Lake Bell

Lake Bell is an American actress, writer and director. She has starred in the television series "Miss Match"; "The Practice" and its spinoff "Boston Legal" as Sally Heep; "Surface"; "How to Make It in America" and "Childrens Hospital" and in the films "Over Her Dead Body," "What Happens in Vegas," "Pride and Glory," "It's Complicated," "Burning Palms," "Little Murder," "No Strings Attached" and "A Good Old Fashioned Orgy."

She has also written and directed her own award-winning short film, "Worst Enemy," which débuted at the Sundance Film Festival.

Bell began her career in 2002 with roles in the film "Speakeasy" and in two episodes of "ER." Her first significant roles came in 2003, after appearing in the psychological thriller "I Love Your Work," she was cast alongside Jeff Goldblum as the female lead in the NBC television film "War Stories" and played Alicia Silverstone's wisecracking best friend, Victoria Carlson, in NBC's comedy-drama series "Miss Match." In 2004, Bell appeared in the wrestling film "Slammed" and made her début as Sally Heep in the final four episodes of "The Practice." Her character was carried over into the spinoff "Boston Legal," where she was made a regular cast member until she left the series in 2005.

Bell then played the lead role in the science fiction series "Surface," which aired between September 2005 and May 2006. 2006 also saw her star in the film "Rampage: The Hillside Strangler Murders" about the Hillside Strangler of the late 1970s and return to "Boston Legal" for two episodes, reprising her role as Sally Heep, opposing counsel to Alan Shore (portrayed by James Spader).

In 2008, she played the female lead in the thriller "Under Still Waters," for which she won the Newport Beach Film Festival Award for Outstanding Performance in Acting; starred alongside Paul Rudd and Eva Longoria in the romantic comedy "Over Her Dead Body"; played Cameron Diaz's best friend in the romantic comedy "What Happens in Vegas" and played the wife of Colin Farrell's character in crime drama "Pride and Glory." She was also cast as the lead female role, Dr. Cat Black, in Rob Corddry's satirical comedy "Childrens Hospital."

In 2009, Bell voiced the role of Dana Mercer in the video game "Prototype," played Alec Baldwin's wife in the romantic comedy "It's Complicated" and guest starred in an episode of the fourth season of the series "Wainy Days." 2010 saw Bell voice a supporting role in "Shrek Forever After," star in the satirical film "Burning Palms," guest star in an episode of the second season of the sitcom "The League" and cast as a lead character in the new HBO television series "How to Make It in America," which aired for two seasons from February 2010 to November 2011.

2010 saw Bell make her writing and directing début with the short film "Worst Enemy," which starred Michaela Watkins, Matt Walsh and Lindsay Sloane. Her film débuted at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival and has also played at the Nantucket Film Festival, the Dallas International Film Festival, the Gen Art Film Festival and Aspen Shortsfest, winning the Tony Cox Award for Screenwriting in a Short Film from Nantucket and receiving a Shorts Jury Special Mention from Dallas. Her film led to her being named one of the "2012 Inspiring Filmmakers" by LUNAFEST.

In 2011, Bell starred alongside Josh Lucas and Terrence Howard in the supernatural thriller "Little Murder"; played Ashton Kutcher's boss in the romantic comedy "No Strings Attached," a performance that won her critical praise and was called "scene-stealing"; starred in the ensemble comedy "A Good Old Fashioned Orgy" and guest starred in an episode of the first season of Zooey Deschanel's sitcom "New Girl." Bell has a lead role alongside Kate Bosworth in the upcoming thriller "Black Rock."

Bell first feature-length film premiered in the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. "In A World..." is written by, stars and is directed by Bell. She describes the film as "a comedy about a female voice-over artist and family dysfunction and relationships. I’m obsessed with the voice-over world, so it makes sense for me."

Bell has an automotive column in The Hollywood Reporter called Test Drive and is the magazine's automotive contributing editor.

In September 2011, Bell modeled at Pirelli's Fashion Week in Milan, Italy.

In 2015, Bell was cast in the new Netflix original comedy, "Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp."