Ashley Bell(I)
- Actress
- Writer
- Director
Ashley Bell made her feature film debut in Lionsgate and Strike
Entertainment's thriller,
The Last Exorcism (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
The Last Exorcism Part II (2013),
set to be released, nationwide, on March 1, 2013.
In 2012, Bell starred in
Douglas Aarniokoski's
post-apocalyptic thriller,
The Day (2011), which premiered at
the Toronto International Film Festival. Upcoming projects include
Norry Niven's romantic drama,
From Above (2013),
opposite Danny Glover; the noir feature
film, Sparks (2013), based on the graphic
comic;
The Marine 3: Homefront (2013),
along with Neal McDonough; and the
romantic comedy,
Love & Air Sex (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: The Video Game (2010).
Her television credits include appearances on
United States of Tara (2009),
"Grow" (2000) and
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (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.
Entertainment's thriller,
The Last Exorcism (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
The Last Exorcism Part II (2013),
set to be released, nationwide, on March 1, 2013.
In 2012, Bell starred in
Douglas Aarniokoski's
post-apocalyptic thriller,
The Day (2011), which premiered at
the Toronto International Film Festival. Upcoming projects include
Norry Niven's romantic drama,
From Above (2013),
opposite Danny Glover; the noir feature
film, Sparks (2013), based on the graphic
comic;
The Marine 3: Homefront (2013),
along with Neal McDonough; and the
romantic comedy,
Love & Air Sex (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: The Video Game (2010).
Her television credits include appearances on
United States of Tara (2009),
"Grow" (2000) and
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (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.