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Kristen Bell's Best Roles

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Sep 23, 2016 6:31 PM
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Veronica Mars

Bell won over millions of Marshmallows as the titular high school (and then college) super-sleuth who sets out to solve her best friend's murder, only to see the mysteries pile up in Neptune, Calif.


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The Weinstein Company

Pulse

In this 2006 horror thriller, Bell plays Mattie, a college aged girl who teams up with Ian Somerhalder's Dexter following the death of her best friend in order to stop a seemingly supernatural suicide epidemic.


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NBC/Adam Taylor

Heroes

Elle Bishop had the power to manipulate and generate electricity—just like Bell in a way!—in the NBC drama.


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4/22
Universal Pictures

Couples Retreat

Cynthia's struggles are all of us when she and her hubby (Jason Bateman) head off to paradise to work on their marriage with two other couples.


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Magnolia Pictures

Serious Moonlight

Bell is the woman Meg Ryan's husband is about to leave her for—until she arranges an in-house hostage situation to get him to rethink matters.


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6/22
Weinstein Company

Fanboys

Bell's Zoe joins her geeky best friends in a quest to steal a rough cut of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace before its release. Spoiler alert: It wasn't worth the risk.


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7/22
Touchstone Pictures

When in Rome

Successful New Yorker Beth is having a hard time finding Mr. Right—until she meets Josh Duhamel's dashing Nicholas in Rome. But what to do when she has to go back to NYC?!


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8/22
Touchstone Pictures

You Again

Bell's Marni is out to get her brother's fiancée—aka the girl who bullied her in high school—in this revenge comedy.


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9/22
Screen Gems

Burlesque

Trying to beat Christina Aguilera at her own game is not easy. Bell riled up audiences as Nikki, a dancer with a drinking problem, in this musical drama.


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10/22
Open Road Films

Hit and Run

Starring alongside her real-life love Dax Shepard, Bell's Annie Bean joins him as he attempts to escape the witness protection program and make it to L.A. alive.


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11/22
FX

Unsupervised

Bell's Megan McKinley is the snobby best friend of Gary and Joel in this animated series about the trials and tribulations of growing up.


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12/22
Yahoo! Channel

Burning Love

Love is hard, and Mandy reminds us what it's like to be forever on the look out for the perfect mate. 


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13/22
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House of Lies

Jeannie van der Hooven and Don Cheadle's management consultant Marty Kaan were partners, adversaries and everything in between during five seasons of the Showtime comedy, which ran from 2012 until 2016.


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14/22
Sundance

The Lifeguard

Bell plays Leigh, a former valedictorian who returns home after realizing she is uncertain of what she wants to do with her life.


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15/22
Leeden Media

Some Girl(s)

Bobbi is the one that got away in this Neil LaBute comedy about trying to right past wrongs.


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16/22

Frozen

Bell joined the Disney family as Princess Anna in this iconic 2013 animated feature.


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Parks and Rec

Ingrid De Frost is Leslie Knope's nemesis in season 6 of beloved NBC comedy.


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Veronica Mars

Fans chipped in on Kickstarter to bring Veronica and pals to the big screen in 2014.


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Universal Pictures

The Boss

Claire is the level-headed assistant of Melissa McCarthy's disgraced former industry titan Michelle as she tries to rebuild her life after a stint in jail in this 2016 comedy.


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20/22
Disney

Zootopia

Bell lends her voice to Priscilla, the DMV employee sloth in this critically acclaimed animated comedy.


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Bad Moms

Joined by Mila Kunis and Kathryn Hahn, Bell's stay-at-home mother of four Kiki just wants to let loose for a change.


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NBC

The Good Place

Bell returns to TV as Eleanor Shellstrop, a frustrated former bad-gal who accidentally winds up in heaven under the guidance of Ted Danson in the NBC sitcom.


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