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Laura Ashley Bell Bundy (born April 10, 1981) is an American actress and singer. She is best known for originating the Broadway roles of Amber Von Tussle in the musical version of Hairspray and Elle Woods in the musical version of Legally Blonde. She also portrayed Dr. Jordan Denby on the television show Anger Management. In 2010 she signed to Mercury Records Nashville and released her first two country music singles, "Giddy On Up" and "Drop on By".

Laura Bell Bundy
Bell Bundy at 45th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards in April 2010
Born	Laura Ashley Bell Bundy (1981-04-10) April 10, 1981 (age 41) Euclid, Ohio, U.S.[1]
Other names	LBB Laura Bell Laura Bundy
Occupation	Actress country singer dancer songwriter
Years active	1992–present
Spouse	Thom Hinkle ​ (m. 2017)​
Children	1
Website	laurabellbundy.com

Early life

Bell Bundy was born in Euclid, Ohio, and raised in Lexington, Kentucky.[2][3] Her mother, Lorna Bundy-Jones (née Lorna Ann Bell), is a Lancome Beauty Advisor at Ulta, and her father, Don Bundy, is an electrical engineer. Her parents divorced in 1997 when she was 16 years old; both have since remarried.[4] She took dance lessons at Town and Village School of Dance in Paris, Kentucky.[5] When she was nine, she appeared in the Radio City Christmas Spectacular in New York City. She graduated from Lexington Catholic High School.[5] She is the niece of Marcia Malone Bell, Miss Kentucky 1978 and 1979 Top Ten Miss America semifinalist.[6] Bell Bundy was diagnosed with celiac disease when she was about 18 years old.[7] In 1995, at the age of 14, Bell Bundy appeared in the film Jumanji, playing the younger version of Bonnie Hunt's character, Sarah Whittle.[8]

Career

Stage

Bell Bundy originated the role of Tina Denmark in Ruthless! The Musical which opened Off-Broadway in 1992.[9] For this role, she was nominated for a 1993 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical. In 2002, at the age of 21, she made her Broadway debut in the musical Hairspray, originating the role of Amber Von Tussle.[10] Bell Bundy was next a Glinda standby for Kristin Chenoweth in Wicked.[11]

From 2007 to July 2008, she starred on Broadway in Legally Blonde: The Musical where she originated the lead role of Elle Woods, receiving her first Tony Award nomination for Best Leading Actress in a Musical.[12]

Bell Bundy's theatre credits outside of New York City include the national tour of The Sound of Music and Gypsy with Betty Buckley and Deborah Gibson at the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, New Jersey (1998).[13]

Bell Bundy reprised the role of Elle Woods in the U.S. national tour of Legally Blonde: The Musical as a temporary replacement for the injured Becky Gulsvig, alongside Lauren Zakrin. Bell Bundy began her brief run on January 13, 2009, and ended on February 22, 2009.[14] She would go on to play Elle again during the Nashville engagement of the national tour from June 23–28, 2009.[15] However, she fractured her arm during the June 27, 2009 performance, finished the show, and was rushed to the hospital immediately after.[16]

On September 27, 2008, she participated in a benefit concert for Anaheim, California's the Chance Theatre with fellow Wicked alum Eden Espinosa and with Spring Awakening alum Lea Michele for the Broadway Chance Style: Up Close and Personal concert.[17]

She appeared as Trixie Norton in a new musical The Honeymooners, based on the television comedy The Honeymooners. The musical premiered at the Paper Mill Playhouse in Milburn, New Jersey on September 28, 2017, running through October 29. Directed by John Rando, the musical also starred Michael McGrath as Ralph Kramden, Michael Mastro as Ed Norton, and Leslie Kritzer as Alice Kramden.[18]

Bundy appeared in the lead role of Sweet Charity staged and directed by Kathleen Marshall in June 2018 in Los Angeles.[19]

Film and television

Bell Bundy has appeared in films including The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993),[20] Life with Mikey (1993),[21] and Jumanji (1995) as Young Sarah Whittle.[22] She appeared in the 2006 film adaptation of Dreamgirls.[23]

Bell Bundy was a judge at the Miss America 2009 pageant.[24]

Bell Bundy had a recurring role on the sixth season of CBS's How I Met Your Mother as Becky, Robin's co-anchor.[25] She would reprise the role in the spinoff, How I Met Your Father.[26] Bell Bundy had a recurring role as Shelby on The CW's Hart of Dixie from 2012 until 2015.[27]

She starred as Dr. Jordan Denby on the FX sitcom Anger Management in 2013.[28]

In 2015, she starred in Becoming Santa, a Lifetime TV movie with Michael Gross and Meredith Baxter.[29]

She currently stars as Rachel Ragland on The Fairly OddParents: Fairly Odder, a live action sequel series to The Fairly OddParents, which premiered March 31, 2022 on Paramount+.[30]

Country music

Bell Bundy released her debut country music album, titled Longing For a Place Already Gone, in 2007.[31]

After leaving Legally Blonde: The Musical in July 2008, she moved back to Nashville to work on her second album, Achin' and Shakin'.[32] Achin' and Shakin' was released on April 13, 2010. It debuted at number 5 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart as well as number 28 on the all-genre Billboard 200. As of June 26, 2010, the album has sold over 70,000 copies in the United States.[33] It also charted internationally, where it reached number 34 on the Norwegian Albums Chart. Bell Bundy also appeared in fellow country artist Miranda Lambert's music video for "Only Prettier," as one of Lambert's friends alongside Kellie Pickler and Hillary Scott of Lady Antebellum. Bell Bundy began as the spokesperson for the Selected Chevrolet Dealers of Middle Tennessee in September 2011. Bell Bundy released a new single, "That's What Angels Do", in 2012.[34]

In mid-2013, Bundy signed with Big Machine Records and released the single "Two Step", a duet with Colt Ford.[35]

Podcasts

On October 5, 2020, she and music producer Shea Carter launched their podcast Women of Tomorrow,[36] an extension their album of the same name that allows "Bundy and Carter to dive deep into [the issues of women's rights] that were so hard-fought.".[37]

Bell Bundy has been a guest on many podcasts to promote the podcast and album, one of the most notable being The Theatre Podcast with Alan Seales.[38]

Personal life

In December 2015, Bell Bundy announced her engagement to TBS executive Thom Hinkle after four years of dating. They were married on June 3, 2017, in Arcadia, California.[39] On February 25, 2019 she announced that she was pregnant with her first child.[40] Their son was born in May 2019.[41]

In March 2020, Bell Bundy announced on social media that she had tested positive for COVID-19. She has since recovered.[42]

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US Country [43]	US [44]	NOR [45]
Longing for a Place Already Gone[46]	Release date: June 5, 2007 Label: The LAB Records Formats: CD, music download	—	—	—
I'll Be Home for Christmas[47]	Release date: June 4, 2007 Label: The LAB Records Formats: CD	—	—	—
Achin' and Shakin'	Release date: April 13, 2010 Label: Mercury Nashville Formats: CD, music download	5	28	34
Live at Jazzfest 2013[48]	Release date: Label: Homegrown Music Network/MRI Formats: CD	—	—	—
Another Piece of Me[49]	Release date: June 9, 2015 Label: Big Machine Records Formats: Music download	—	—	—
Women of Tomorrow[50]	Release date: 2021[when?] Label: ONErpm Formats: Music download	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions				Album
		US Country [51]	US Country Airplay	US Bubbling [52]	US Dance [53]
2010	"Giddy On Up"	31	—	7	43	Achin' and Shakin'
	"Drop On By"	48	—	—	—
2012	"That's What Angels Do"	—	—	—	—	Another Piece of Me
2013	"Two Step"	—	59	—	—
2020	"Get It Girl, You Go" (with Shoshana Bean and Anika Noni Rose)[50]	—	—	—	—	Women of Tomorrow
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Cast recordings and soundtracks

• Legally Blonde - Cast Recording (2008)
• Hairspray - Cast Recording (2003)

Music videos

Year	Video	Director
2010	"Giddy On Up"	Shane Drake[54]
	"Drop On By"	Kristin Barlowe[55]
2012	"That's What Angels Do"	Laura Bell Bundy/Becky Fluke[56]
2013	"Two Step" (with Colt Ford)
	"Kentucky Dirty"[57]
2015	"I Am What I Am"[58]	Becky Fluke

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1993	The Adventures of Huck Finn	Susan Wilks[20]	as Laura Bundy
	Life with Mikey	Courtney Aspinall[21]
1995	Jumanji	Young Sarah Whittle[22]
2006	Surf School	Doris[22]
	Dreamgirls	Sweetheart[22]
2008	The Drum Beats Twice	Peggy	as Laura Bundy
2013	Watercolor Postcards	Sonny[22]
2016	After the Reality[59]
2017	Pure Country: Pure Heart[60]	Marq Dunn	Direct-to-video
	Beauty Mark	Lorraine[61]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1996	Home Improvement	Sharon	Episode: "Mrs. Wilson's Opus"
1999	Strangers with Candy	Kimberly Timothy	Pilot episode, unaired
2000–01	Guiding Light	Marah Lewis	Series regular
2003	All Grown Up	Brenda	Television film
2005	Veronica Mars	Julie Bloch	Episode: "Green-Eyed Monster"
2006	Dirtbags	Meg	Television film
2006	Cold Case	Nora McCarthy	Episode: "Willkommen"
2006	Modern Men	Tyffani	Episode: "The Homewrecker"
2008	Happy Hour	Alicia	Episode: "Thanksgiving"
2010–14	How I Met Your Mother	Becky	5 episodes
2010	Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List	Herself	Episode: "Maggie, the Musical"
2011	Trailer Trash	Peggy Sue	Unsold television film
2011	Hound Dogs	Ginger Ledoux	Television film
2011	To the Mat[62]	Janice	Television film
2012–15	Hart of Dixie	Shelby	24 episodes
2013	Malibu Country	Shauna	Episode: "Adventures in Babysitting"
2013	Royal Pains	Gina Black	Episode: "A Trimus Story"
2013	Dear Dumb Diary[63]	Aunt Carol	Television film
2013–14	Anger Management	Dr. Jordan Denby	53 episodes
2015	Becoming Santa	Holly Claus	Television film
2016	Almost Royal	Herself	Episode: "The Great Outdoors"
2016	Angie Tribeca	Vivian Tribeca	Episode: "Murder in the First Class"
2016	Scream Queens	Nurse Thomas	3 episodes
2016	Documentary Now!	Bridget Bailey	Episode: "Mr. Runner Up: My Life as an Oscar Bridesmaid"
2016	Fuller House	Ginger Gladstone	Episode: "Fuller Thanksgiving"
2016	Season's Greetings	Darcy Blake	Television film
2017	Liv and Maddie	Tracey Okahatchee	Episode: "Voice-A-Rooney"
2017	The Christmas Calendar	Emily	Canadian television film
2019	American Gods	Columbia	Episode: "Donar the Great"
2019–20	Perfect Harmony	Kimmy Bell	3 episodes
2020	AJ and the Queen	Bernadette Anderson	Episode: "Mt. Juliet"
2022	How I Met Your Father	Becky	2 episodes
2022	The Fairly OddParents: Fairly Odder	Rachel Raskin	Main role
2022	Call Me Kat	Nicole	3 episodes

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
1993	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Actress in a Musical	Ruthless!	Nominated	[64]
	Outer Critics Circle Award	Outstanding Actress in a Musical		Nominated
2007	Tony Award	Best Actress in a Musical	Legally Blonde	Nominated	[65]
	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Actress in a Musical		Nominated
	Drama League Award	Distinguished Performance		Nominated	[66]
2010	American Country Award	Music Video Breakthrough Artist	Giddy On Up	Nominated	[67]
	CMT Music Award	Breakthrough Video of the Year		Nominated	[68]

References

External links

• Official website
• Laura Bell Bundy at the Internet Broadway Database
• Laura Bell Bundy at IMDb
• Laura Bell Bundy at AllMovie

На других языках

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[de] Laura Bell Bundy

Laura Ashley Bell Bundy (* 10. April 1981 in Lexington, Kentucky) ist eine US-amerikanische Schauspielerin, Tänzerin, Songwriterin und Sängerin.

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[es] Laura Bell Bundy

Laura Ashley Bell Bundy (Euclid, Ohio; 10 de abril de 1981) es una cantante y actriz estadounidense de televisión, teatro y cine. Sus papeles más conocidos de Broadway son Amber Von Tussle en Hairspray y Elle Woods en el musical de Legally Blonde. Interpretó a la joven Sara en la película Jumanji en 1995. En años recientes, trabajó en cintas como Pure Country Pure Heart (2017), La lista de al carajo (2020) y series como The Guest Book (2017) y The Fairly Oddparents: Fairly Odder (2022).[1] Firmó con Mercury Records Nashville y lanzó su primera canción de música country ("Giddy On Up"), a principios de 2010. El segundo sencillo del álbum, "Drop on By", fue lanzado a la radio del país el 9 de agosto de 2010.

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[ru] Белл Банди, Лора

Ло́ра Э́шли Белл Ба́нди (англ. Laura Ashley Bell Bundy; род. 10 апреля 1981) — американская актриса и кантри-певица, достигшая известности после участия в бродвейских мюзиклах «Лак для волос», «Злая» и «Блондинка в законе», роль в последнем из которых принесла ей номинацию на премию «Тони». В 2010 году она выпустила свой первый альбом Achin and Shakin на лейбле Universal и заглавный сингл «Giddy On Up», имевший успех в чартах Billboard.

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