Biography
An intelligent, appealingly offbeat American actress, Lake Bell earned her dramatic training in England before making the leap to the small screen with such projects as "War Stories" (NBC, 2003) opposite Jeff Goldblum and "Miss Match" (NBC, 2003) opposite Alicia Silverstone. She came to the attention of critics and audiences alike as Sally Heep, a lawyer who beguiles James Spader on "The Practice" (ABC, 1997-2004) and "Boston Legal" (ABC, …
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Career Milestones
2011 | Cast in a supporting role in the romantic comedy "No Strings Attached" |
2010 | Landed a featured role on the HBO series "How to Make It in America" |
2009 | Co-starred with Meryl Streep and Alec Baldwin in the Nancy Meyers-directed comedy "It's Complicated" |
2008 | Co-starred with Eva Longoria and Paul Rudd in "Over Her Dead Body" |
2008 | Co-starred with Edward Norton and Colin Farrell in "Pride and Glory" |
2006 | Cast as oceanographer Laura Daughtery on the NBC sci-fi adventure series "Surface" |
2004 | Portrayed sassy, free-spirited attorney Sally Heep on "Boston Legal" (ABC); character was cut after the first season; reprised her role in 2006 for two episodes as opposing counsel to Alan Shore (James Spader) |
2004 | Guest-starred on the final four episodes of the Emmy award-winning drama "The Practice" (ABC) |
2003 | Cast as Victoria, the savvy, no-nonsense best friend in the short-lived NBC sitcom "Miss Match" |
2003 | Had a cameo appearance in Adam Goldberg's psychological drama "I Love Your Work" |
2003 | Starred opposite Jeff Goldblum in the NBC made-for-TV movie "War Stories" |
2002 | Had a guest-starring turn on two episodes of "ER" (NBC) |
2002 | Cast in the Matt Damon and Ben Affleck-produced "Speakeasy" |
2001 | Made her feature debut in the little-known release "Slammed" |
Awards
2013 | Sundance Film Festival for Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award in In A World... |