Jillian Leigh Bell[1] (born April 25, 1984)[2][3] is an American actress, comedian and screenwriter. She stars in the 2019 film Brittany Runs a Marathon. She starred as Jillian Belk on Workaholics, voiced the role of Violet Hart in Bless the Harts[4] and had a recurring role as Dixie on the final season of Eastbound & Down, and appeared in 22 Jump Street, Fist Fight, and Godmothered.
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Born | Jillian Leigh Bell (1984-04-25) April 25, 1984 (age 38) Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |
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Years active | 2006–present |
Bell was born and raised in Las Vegas, the daughter of Tanzy and Ron Bell.[5][6] She is of Romanian descent through her maternal grandmother.[7] Bell began to study improv at the age of eight.[7] She graduated from Bishop Gorman High School in 2002.[8] After high school, she moved to Los Angeles, and became a member of the Groundlings.[5]
Bell is an alumni of The Straitjacket Society in Los Angeles. She auditioned for Saturday Night Live. Although she did not join the cast, she became a writer for the show in 2009 for its 35th season.[5] The same year Bell appeared in an episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm as an assistant who wears revealing clothing at work.[7]
In 2011, she began to play Jillian Belk on the Comedy Central series Workaholics. Film director Paul Thomas Anderson noticed her in Workaholics and cast her in a small role in his 2012 film, The Master and yet again in another small role in his 2014 film, Inherent Vice.[5] She had a recurring role as Dixie in the fourth and final season of Eastbound and Down. In 2014, she appeared in 22 Jump Street alongside Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum.[9] In 2015, she co-starred in Goosebumps and The Night Before.
In January 2016, Comedy Central debuted a new series, Idiotsitter, in which Bell portrays the constantly misbehaving adult daughter of wealthy parents. Idiotsitter was launched as a web series in early 2014, before being picked up in June 2014 by Comedy Central for network airing.[10]
Bell starred as the Fairy Godmother in Disney's Godmothered, which was released on Disney+.[11]
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Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2011 | Bridesmaids | Girl at Shower | |
2012 | Love, Gloria | Cheryl | |
The Master | Susan Gregory | ||
2014 | 22 Jump Street | Mercedes Nillsen | |
Inherent Vice | Chlorinda | ||
2015 | Goosebumps | Lorraine Conyers | |
The Night Before | Betsy Greenberg | ||
2016 | The Angry Birds Movie | Helene the Lunch Mom/Yoga Instructor | Voices |
Office Christmas Party | Trina Vanstone | ||
2017 | Fist Fight | Counselor Holly | |
Rough Night | Alice | ||
2018 | Game Over, Man! | Embarrassed Girl | |
2019 | Brittany Runs a Marathon | Brittany Forgler | Also executive producer |
Sword of Trust | Cynthia | ||
2020 | Cowboys | Sally | |
Bill & Ted Face the Music | Dr. Taylor Wood | ||
Godmothered | Eleanor Fay Bloomingbottom / Fairy Godmother | ||
TBA | El Tonto ![]() |
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Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2006 | Crossbows & Mustaches | Denise | Television shorts |
2007–2008 | Preppy Hippies | Jillian | 5 episodes |
2009 | Waiting to Die | Kristy | Pilot |
2009–2010 | Saturday Night Live | Team Helga Curling Player | Episode: "Jennifer Lopez"; also writer |
2009 | Worst Week | Eleanor | Episode: "The Puppy" |
Curb Your Enthusiasm | Maureen | Episode: "The Bare Midriff" | |
2011 | Franklin & Bash | Jennifer Putnam | Episode: "Jennifer of Troy" |
2011–2017 | Workaholics | Jillian Belk | 44 episodes |
2011 | Friends with Benefits | Amanda | Episode: "The Benefit of Keeping Your Ego in Check" |
2012–2013 | Partners | Renata | 6 episodes |
2013 | To My Future Assistant | Pilot | |
Eastbound & Down | Dixie | 8 episodes | |
High School USA! | Miriam (voice) | Episode: "Rumsprinabreakers" | |
2014 | Gravity Falls | Melody (voice) | 2 episodes |
2015 | Lucas Bros Moving Co | Beyonce / Laura (voices) | |
2015–2019 | SuperMansion | Lex Lightning (voice) | 20 episodes |
2016–2017 | Idiotsitter | Genevieve "Gene" Russell | Also creator and writer |
2016 | Portlandia | Car Rental Clerk | Episode: "Weirdo Beach" |
Son of Zorn | Dorothy Clementina/ Headbutt Girl (voice) | Episode: "Return of the Drinking Buddy" | |
2017 | Dogs In a Park | Various Dogs | 8 episodes |
2018–present | Bob's Burgers | Mandy / Nat (voices) | Episode: "Better Off Sled" (as Mandy) Episode: "V for Valentine-detta" (as Nat) Episode: “The Ring (But Not Scary)” (as Nat) Episode: "Just the Trip" (as Nat) Episode: "Clear and Present Ginger" (as Nat) |
2018 | Drunk History | Clara Kinsey | Episode: "Sex" |
2019 | Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television | Herself | Episode: "The Rhy Chormosome" |
Neurotica | Hailey | Episode: "Eureka!" | |
What Just Happened??! with Fred Savage | Herself | Episode: “Elevator” | |
2019–2021 | Bless the Harts | Violet Hart (voice) | Series regular |
2019 | Human Discoveries | Minerva (voice) | |
2019–present | Green Eggs and Ham | Gluntz (voice) | |
2019 | Archer | Captain Glenda Price (voice) | Episode: "Dining with the Zarglorp" |
Nailed It! | Guest host | Episode: "One Fail, Two Fail. I Fail, You Fail!" | |
2020 | Impractical Jokers: Dinner Party | Herself | Episode: "The Eggplant Parm Episode" |
Room 104 | Sam | Episode: "Star Time" | |
2021 | Home Sweet Homegoods | Jillian | 6 episodes |
2022 | Tales of the Walking Dead | Gina | Episode: "Blair / Gina" |
Roar | Christina | Episode: "The Woman Who Solved Her Own Murder" | |
Impractical Jokers | Herself | Episode: "Jillian Bell" |
In 2010, Bell was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series for her work in the writers' room on Saturday Night Live.[12]
In 2015, she was nominated for two MTV Movie Awards for Best Fight with Jonah Hill and Best Villain for her work on 22 Jump Street.[13]
In 2019, she received the Fairbanks Award at the San Diego International Film Festival[14] and the Next Wave Award at the Provincetown International Film Festival.[15]
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