Lake Bell is an American actress. Bell was born in New York City, the daughter of Robin Bell, owner of the design firm Robin Bell Design, Inc. in New York, and Harvey Siegel. Her father is Jewish and her mother is Protestant, and Bell has stated that she was raised in a "comically dysfunctional family".

Bell attended The Chapin School in New York, and Westminster School in Simsbury, Connecticut. For part of her teenage years she lived in Vero Beach, Florida and attended St. Edward's School. She attended Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York before transferring to Rose Bruford College in London where she acted in several theatrical productions including The Seagull and Pentecost.

Filmography:

2001: Slammed
2003: War Stories
2004: Fresh out of Tears
2008: Still Waters
2008: Prop 8: The Musical