Lake Bell is cover on Maxim September 2011 USA

Bell was born in New York City, the daughter of Robin Bell, owner of the design firm Robin Bell Design, Inc. in New York, and Harvey Siegel. Her father is Jewish and her mother is Protestant, and Bell has stated that she was raised in a “comically dysfunctional family”.

Bell attended The Chapin School in New York, and Westminster School in Simsbury, Connecticut. For part of her teenage years she lived in Vero Beach, Florida and attended St. Edward’s School. She attended Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York before transferring to Rose Bruford College in London where she acted in several theatrical productions including The Seagull and Pentecost.

Date of Birth
24 March 1979, New York City, New York, USA

Birth Name
Lake Caroline Siegel Bell

Height
5′ 8″ (1.73 m)

2002 graduate of Rose Bruford College of Speech and Drama in London, England.

Has a Blue-Nosed Staffordshire Bull Terrier named Margaret.

Enjoys painting and drawing.

Lived in Vero Beach, Florida, as a teen.

Is an animal-rights activist.

She has an older brother named Luke Bell Siegel, who owns a sliding wall and door company called Raydoor in New York City, New York. She also has two half-sisters, Courtney and Mackenzie.

Ranked #32 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2008 list.

Was supposed to play in Scream 4 as Deputy Hicks but canceled due to scheduling conflicts.