Although her first film role was in Polish Wedding, which did not appear in the end credits, Bell had already acted in theatrical and musical productions . In 2001 , she made her Broadway debut as Becky Thatcher in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. After moving to Los Angeles, Bell got several guest roles on television series , and small roles in films , until it gained popularity with his performance , critical acclaim , in the TV series Veronica Mars , playing the title character of the same name, role duante remained three seasons , from September 2004 until May 2007 . During her time on Veronica Mars , Bell reprized Mary Lane in the film version of Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical , having acted as such in a theatrical production. She also played the lead role in Pulse, a remake of a film J -Horror . In 2007 he joined the cast of Heroes playing Elle Bishop, and Gossip Girl as the new narrator . In 2010 would come to light where Kristen Burlesque act as Nikki , the antagonist , with music icons such as Christina Aguilera and Cher.
Bell was born and raised in Huntington Woods , Michigan , a suburb of Detroit. She is the daughter of Tom Bell , a director of television news , and Lorelei " Lori " Bell, a nurse. Bell has Polish and Scottish descent . Her parents divorced when she was two years old. Kristen has two half- sisters from her father's second marriage : Sara and Jody .At
four years old, Bell said he did not like his first name and opted to
change it, but his mother convinced him to use his middle name, Anne ,
instead of Kristen , she used the name Annie until joining secondary education. In Huntington Woods studied at school Elementary4 Burton where he studied singing and tap dancing.
Shortly before his first year in high school, Bell 's parents decided to remove it from the public school system . He studied at the Catholic school Shrine Catholic High School near Royal Oak, where he was part of the theater and music clubs . While in school, played the lead role in the production of the school 's 1997 The Wizard of Oz as Dorothy Gale and appeared in productions of Fiddler on the Roof (1995 ) , Lady Be Good ( 1996) and Li ' l Abner (1998 ) . In 1998, the year he graduated , Bell was named " The Most Beautiful" in the school magazine for the votes of their peers.
When Bell was seventeen, her best friend Jenny DeRita , whom he met at eleven years of age during a community theater production of Detroit, died in a car accident. Bell said it was " the best and the worst thing that happened in your life . Once you learn not to take for granted the people live a happier life "
Shortly after his high school graduation , Bell moved to New York City and studied at the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University , majoring in musical theater. In 2001 , during his senior year at the University , Bell left a few credits to graduate lacking to play a role in the Broadway musical of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.
