Lake Siegel Bell [ 1 ] born March 24, [ 2 ] is an American actress, screenwriter, and director. She wrote and directed the short film Worst Enemy , which debuted at the Sundance Film Festival in , followed by her feature film directing debut, In a World In , she directed, wrote, co-produced, and starred in I Do Until I Don't. Bell was born in New York City. He also owned New Jersey Motorsports Park. Bell's father is Jewish and her mother is Protestant. Bell has stated that she was raised in a "comically dysfunctional" family.
After returning to the United States, Bell began her career in with roles in the film Speakeasy , a film about two men who become unlikely friends after a minor traffic accident, and in two episodes of the medical TV drama ER. Her first significant roles came in In , Bell appeared in the wrestling film Slammed and made her debut as Sally Heep in the final four episodes of the series The Practice.
Her character was carried over into the spinoff Boston Legal , where she was a regular cast member until she left the series in She also appeared alongside Dustin Hoffman in an Audi commercial that spoofed his well-known film The Graduate.
Bell played the lead role in the science fiction series Surface , which aired between September and May She was cast as the lead female role, Dr. In , Bell voiced the role of Dana Mercer in the video game Prototype. That year she also 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. In Bell voiced a supporting role in Shrek Forever After , starred in the satirical film Burning Palms , guest starred in an episode of the second season of the sitcom The League , and was cast as a lead character in the HBO series How to Make It in America , [ 16 ] which aired for two seasons from February to November Bell was to play Deputy Judy Hicks in Scream 4 , but dropped out four days before filming due to scheduling conflicts, with the role going to Marley Shelton.
In , 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"; [ 20 ] starred in the ensemble comedy A Good Old Fashioned Orgy ; and guest starred in an episode of the first season of New Girl.
