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Kristen Bell
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July 18, 1980 in Detroit, MI
Biography:For some actors, success just seems to come naturally. In the case of talented stage and screen beauty Kristen Bell, it wasn't so much a matter of if she was going to be a star after realizing her dream during an early performance as a banana in Raggedy Ann and Andy at the tender age of 12 -- but when she would finally make the big time. Paralyzed with stage fright as she waited for her cue off-stage, Bell was offered a word of encouragement by her supportive mother that would ultimately give her the drive to realize her life's calling. A native of Detroit whose early stage experiences eventually led her to study at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, Bell saw her early dreams of on-stage success begin to come true when she was chosen to portray Becky Thatcher in a Broadway production of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer shortly after arriving in the Big Apple. Realizing that she... Full Biography
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Kristen Bell attends an Old Navy event in New York on Jan. 30, 2008. (Jamie McCarthy/WireImage.com)
Kristen Bell attends the Hollywood premiere of "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" on April 10, 2008. (Gregg...
Kristen Bell performs at the Beverly Hilton on March 5, 2008. (John Shearer/WireImage.com)
Kristen Bell attends the In Style "A Diamond Is Forever" fashion event in Beverly Hills, Calif., on...
Kristen Bell attends the 2008 WonderCon in San Francisco on Feb. 22, 2008. (Albert L....
Kristen Bell arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of "Reefer Madness" at the Regent Showcase Cinemas...
Kristen Bell attends the Girls Night In party at the White Lotus in Hollywood, Calif., on April 21,...
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Feb. 1, 2010, 11:37 AM EST
Publicist says Kristen Bell engaged to actor and 'When in Rome' costar Dax Shepard
Jan. 28, 2010, 3:25 PM EST
At the Movies: Capsule reviews of `Edge of Darkness' and other movies
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