Veronica Mars is 20: What has Kristen Bell been up to since the series ended?

Veronica Mars is 20: What has Kristen Bell been up to since the series ended?

We look back at his post-Neptune career in 10 notable roles.

She was only in her twenties when she played the high school student investigator of Neptune. Today, aged 44, Kristen Bell is still as much associated with Veronica Mars. And yet, she has played many roles on the big and small screen over the last two decades, and not the least. So what has she done Kristen Bell since then? We redo his filmography in 10 post-performancesVeronica Mars.

She tried to bounce back in Heroes (2007-2008)

After an exceptionally popular first season, the saga Heroes tries to continue on the same wave, by introducing new characters with powers in season 2. The fantasy series thus calls on Kristen Bellwho has just finished Veronica Mars. She will be the very powerful Elle Bishop, able to control electricity, until season 3.

She was the voice of Gossip Girl (2007–2012)

Kristen Bell plays a major role in the cult teen series, and yet, she never appears (apart from this small cameo in the finale): she is the narrator, the famous Gossip Girl who tells everyone everything, before the true identity of the king of gossip is revealed.

She became the unforgettable Sarah Marshall (2010)

Facing Jason Segel And Russell Brandshe stars in one of the most cult romantic comedies of the 2000s: Without Sarah nothing goes well (Forgetting Sarah Marshall in original version). By the way, Kristen Bell created the character of Sarah Marshall, a star actress in TV series, which she would reprise two years later in American Trip.

She starred in a very good series that no one has seen: House of Lies (2012–2016)

It’s time for Kristen Bell to return to the small screen, as she becomes the star of this financial series, alongside Don Cheadle. A dark comedy about manipulation that will last 5 seasons, only broadcast in France on Jimmy at the time.

She helped her husband Dax Shepard make Hit and Run (2012)

The private life of Kristen Bell took a major turn in the early 2010s. She meets Dax Shepard and the couple married in 2013 in Beverly Hills, just after having filmed together in this thriller directed by her dear and tender. She will also appear a few years later in his third feature film, Chips (adapted from the cult series). The couple now have two daughters.

She was the sister of Frozen at the cinema (2013)

Little known as a singer, Kristen Bell has already used his pretty voice on screen. Already in Burlesque (with Cher and Christina Aguilera in 2010). But above all, she has had massive success dubbing Princess Anna of Arendelle in the Disney studios films. She will still be there for Frozen 3.

She managed to revive Veronica Mars (2014)

Fans of the series never accepted its abrupt cancellation, without any real conclusion. So in the 2010s, a Kickstarter campaign was launched, largely supported by the actress. So much so that Rob Thomas (the creator) managed to raise a budget of $6 million to shoot the concluding film of Veronica Mars. With so much success that Hulu will immediately order a 4th season (broadcast in 2019).

She found The Good Placeone of Netflix’s best creations (2016–2020)

Former of The Office and creator of Parks and Recreation, Mike Schur is signed by Netflix, then in full growth, to develop a next-gen office comedy. He imagines this farce in the afterlife, with the former star of Veronica Mars as a deceased human, surrounded by lost souls. A brilliant comedy in four seasons, which will earn Kristen Bell a Golden Globe nomination.

She became a bad mother in Bad Moms (2016 and 2017)

The TV star finally makes her big break in the cinema with this schoolboy comedy, in which she plays a good mother who is overwhelmed and on the verge of a nervous breakdown. She plays opposite Mila Kunis And Kathryn Hahn in two films that have grossed more than $300 million at the box office.

She made fun of Netflix in The Woman Who Lived Across from the Girl at the Window (2022)

Back on Netflix, the actress stars in one of the surprise series of 2022: a dark comedy that parodies the platform’s successful thrillers, including the film The Woman at the Window (with Amy Adams) released a year earlier.

She returns this year to the rom-com with Adam Brody (2024)

This Thursday, Kristen Bell will unveil her new series: in Nobody Wants Thisshe will play an outspoken, agnostic woman who falls in love with an unconventional rabbi. A romantic comedy starring Adam Brodywho starred in the teen series Sunset Beach… competitor of Veronica Mars at the time!

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