Courtney Bell Biography

Fast Facts

• Received the 2008 Maryland State Arts Council's Rising Star Grant for Emerging Artists
• Won numerous accolades for her performance in the horror film "Absentia," including Best Actress at the Tabloid Witch Awards and Best Actress nominations at the Eerie Horror Film Festival and the New Orleans Horror Film Festival
• Won the Maryland Distinguished Scholarship for the Arts at Towson University
• Earned dual degrees in Acting and English Secondary Education at Towson University
• Interned under Edward Stern at the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park
• Has worked with The Studio Theatre, main Shakespeare Festival, Hangar Theatre, Creede Repertory Theatre, Indian Wells Theater and Wayside Theater
• Enjoys playing scrabble and can type at 55 words per minute