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Lake Bell

  • Actress
  • Writer
  • Director
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Lake Bell at an event for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)
Follows a man who investigates a conspiracy after an embarrassing incident at work.
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Lake Siegel Bell is an American actress, screenwriter and director. She has starred in various television series, including Boston Legal (2004-2006), Surface (2005-2006), How to Make It in America (2010-2011), Childrens Hospital (2008-2016), and Bless This Mess (2019-2020) and in films including Over Her Dead Body (2008), What Happens in Vegas (2008), It's Complicated (2009), No Strings Attached (2011), Million Dollar Arm (2014), No Escape (2015), Man Up (2015), The Secret Life of Pets (2016), Shot Caller (2017) and Home Again (2017).

She wrote and directed the short film Worst Enemy, which debuted at the Sundance Film Festival in 2012, followed by her 2013 feature film directing debut In a World..., in which she also starred. In 2017, she directed, wrote, co-produced and starred in I Do... Until I Don't. As of 2021, Bell starred as the voice of Poison Ivy in the HBO Max series Harley Quinn (2019-present), and Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow in the Disney+ series What If...? (2021).
BornMarch 24, 1979
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BornMarch 24, 1979
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    • Awards
      • 8 wins & 16 nominations total

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    Known for

    Lake Bell in In a World... (2013)
    In a World...
    6.6
    • Carol Solomon
    • 2013
    Pierce Brosnan, Owen Wilson, Sahajak Boonthanakit, Lake Bell, Sterling Jerins, and Claire Geare in No Escape (2015)
    No Escape
    6.8
    • Annie Dwyer
    • 2015
    Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher in No Strings Attached (2011)
    No Strings Attached
    6.2
    • Lucy
    • 2011
    Alec Baldwin and Meryl Streep in It's Complicated (2009)
    It's Complicated
    6.6
    • Agness Adler
    • 2009

    Credits

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    Actress



    • The Chair Company
      • Barb Trosper
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2025
    • Blow the Horn
      • Emily
      • Filming



    • Tim Robinson in The Chair Company (2025)
      The Chair Company
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Barb Trosper
      • 2025
    • Pearce Joza in Under the Lights (2025)
      Under the Lights
      8.8
      • Lisa
      • 2025
    • Dee Bradley Baker, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, and Vincent Martella in Phineas and Ferb (2007)
      Phineas and Ferb
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Katherine Marshall (voice)
      • 2025
    • Harley Quinn (2019)
      Harley Quinn
      8.4
      TV Series
      • Poison Ivy
      • Pamela Isley
      • Older Cheryl (voice) ...
      • 2019–2025
    • Kite Man: Hell Yeah! (2024)
      Kite Man: Hell Yeah!
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Poison Ivy
      • The Cheetah (voice)
      • 2024
    • What If...? (2021)
      What If...?
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Natasha Romanoff
      • Black Widow (voice)
      • 2021–2023
    • Mother Couch (2023)
      Mother Couch
      5.2
      • Anne
      • 2023
    • Angela Bassett, Florence Kasumba, Danai Gurira, Lupita Nyong'o, Tenoch Huerta, Dev Patel, Alex Livinalli, Michaela Coel, Letitia Wright, Mabel Cadena, and Winston Duke in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)
      Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
      6.6
      • Dr. Graham
      • 2022
    • Patrick Stewart, Curtis Armstrong, Dee Bradley Baker, Chris Diamantopoulos, Jeff Fischer, Scott Grimes, David Koechner, Seth MacFarlane, Kevin Michael Richardson, Wendy Schaal, Daisuke Suzuki, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Mike Barker, Mike Henry, Rachael MacFarlane, and Matt McKenna in American Dad! (2005)
      American Dad!
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Stripper on Pole
      • Herpetologist (voice)
      • 2022
    • Summering (2022)
      Summering
      4.5
      • Laura
      • 2022
    • Cryptozoo (2021)
      Cryptozoo
      6.4
      • Lauren Gray (voice)
      • 2021
    • Bless This Mess (2019)
      Bless This Mess
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Rio
      • 2019–2020
    • Erinn Hayes and Rob Huebel in Medical Police (2020)
      Medical Police
      6.1
      TV Series
      • Cat Black
      • 2020
    • Patton Oswalt in The Secret Life of Pets 2 (2019)
      The Secret Life of Pets 2
      6.4
      • Chloe (voice)
      • 2019
    • Drunk History (2013)
      Drunk History
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Belva Gaertner
      • 2019

    Writer



    • Bless This Mess (2019)
      Bless This Mess
      7.0
      TV Series
      • created by
      • written by
      • 2019–2020
    • Paul Reiser, Mary Steenburgen, Dolly Wells, Lake Bell, Ed Helms, Amber Heard, and Wyatt Cenac in I Do... Until I Don't (2017)
      I Do... Until I Don't
      4.4
      • screenplay
      • 2017
    • Making a Scene (2013)
      Making a Scene
      5.6
      Short
      • lines written by
      • 2013
    • Lake Bell in In a World... (2013)
      In a World...
      6.6
      • written by
      • 2013
    • El Tonto
      6.2
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2012
    • Worst Enemy (2011)
      Worst Enemy
      7.3
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2011

    Director



    • Seth Rogen, Sebastian Stan, and Lily James in Pam & Tommy (2022)
      Pam & Tommy
      7.2
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Bless This Mess (2019)
      Bless This Mess
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Paul Reiser, Mary Steenburgen, Dolly Wells, Lake Bell, Ed Helms, Amber Heard, and Wyatt Cenac in I Do... Until I Don't (2017)
      I Do... Until I Don't
      4.4
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Michaela Watkins, Tommy Dewey, and Tara Lynne Barr in Casual (2015)
      Casual
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Childrens Hospital (2008)
      Childrens Hospital
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2012–2015
    • Lake Bell in In a World... (2013)
      In a World...
      6.6
      • Director
      • 2013
    • El Tonto
      6.2
      Short
      • Director
      • 2012
    • Worst Enemy (2011)
      Worst Enemy
      7.3
      Short
      • Director
      • 2011

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    'The Secret Life of Pets' Cast Ponder Their Spirit Animals
    Interview 1:49
    'The Secret Life of Pets' Cast Ponder Their Spirit Animals
    Official Trailer
    Trailer 1:58
    Official Trailer
    Official Trailer
    Trailer 1:58
    Official Trailer
    Official Trailer - Season 5
    Trailer 1:51
    Official Trailer - Season 5
    "Harley Quinn" | Official Season 4 Trailer
    Trailer 2:15
    "Harley Quinn" | Official Season 4 Trailer
    Season 3 Official Red Band Trailer
    Trailer 2:31
    Season 3 Official Red Band Trailer
    Season 3 Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:15
    Season 3 Official Trailer

    Personal details

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    • Height
      • 5′ 7½″ (1.71 m)
    • Born
      • March 24, 1979
      • New York City, New York, USA
    • Spouse
      • Scott CampbellJune 1, 2013 - October 28, 2020 (divorced, 2 children)
    • Children
        Nova Campbell
    • Parents
        Harvey Siegel
    • Other works
      TV commercial for Audi automobiles, alongside actor Dustin Hoffman (March 2004).
    • Publicity listings
      • 2 Interviews
      • 8 Articles
      • 3 Pictorials
      • 5 Magazine Cover Photos

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Her parents are both from families of Russian Jewish descent. Her mother's family had changed their surname from Belchikoff to Bell.
    • Quotes
      [re Boston Legal (2004) audition] I completely bombed the audition...I was insecure, stopping and starting. I went to the bathroom and cried.

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    • How old is Lake Bell?
      46 years old
    • When was Lake Bell born?
      March 24, 1979
    • Where was Lake Bell born?
      New York City, New York, USA
    • What is Lake Bell's birth name?
      Lake Caroline Siegel Bell
    • How tall is Lake Bell?
      5 feet 8 inches, or 1.71 meters

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