On 2/22/08 Kristen appeared on a panel at WonderCon in San Francisco along with her Forgetting Sarah Marshall co-stars Jason Segel and Mila Kunis.

After living in New York City for five years, Kristen drove cross-country to Los Angeles with her mother.

Her mother says that when Kristen was four, she used to drag her bowl to the floor and eat next to the dog dish.
Kristen grew up close to the US/Canada border. In fact, both of her sisters were born in Canada. She thought it very funny that they had ID cards that read "Alien."

Supports the Writers Guild of America in the writer's strike and walked the picket lines in December 2007.
Was the subject of two questions on Jeopardy.

Her parents, Tom and Lorelei Bell, divorced when Kristen was two years old.

Kristen and new boyfriend, comedian Dax Shepard, were sighted at the Bahamas hotspot, Aura Nightclub at Atlantis.

Kristen is appearing in AE Winter Tales - Gifts, a holiday-themed stop-animation short films for American Eagle Outfitters. The digital shorts also featured Lil Jon, Pete Wentz and Adrianne Palicki. It was produced and directed by Milo Ventimiglia, Kristen's co-star from Heroes.

Kristen attended the Heroes 2007 Pre-Emmy Party Hosted by Perry Ellis and Vanity Fair on 09/14/07. She wore a sleeveless, white pleated dress with tiny studs at the neck, arms and high belt line.

Kristen joins the cast of Heroes as the mystery woman Elle (from Neptune?). Her plotline will intersect with that of Peter Petrelli, played by Milo Ventimiglia.

In 2006, Kristen won the Jury Award at the Austin Fantastic Fest for her performance in Roman.

In 2006, Kristen appeared in a TV commercial for Old Navy.
Kristen said, during an interview on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, that she broke both her wrists while playing hockey.

Kristen was named #46 on the Maxim magazine "Hot 100 of 2007" list.

She loves animals and often volunteers for animal related charities.
Kristen is a vegetarian but loves cheese.

Kristen loves nerds.

Kristen was offered a recurring role on Lost at the same time that she was offered on Heroes. She chose Heroes in order to stay in Los Angeles.

Kristen appeared in a blue gown at the Emmy Awards on 09/16/07 in support of her new show, Heroes .

Kristen is an investor in L'Scorpion, a new bar that's turned up the heat on Hollywood Boulevard. Kristen also uses the club for her own private parties.

Kristen was voted peta2.com's "World's Sexiest Vegetarian" for 2007.

Kristen was mentioned in People's Magazine "Most Beautiful 2007" on the Beauty at every age page. She was the beauty at age 26.

Kristen was named #24 on the Stuff Magazine "100 Sexiest Women 2007" list.

Kristen was named the Popular Television Actress Most AIM users wanted to Add to Their Buddy Lists, and received the AIM Best TV Buddy award.

Kristen turned down the lead role in the stage version of the musical Xanadu.

Kristen's favourite video-games are Mario Kart and James Bond on the Nintendo 64.
Kristen will be in 'Assassin's Creed', a new video-game by UbiSoft to be released November 2007. Kristen will voice one of the game's characters and her face and body were scanned in 3D for incorporation into the game.

Kristen may not be back as Veronica Mars since the show is most probably canceled. But Kristen will be back on the CW's new show Gossip Girl as the gossip girl narrator.

Kristen and Veronica Mars co-star Enrico Colantoni won the 8th Annual Family Television award for Favorite Father and Daughter on 11/29/06. See it on the CW on 12/12/06.

Kristen was nominated for a Satellite Award in the category, Best Actress in a Drama, Television, to be awarded on 12/17/06.

Kristen was presenter for the Rock Single of the Year category (along with 2 members of Def Leppard?) at the 2006 Billboard Music Awards on 12/04/06.

Named by Maxim Magazine as #1 on their 2006 list of "Fall TV's Criminally Sexy Investigators."

Kristen appeared on the cover of Shape magazine in August 2006.

Kristen has three dogs: Lola and Mr Shakes, 2 Corgi mutts, and Sadie, a 13 year old Black Labrador rescued from New Orleans post-Katrina.

Kristen recently bought a new house, which she is renovating to Green standards with the help of new Veronica Mars co-star Ed Begley Jr.

Kristen drives a Saturn hybrid, as does her character in Veronica Mars.

Kristen appeared on the CW Network preview show. Her bangs kept getting in her eyes and she said that plot lines for this season are top secret.

Kristen Bell appeared on the cover of the March 2006 issue of Maxim.

Became a vegetarian at about age 11 because she "couldn't disassociate between hamburger and my dog." Also was traumatized by dry, chewy Detroit pork chops.

Kristen's favorite TV shows: Extreme Home Makeover, Arrested Development, Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Office, League of Gentlemen, Little Britain, America's Funniest Home Videos.

Kristen was in Polish Wedding, though uncredited. She was a high school senior and the film was shot in her hometown.

Auditioned for the role of Chloe Sullivan on Smallville, but lost out to Allison Mack.

She was voted "Best Looking Girl" by her Royal Oak High School senior class.

Parade Magazine's 04/30/06 issue featured Ms. Bell in "In Step with Kristen Bell."

As a high school senior, Kristen worked at TCBY in Royal Oak, Michigan.

Kristen Bell is in an issue of Instyle magazine (July 2006).

Kristen was a celebrity guest for the Superman Returns premiere.

Kristen is an award presenter in the upcoming Tony awards (June 2006).

Kristen is featured in the June 2006 issue of Spin.

Her favorite episode of "Veronica Mars" (2004) (as of 2006) is "The Wrath of Con" (Episode 1.4).

She is #11 on Maxim's Hot 100 for 2006 - a 57 spot increase from last year.

Kristen was named the "Sexiest Female Vegetarian" by PETA for 2006. Her male counterpart was Prince. What a couple, they'd make!

Kristen won the Saturn Award for "Best Actress on Television" for Veronica Mars in 2006. Kristen was also nominated for the same award in 2005.

Kristen has been featured three times in TV Guide, twice being interviewed.

Kristen moved to New York at 18 to go to college. (edit) Kristen says her sister having a baby is way more important than shooting an episode of Veronica Mars.

Kristen collects stray animals and shelters them in her home.

Kristen has blue eyes and blond hair.

In 2005, Kristen was nominated for a TCA Award for "Individual Achievement in Drama" for Veronica Mars.

In 2005, Kristen was nominated for a Teen Choice Award for "Choice TV Breakout Performance - Female" for Veronica Mars.

In 2005, Kristen was nominated for a Satellite Award for "Outstanding Actress in a Series, Drama" for: Veronica Mars.

In 2005, Kristen was nominated for a Satellite Award for "Outstanding Actress in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television" for Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical.

Kristen is 5'1.

Kristen was recently on the hit MTV series, Punk'd. She was being accused of stealing a dog when she really found it.

Kristen is in the movie "Pootie Tang." She appears only in the credits.

Kristen's astrological sign is a Cancer.

Kristen played the title role in Sneaux!, the SINsational Gothic Figure Skating Musical on the Los Angeles stage in 2003.

Kristen was a guest co-host on The View during Elizabeth Hasselback's maternity leave.

Kristen played a 13 year old in Stephen Sondheim's musical A Little Night Music at Los Angeles' Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Summer 2004.

If you can't get enough of Kristen in the weekly broadcasts of Veronica Mars, the first season DVD is now available in stores with many extras for about $50.

Kristen competed in the Emmy Idol competition in 2005's Emmy Award Ceremonies. She sang the theme song from "Fame," in which her Veronica Mars co-star Erica Gimpel appeared.

Kristen plays a daughter of a private eye teenager on Veronica Mars, but is seven years older than her character.

Kristen attended Burton Elementary School in Huntington Woods, Michigan. There she was known as "Annie Bell", because "Annie" was her favorite musical.

Kristen's parents divorced when she was only two years old.

Kristen's picture was on front of a hockey ticket when she was younger. It was of her and the Stanley Cup. It is the most illustrious prize in hockey.

If Kristen had to choose between Hockey & Brad Pitt, she would choose Hockey. (edit) Kristen loves the Detroit Red Wings.

At an early age Kristen wanted to be called Smurfette and Matthew. Instead they called her by her middle name, Annie.

When she was younger, she hated being called Kristen.

As a teen, Kristen appeared in United Way commercials in the greater Detroit area. She reportedly looked much the same at 10 as she does now.

Kristen made some of her earliest on-screen appearances in Bar Mitzvah videos during her days at Norup Middle School.

Kristen recently bought a house in L.A. which she shares with her boyfriend, Kevin Mann, a high school swim coach and independent film producer. They have been together for three years.

Kristin participated and sang at the Los Angeles Christmas Tree lighting ceremony in 2004.

Kristen graced the cover of the May issue of Now Playing Magazine as their rising star of the month.

Kristin appeared in the "11 People You Want to See Naked, Right Now-Right Where You Want Them" feature in the Summer 2005 issue of Jane Magazine.

Kristen had a recent photo op at a dress up affair with Mischa Barton, Rachel Bilson and Olivia Wilde of the rival FOX network. Does this mean that Neptune High is in the O.C.?

For those interested in seeing Kristen display some dramatic chops, you might keep an eye out for Gracie's Choice which played on Lifetime recently. Knowing that network, the Bell vehicle will be shown again and again. In GC, Kristen plays a high schooler force to fend for herself and her two younger brothers when abandoned by their drug-addicted mom (scarily played by Anne Heche).

Kristen was only #68 on Maxim's Hot 100 for 2005. She was in good company in the lower echelons.

Kristen's dogs, Lola and Mr. Shakes, qualified for an SAG card by appearing in the 'Hot Dogs' episode of Veronica Mars.