Photo: David Shankbone / CC BY 3.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Lake Bell is far more than the polished comic actress she is often reduced to. A New Yorker who writes, directs, and produces, she belongs to the camp of performers who got tired of waiting for good roles and started building worlds themselves. I love her comic timing in things like Boston Legal and What Happens in Vegas, but it is her authorship that earns my respect, choosing to be the architect rather than just the hire. Add her well-documented obsession with the human voice, and you get a genuinely idiosyncratic artist. I always root for creators who refuse to stay in their assigned lane.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Lake Bell
- Name (Japanese)
- レイク・ベル
- Reading
- れいく・べる
- Born
- March 24, 1979 (age 47)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Goat
- Origin
- New York City, New York, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / film director / screenwriter / film producer / film actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Skidmore College
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Lake Bell born?
Born March 24, 1979 (age 47).
Where is Lake Bell from?
Lake Bell is from New York City, New York, United States.
What does Lake Bell do?
Lake Bell works as actor, film director, screenwriter, film producer, film actor.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.