isn't seen until the SeriesFinale [[spoiler: (when she appears [[AsHimself as herself]] - and she technically isn't Gossip Girl anyway, but that's another story)]] but she's certainly heard (if not credited); she also doubled as ''VeronicaMars'''s narrator and lent her pipes to ''WesternAnimation/TheClevelandShow'' and ''WesternAnimation/AstroBoy''.

** As the eponymous ''Series/GossipGirl'' she isn't seen until the SeriesFinale [[spoiler: (when she appears [[AsHimself as herself]])]] but she's certainly heard (if not credited); she also doubled as ''VeronicaMars'''s narrator and lent her pipes to ''WesternAnimation/TheClevelandShow'' and ''WesternAnimation/AstroBoy''.

Kristen Bell is an American actress born on July 18, 1980. She is best known as Veronica Mars in ''Series/VeronicaMars'', Sarah Marshall in ''Film/ForgettingSarahMarshall'' and Gossip Girl in... [[Series/GossipGirl well, you know]]. She will be providing the voice of Princess Anna in Disney's upcoming film ''Disney/{{Frozen}}'', based on "The Snow Queen."

* HotChickInABadassSuit: Between the season 4 teaser for ''Series/VeronicaMars'' and her role as [[HouseOfLies Jeannie]], Kristen has demonstrated she can ''rock'' the women's suit look.