Ashley Bell(I)
- Actress
- Writer
- Director
Ashley Bell made her feature film debut in Lionsgate and Strike
Entertainment's thriller,
Lễ Trừ Tà Cuối Cùng (2010). Her
performance garnered her an Independent Spirit Award nomination for
Best Supporting Actress and an MTV Movie Award nomination, while the
film grossed nearly $70 million, worldwide. The New York Post praised
Bell's performance as "Oscar-worthy" and one of the 10 best
performances of 2010 for her extraordinary portrayal of the possessed
"Nell Sweetzer", which she will reprise in the highly-anticipated
sequel, entitled
Lễ Trừ Tà Cuối Cùng 2 (2013),
set to be released, nationwide, on March 1, 2013.
In 2012, Bell starred in Douglas Aarniokoski's post-apocalyptic thriller, Ngày Tàn (2011), which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. Upcoming projects include Norry Niven's romantic drama, Chasing Shakespeare (2013), opposite Danny Glover; the noir feature film, Tia Chớp Mặt Nạ Đen (2013), based on the graphic comic; Thủy Quân Lục Chiến 3: Đối Mặt Tử Thần (2013), along with Neal McDonough; and the romantic comedy, The Bounceback (2013), directed by fellow Spirit Award nominee Bryan Poyser. Bell is passionately involved with "Elephants in Crisis", and is in pre-production to produce and direct a documentary depicting the capture of two Asian elephants from a logging facility in Cambodia, and their subsequent release into the Cambodian Wildlife Sanctuary.
Bell's voice has been featured in several top-selling video games, including the lead role of "Erline" in Sony PlayStation's Sorcery (2012) and "The White Queen" in Disney's Alice in Wonderland (2010). Her television credits include appearances on United States of Tara (2009), "Grow" (2000) and Đội Điều Tra Hiện Trường (2000).
Bell, born and raised in Los Angeles, is the daughter of actor/voice animator Michael Bell and actress/Groundlings co-founder Victoria Carroll. She studied acting and directing at Cambridge University, where she was awarded "Best Actress" for her portrayal of "Ophelia". Bell later graduated from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts with honors, and was mentored by Oscar nominee Kathleen Turner.
In 2012, Bell starred in Douglas Aarniokoski's post-apocalyptic thriller, Ngày Tàn (2011), which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. Upcoming projects include Norry Niven's romantic drama, Chasing Shakespeare (2013), opposite Danny Glover; the noir feature film, Tia Chớp Mặt Nạ Đen (2013), based on the graphic comic; Thủy Quân Lục Chiến 3: Đối Mặt Tử Thần (2013), along with Neal McDonough; and the romantic comedy, The Bounceback (2013), directed by fellow Spirit Award nominee Bryan Poyser. Bell is passionately involved with "Elephants in Crisis", and is in pre-production to produce and direct a documentary depicting the capture of two Asian elephants from a logging facility in Cambodia, and their subsequent release into the Cambodian Wildlife Sanctuary.
Bell's voice has been featured in several top-selling video games, including the lead role of "Erline" in Sony PlayStation's Sorcery (2012) and "The White Queen" in Disney's Alice in Wonderland (2010). Her television credits include appearances on United States of Tara (2009), "Grow" (2000) and Đội Điều Tra Hiện Trường (2000).
Bell, born and raised in Los Angeles, is the daughter of actor/voice animator Michael Bell and actress/Groundlings co-founder Victoria Carroll. She studied acting and directing at Cambridge University, where she was awarded "Best Actress" for her portrayal of "Ophelia". Bell later graduated from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts with honors, and was mentored by Oscar nominee Kathleen Turner.
