Lake Bell facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Lake Bell
Bell at the 2013 Montclair Film Festival
Born	Lake Siegel Bell (1979-03-24) March 24, 1979 (age 46) New York City, U.S.
Education	Skidmore College Rose Bruford College (BA)
Occupation	Actress, director, screenwriter
Years active	1997–present
Spouse(s)	Scott Campbell ​ ​ (m. 2013; sep. 2020)​
Children	2

Lake Siegel Bell (born March 24, 1979) is an American actress, screenwriter, and director. She has appeared in many TV shows and movies. Some of her TV roles include Boston Legal (2004–2006) and Childrens Hospital (2008–2016). She has also been in films like What Happens in Vegas (2008) and The Secret Life of Pets (2016).

Lake Bell also writes and directs movies. She directed the short film Worst Enemy, which was shown at the Sundance Film Festival in 2012. Her first full-length movie as a director was In a World... in 2013, where she also starred. In 2017, she directed, wrote, and acted in I Do... Until I Don't. She has also voiced popular characters like Poison Ivy in Harley Quinn and Black Widow in What If...?.

Early Life and Education

Lake Bell was born in New York City. Her mother, Robin Bell, owns a design company. Her father, Harvey Siegel, is a real estate developer. He bought and changed the Virginia International Raceway into a racetrack country club.

Bell went to schools in New York and Simsbury, Connecticut. When she was a high school junior, she studied in Rennes, France for a year. She also lived in Vero Beach, Florida for some of her teenage years. She first attended Skidmore College in New York. Later, she moved to Rose Bruford College in London. This college focused on theater and acting. While there, she acted in several plays like The Seagull.

Career Highlights

Becoming an Actress

After college, Lake Bell started her acting career in 2002. She appeared in the film Speakeasy and two episodes of the medical show ER. In 2003, she got bigger roles. She starred with Jeff Goldblum in the TV film War Stories. She also played Victoria Carlson in the TV series Miss Match.

In 2004, Bell joined the TV show The Practice as Sally Heep. Her character then moved to the spin-off show Boston Legal. She was a regular cast member there until 2005. She also appeared in an Audi commercial with Dustin Hoffman.

Bell played the main role in the science fiction series Surface from 2005 to 2006. She returned to Boston Legal for a couple of episodes. In 2008, she won an award for her acting in the thriller Under Still Waters. She also starred in romantic comedies like Over Her Dead Body and What Happens in Vegas. She was also in the crime drama Pride and Glory.

Bell in June 2009

She played Dr. Cat Black in the comedy show Childrens Hospital. She even directed two episodes of the show in 2012. In 2009, Bell voiced Dana Mercer in the video game Prototype. She also played Alec Baldwin's wife in the movie It's Complicated.

In 2010, Bell voiced a character in Shrek Forever After. She also starred in the film Burning Palms. She was a main character in the HBO series How to Make It in America, which ran for two seasons. In 2011, Bell starred in the thriller Little Murder. She also played Ashton Kutcher's boss in the romantic comedy No Strings Attached. Her performance in this movie was highly praised. She also appeared in an episode of New Girl. In 2012, Bell had a main role in the thriller Black Rock. In 2021, she voiced a character in the animated film Cryptozoo.

Writing and Directing Films

In 2010, Lake Bell started writing and directing with her short film Worst Enemy. This film was shown at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. It won an award for screenwriting at the Nantucket Film Festival. Bell said the film was about a "milk-drinking, lactose-intolerant misanthrope on a quest for real human connection." She wanted to see if she could be a filmmaker.

Bell's first full-length movie as a writer and director was In a World... in 2013. She also starred in this movie. She described it as a comedy about a female voice-over artist and family relationships. The film was well-received. In 2017, she released another film she wrote and directed, I Do... Until I Don't.

Bell has also directed episodes for TV shows. These include two episodes of the Hulu comedy-drama Casual in 2017. She also directed two episodes of the ABC sitcom Bless This Mess in 2019. She helped create and starred in Bless This Mess as well. In 2022, she directed two episodes of the biographical miniseries Pam & Tommy.

Other Activities

Bell in July 2011

Lake Bell has also done some modeling. In 2007, she was featured in GQ magazine. She also appeared in Marie Claire in 2008. In 2009, she modeled for a book by Scott Caan. She was also in photo shoots for magazines like Elle and Esquire in 2011 and 2014. In September 2011, Bell modeled at Pirelli's Fashion Week in Milan, Italy.

Bell writes an automotive column called "Test Drive" for The Hollywood Reporter. She is also the magazine's automotive contributing editor. In 2022, she published a book called Inside Voice, which is about the human voice.

Personal Life

In 2011, Lake Bell started dating Scott Campbell, who is an artist and tattoo artist. They met when he appeared in an episode of her show How to Make It in America. They got engaged in March 2012 and married on June 1, 2013, in New Orleans, Louisiana. They have two children: a daughter named Nova, born in 2014, and a son named Ozgood, born in 2017. In October 2020, they announced that they were separating.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

See also

In Spanish: Lake Bell para niños