Lake Bell proved herself in various roles - as an actress, as a director and as a model. And everywhere she achieved certain successes. Some Russian viewers may know her by her role in the movie Once Upon a Time in Vegas, as well as from the series Boston Lawyers.
Early biography and first acting work
Lake Bell (full name - Lake Siegel Bell) was born on March 24, 1979. Her mother's name was Robin Bell, and her father was Harvey Siegel.
It is known that Lake studied at Chapin School School (New York), as well as at Westminster School (Simsbury, Connecticut). In addition, for some time she graduated from the theater at Rose Bruford College in London. Here she played quite a lot in classical performances (for example, in The Seagull based on the play by Chekhov and in the production of Six Degrees of Alienation based on the play by John Gueyr).
The start of her career as a movie and TV actress came in 2002. This year, she played in the movie "Speakeasy", and also appeared in two episodes of the famous series about the everyday life of doctors "Ambulance".
And her first really significant role is the role in the television movie "War without rules" (2003). Here she played the role of the ambitious, but rather naive journalist Nora Stone.
Further career of the actress
One of Lake Bell's most memorable roles is that of Sally Hip. She portrayed Sally in the last four episodes of the legal series Practice (these episodes were shown on American TV in the spring of 2004), as well as in the first and third season of his spin-off series Boston Lawyers.
But genuine fame for the actress came in the second half of the 2000s. The year 2008 was especially fruitful. This year several good films with her participation were released. In the film "The Bride from Beyond, " Lake Bell played medium Ashley Clark. And in the film "Pride and Glory" her heroine was called Megan Egan. And although this heroine did not have much screen time, she was still remembered by the audience. It is also worth noting that the partners in the filming of Lake Bell in "Pride and Glory" were Edward Norton and Colin Farrell.
Another highly successful 2008 film with Lake Bell was Once Upon a Time in Vegas (his budget was $ 35 million, and at the box office he raised $ 220 million). Here she played Tipper, the girlfriend of the protagonist.
In 2009, Lake starred in the movie "Simple Difficulties", and also took part in the voice acting of the computer game Prototype (she was entrusted with voicing such a character as Dana Mercer).
In 2014, Lake’s acting could be seen in the sports drama Hand in a Million, and in 2015 in the melodrama Red Date. In the “Red Date”, she, by the way, played the main character - a 34-year-old single woman named Nancy, who was once lucky enough to find a new boyfriend through the so-called “blind date”.
In recent years, Bell has often worked in animated projects as a voice actress. For example, in The Secret Life of Pets (2016) and The Secret Life of Pets 2, she voiced the cat Chloe. And in the cartoon "Spider-Man: Through the Universes" (2018), the heroine Vanessa Fisk spoke in her voice.
Lake Bell as a Director
In 2010, Bell made her first film - a short film "The worst enemy." Here, by the way, she acted not only as a director, but also as a script writer. And the main roles in this film were played by Lindsay Sloan, Michaela Watkins and Matt Walsh. "The worst enemy" did not go on hire, but was shown at several festivals - at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, the Nantucket Film Festival (here this tape even won the Tony Cox Award for the script), the Dallas International Film Festival, the Aspen Shortsfest festival, etc.
In 2013, the first full-length work of Lake Bell appeared on the screens - the tape "Behind the Scenes". The main character here is called Carol (she is played by Lake herself). She makes a living by dubbing films. At the same time, she has a difficult relationship with her father - he wants Carol to move away from him and live separately. In addition to everything, he plans to bring his young mistress to the house
Four years later, in 2017, Bell shot and released the second full-length film. He received the name "I agree, but for a while." Here, the main character is a documentary director. He oversees three couples at different stages of their relationship. The documentary wants to check what will happen if the newlyweds not only marry, but enter into a contract for seven years with the possibility of extension
.In the end, in 2019, Lake Bell acted as the producer and director of the television show Bless This Mess. This series tells about a married couple who decides to move from a huge metropolis to a farmhouse in the wilderness. However, pretty soon the man and woman realize that rural life is far from ideal
Lake Bell as a Model
In 2007, Bell was photographed for the publication "GQ". A year later, in 2008, she won 32nd place in the "Hot 100" rating from Maxim magazine.
In 2009, Lake posed for photographer Scott Kahn and his first book, Scott Caan Photographs, Vol. 1.
In 2011, Lake starred for such publications as Elle and Esquire.
In December 2012, AskMen portal ranked her 89th in the list of 99 most desirable women of the year.
And in the summer of 2013, Lake Bell appeared on the cover of New York Magazine completely naked - her body was covered only with temporary tattoos, specially made for this photo shoot.
