Kristen Bell: 9 best TV shows that made us fall in love with her

Kristen Bell is one of the most talented figures of the Hollywood industry who has been dominating several categories of acting. From appearing in numerous genres within films and TV shows, Bell has shown that her talents are limitless.

Whether she appears as a superhero with a complicated personality, a posh councilwoman, a human trying to hide her true self to be accepted to a certain place, or a modern woman interested in a rabbi, Kristen Bell has played these characters perfectly, depicting her versatility by taking diverse roles.

Here’s a list of the 9 best TV shows of Kristen Bell that will make you a fan of the actress.

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Kristen Bell: 9 best TV shows that made us fall in love with her

9) Central Park

Molly in Central Park | Image via Apple TV+

For Kristen Bell, she doesn’t always have to appear on the screen to impress the audience, as her voice is enough. In the animated sitcom, Central Park, Bell lends her voice to the character of Molly Tillerman in season 1, Paige and Owen’s daughter, and revolves around the life of the Tillerman–Hunter family.

Molly is a creative teenage girl who draws her own comics about a superhero woman who fights crime with her hair and Bell does an exceptional job in portraying the imaginative girl and brings her to life.

8) Parks and Recreation

Kristen Bell in Parks and Recreation | Image via Universal Television

The cast of Parks and Recreation is already one of the hilarious ones, and by adding Kristen Bell as Ingrid de Forest in season 6 in a recurring role, the comedy show increased the level of hilarity. Bell’s de Forest was the councilwoman from Eagleton and had a completely opposite personality from Amy Poehler’s Leslie.

She was often seen as someone who refused to talk about money and portrayed that she is not keen on making money, but would also not stop from telling people about the glamorous life that she lives. This posh and different personality brings an edge to her character as she appears as Leslie’s rival, adding drama and comedy to the popular series, making it one of Bell’s best performances.

7) Heroes

While Bell might be popular for her many comic roles, she has also shown her talent by taking complex characters and portraying them with ease. For instance, Kristen Bell played Elle Bishop in the superhero series, who is turned mentally unstable due to her father’s extensive testing on her for her abilities. She had the ability to control electricity and mostly did whatever her father told her to do.

However, after being helped by Sylar, whom she was supposed to kill, she is shown being changed until Sylar kills him for turning him into a monster, depicting a heartbreaking end to a character who was trying to change her ways. Bell was praised for her emotional and raw portrayal of Elle, and it is one of her most celebrated characters.

6) The Woman in the House Across the Street From the Girl in the Window

Kristen Bell in The Woman in the House Across the Street From the Girl in the Window | Image via YouTube/Netflix

Not just comedy and superhero genre, Kristen Bell has also mastered the thriller genre with The Woman in the House Across the Street From the Girl in the Window. Bell plays Anna in the thriller series, who finds herself being confused about whether she had encountered a murder or not.

This one question drives her unstable and combined with her ombrophobia, becomes a huge issue for her as everyone around her deems her as someone with mental issues. However, she still tries to uncover the truth for herself and also for the sake of justice. With this complicated character of Anna, Bell depicted how versatile of an actor she is; she delves into a different genre every time we see her on screen.

5) House of Lies

Kristen Bell in House of Lies | Image via YouTube/Showtime

House of Lies revolves around Kaan & Associates and its management consultants, who are always eager to crack deals without looking at what’s at stake. Kristen Bell plays Jeannie, one of the consultants, who displays the qualities of a competitive employee.

Her complex relationship with Don Cheadle’s Marty is one of the highlights of the show and also her fast-talking personality that makes her one of the most compelling characters from whom you will not take your eyes and ears off to understand what she is saying in one go, resulting in making House of Lies one of Kristen Bell’s best shows.

4) Gossip Girl

Blake Lively and Leighton Meester in Gossip Girl | Image via Warner Bros. Television

Gossip Girl without Gossip Girl’s message ending with ‘XOXO, GOSSIP GIRL’ is incomplete. The drama going on in the series is caused by the rumors and news that Gossip Girl provided to the students of the high school on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. While we might have found out who the Gossip Girl was at the end, it was Kristen Bell’s voice that we recognized more to the character.

While she never appeared on screen, Bell was the narrator who voiced the Gossip Girl, making her an important part of the teen drama, without whom it would lose all the shock and theatrics that made the show so popular.

3) Veronica Mars

Kristen Bell in Veronica Mars | Image via YouTube/Hulu

Discussing Kristen Bell’s best shows and not mentioning Veronica Mars would make this list incomplete. Bell played the character of Veronica, who throughout her high school and college life moonlighted as a private investigator, like her father and solved various cases.

The crime noir series also gave us one of the most popular movies starring Kristen Bell. Bell played the emotionally struggling, highly-intelligent girl, who had a keen interest in solving cases and often helped her father with it impeccably, making the audience her fans.

2) The Good Place

Kristen Bell in The Good Place | Image via Universal Television

The Good Place is regarded as one of the best shows of the 21st century, which revolves around the story of Kristen Bell’s Eleanor, who is mistakenly sent to the good place after her demise. She later discovers it and tries to become a person who deserves to be in the good place.

Bell appears to be a selfish human being at the beginning of the series, but gradually learns to be more selfless and supportive toward her friends. While the show tries to depict the changing human personalities from bad to good, it all reflects through Kristen Bell’s character and all the other characters of the show, making it one of the best TV series of all time.

1) Nobody Wants This

Kristen Bell in Nobody Wants This | Image via YouTube/Netflix

This Emmy-nominated Netflix comedy drama became one of the most popular unconventional love stories of today. Kristen Bell plays the character of Joanne, who is blunt and vocal, and on top of that, agnostic, and meets Adam Brody, who is a rabbi. The series explores the unique relationship between the two, who have different personalities and also different faiths toward god.

The show is hailed for the immaculate chemistry between Brody and Bell, and also the romance between interfaith characters, making it one of the best shows of recent times, depicting recent relationship issues.