Born in New York but trained in London, this nubile actress appeared in a handful of independent films before becoming a familiar face on NBC's prime-time lineup. Her first three series —
Miss Match,
The Practice and its spin-off
Boston Legal — all revolved around the courtroom. Her star began to rise once she traded the law for science on the short-lived deep-sea series
Surface. Off screen, Bell is an avid animal-rights activist who has admitted in interviews to being afraid of the ocean.
Lake Bell Fast Facts:
- Is an animal-rights activist.
- Her series Surface shoots in the water, but she has a "phobia" of the ocean. "I love being put in a position where I need to face my fear and grow up a bit," she told TV GUIDE in 2005.
- While training in London, she learned stage techniques using swords and daggers which earned her certification from the British Academy of Dramatic Combat.
- Lake Bell Relationships:
- Luke Siegel - Brother
- Robin Bell Schafer - Mother
- College:
- Rose Bruford College of Speech and Drama, London, England (2002)
