Lake Siegel Bell is an American actress, screenwriter, and director. She has starred in various television series, including Boston Legal (2004–2006), Surface (2005–2006), How to Make It in America (2010–2011), Children Hospital (2008–2016), and Bless This Mess (2019–2020) and in films including Over Her Dead Body (2008), What Happens in Vegas (2008), It’s Complicated (2009),
After returning to the United States, Bell began her career in 2002 with roles in the film Speakeasy, a film about two men who become unlikely friends after a minor traffic accident, and in two episodes of the medical TV drama ER.
Lake Bell parents: Meet Harvey Siegel, Robin Bell
Bell was born in New York City. Her mother, Robin Bell, owns the design firm Robin Bell Design in New York. Her father is real estate developer Harvey Siegel. He bought the Virginia International Raceway after it had closed, and converted it into a racetrack country club. He also owned New Jersey, Motorsports Park. Bell’s father is Jewish and her mother is Protestant. Bell has stated that she was raised in a comically dysfunctional” family.
