Birthday: July 18, 1980
Birth Place: Huntington Woods, Michigan
Birth Name: Kristen Anne Bell
Nick Name: K-Bell, Annie, KB

Biography: Kristen graduated from New York University's prestigious Tisch School of the Arts, where she studied musical theater.   She made her Broadway debut in 2001, originating the role of Becky Thatcher in the short-lived "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.  " In 2002, she was in the revival of Arthur Miller's "The Crucible" on Broadway, starring Laura Linney and Liam Neeson.