Lake Bell

LAKE BELL starred in Paramount's hit comedy "No Strings Attached," opposite Natalie Portman, Ashton Kutcher, and Kevin Kline.

Bell was seen in the third season of the Adult Swim series "Children's Hospital," created by Rob Corddry. Bell also appeared in the second season of HBO's "How to Make It in America" opposite Bryan Greenberg and Victor Rasuk.

At the Sundance Film Festival, Bell was proud to have her first short film accepted. She wrote and directed the film, "Worst Enemy," which is a comedy about a female misanthrope (Michaela Watkins) who gets herself stuck in a full body girdle.

Past film credits include Nancy Meyer's "It's Complicated" (winner of the National Board of Review's 2009 Best Ensemble) starring opposite Meryl Streep, Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin, "What Happens in Vegas" opposite Cameron Diaz and Ashton Kutcher, "Pride and Glory" opposite Colin Farrell, "Over Her Dead Body" opposite Paul Rudd, Christopher Landon's "Burning Palms" with Zoe Saldana, "Little Murder" opposite Terrence Howard and Josh Lucas, and the independent film "Under Still Waters", for which she received the Newport Beach Film Festival award for "Outstanding Performance in Acting."

Past television credits include NBC's "Surface," ABC's critically acclaimed drama "Boston Legal" opposite James Spader and William Shatner, and NBC's "Miss Match" opposite Alicia Silverstone. Additionally, Bell starred opposite Jeff Goldblum in the NBC telefilm "War Stories" which followed journalists covering the civil war in Uzbekistan in the wake of the U.S. campaign in Afghanistan.

Bell completed her four years of drama conservatory training in London at The Rose Bruford College of Speech and Drama. She also received certification from the British Academy of Dramatic Combat for sword, dagger, and rapier. Her conservatory theatre credits include "The Seagull," "Six Degrees of Separation," "The Children's Hour" and "The Pentecost."

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