How Tall Kristen Bell Is (& 9 Other Things You Didn’t Know About Her)

Kristen Bell started her acting career way back in the early 90s, but it wasn’t until the mid-aughts that she landed her first major role. Staring as the titular character in Veronica Mars not only helped her win several accolades but also gave her career a new height. Soon after, the young actress found her place in other well-known TV dramas, such as Heroes and Gossip Girl.

After her breakout film role in Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Kristen Bell became one of the most familiar faces in Hollywood and appeared in several comedy films. Lately, she has also voice-acted in several animated films, such as Frozen and Ralph Breaks the Internet. Considering how she’s been progressing by leaps and bounds in film and television, fans can expect to see a lot more of her in the future. Not to mention, she’s also reprising her role as the narrator in the Gossip Girl reboot.

Height: 5 Feet 1 Inch

Height is just a number and Kristen Bell is a living, walking example of that. Celebheights states that she’s no more than a strong 5″1′, but despite being only an inch above five feet, Kristen Bell exceeds her short height with poise and confidence, as seen when she is playing Veronica Mars and other strong female roles.

She’s An Animal Person

Kristen Bell loves animals and volunteers with animal-related charities, including PetSmart Charities, PETA, and Mercy For Animals, to name a few.

She also has three dogs, one of whom is a labrador named Sadie, rescued from Hurricane Katrina in 2008. Her other two dogs are mixed breeds. One is a Corgi/Chow mix named Lola and the other is a Corgi/Chihuahua called Mr. Shakes.

She’s Been An Actor Since Her Sophomore Year In High School

Kristen Bell’s interest in the performing arts grew after she got involved in her Michigan-based Shrine Catholic High School’s theatre program. In her sophomore year, she started auditioning for jobs in movies.

In 1998, towards the end of high school, she appeared in Polish Wedding, which was being filmed where she lived. To further hone her craft, she later pursued a degree in musical theater at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts.

She’s A Vegetarian

As an animal lover, Kristen Bell strictly follows a vegetarian diet and has been doing so since she was 11 years old. The actress also had a stint of veganism in 2012 after she watched the health documentary, Forks Over Knives, and learned about the connection of degenerative diseases with animal-based and processed foods.

However, after getting pregnant with her first child, she felt that a vegan diet was no longer sustainable for her. Despite giving up on veganism, she still supports those who follow the diet.

She Takes Almost Every Role She Gets

When a Redditor asked her if she has ever turned down any roles, Bell responded by saying that she has played pretty much every role she has gotten.

The IMDb video series, Casting Calls, revealed that she had auditioned for the part of Giselle in Disney’s Enchanted, but she lost the role to Amy Adams. Before landing the role of Anna in Frozen, Bell had also auditioned for Disney’s Tangled to play Rapunzel. However, she lost that as well to Mandy Moore. As they say, third time’s a charm.

She Has Dabbled In Some Directing

Although Kristen Bell is better known for the 98 acting credits under her belt, she has also dipped her feet in directing. In the critically-acclaimed sitcom The Good Place, she made her directorial debut with episode 8’s “The Funeral to End All Funerals.”

In an early episode of the show’s official podcast, Kristen Bell hinted that she may not be wholly confident about her direction skills yet, but she might get there later. So it seems likely that in the future, fans will see her behind-the-camera more often.

She’s A Detroit Red Wings Fan

Throughout high school, Bell was obsessed with ice-hockey and looked up to players such as Darren McCarty and Chris Osgood. She was such a big fan of the Red Wings goaltender that she even wore a shirt that read “Mrs. Osgood.”

It’s her love for the sport that eventually made her meet her husband, Dax Shepard. The two met each other at a Kings-Wings game and bonded over their love for Michigan. The rest is history.

She Was Born With An Eye Condition Called Strabismus

Strabismus (also known as “lazy eye”) is a condition in which dysfunction of the eye muscles causes the eyes to look in different directions at the same time. Kristen Bell inherited strabismus from her mother and even has names for both of her eyes. One is “Wonky,” the lazy eye, while the other is the “Night Owl.”

During filming, she even asks the camera guy to yell out “Wonky” as a reminder to focus both her eyes and keep them straight on camera.

She Owns A Baby Care Product Line

Kristen Bell and her husband launched a line of baby-products at Walmart called Hello Bello. Apart from having affordable prices, what makes these products stand out is that they are plant-based.

On Hello Bello’s one-year anniversary, she even did a giveaway of a week’s supply of free diapers to newly-expecting parents. She has also written a children’s book, titled The World Needs More Purple People, which teaches kids (and adults) the value of knowing all the things that make us all similar instead of focusing on our differences. Her generosity explains why her fan following is growing every day.

She’s Into Retro Video Games

In her AMA on Reddit, a fan asked her if she’s into gaming. She surprised everyone by revealing that although she hasn’t played any video games in a very long time, she used to love Nintendo 64 classics, such as 007 and Mario Kart. She also revealed that she’s more into board games nowadays.

But her association with gaming goes far beyond her love for retro gaming. In the Assassin’s Creed games, she voiced a pivotal character named Lucy Stillman.