139-508: Kristen Anne Bell (born July 18, 1980) is an American actress. She began her acting career starring in stage productions, while attending the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University . She made her Broadway stage debut as Becky Thatcher in the comedy musical The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (2001) and appeared in a Broadway revival of The Crucible (2002). She then appeared in
278-511: A Prizeo campaign offering fans a chance to win a date with her in return for donating to Invisible Children, Inc. In 2018, Bell participated in a television advertisement for bone marrow donations, specifically the Gift of Life Marrow Registry. Her actions resulted in several matches that are documented on the Gift of Life website. Bell won a 2020 Webby Special Achievement Award . In 2023, Bell revealed that she had taken up Brazilian jiu-jitsu and
417-507: A serial monogamist ." In late 2007, Bell began dating actor Dax Shepard , who is also from Metro Detroit. They announced their engagement in January 2010. They decided to delay marriage until the state of California passed legislation legalizing same-sex marriage . They co-starred in the 2010 film When in Rome , the 2012 film Hit and Run , and the 2017 film CHiPs . After section 3 of
556-479: A $ 2.5 billion campaign for funds to be spent especially on faculty and financial aid resources. Under Sexton's leadership, NYU also began its transformation into a global university, including the opening of a campus in Abu Dhabi in 2010. Mortgage loans issued to some administrators and faculty by the university were criticized following published reports of August 2013, detailing terms of the loans, including that
695-578: A $ 50 million gift from the Tisch family (after which one building and the art school are named) and a $ 60 million gift from six trustees called "The Partners Fund", aimed at hiring new faculty. On October 15, 2007, the university announced that the Silver family donated $ 50 million to the School of Social Work , which will be renamed as a result. This is the largest donation ever to a school of social work in
834-625: A 125,000 square feet (11,600 m ) healthcare facility in Brooklyn. Quickly following this announcement, NYU announced in 2017 that it would invest over $ 500 million in the coming years to renovate and expand its Brooklyn campus, including 370 Jay Street , which opened in December 2017. The NYU Langone Health medical center is situated near the East River waterfront at 550 First Avenue between East 30th and 34th Streets. The campus hosts
973-578: A 22-hour, celebrity-voiced, dramatized audio adaptation of the New Testament that uses the RSV-CE translation. Bell starred as Jeannie van der Hooven, the female lead on the Showtime comedy series House of Lies , which premiered on January 8, 2012. The series ended on June 12, 2016. Bell appeared in a supporting role in the science-fiction comedy Safety Not Guaranteed (2012). She starred in
1112-481: A 25-year strategic development plan, scheduled to coincide with its bicentennial in 2031. Included in the "NYU 200" plans are increasing resident and academic space, hiring additional faculty, and involving the New York City community in a transparent planning process. Additionally, NYU hopes to make their buildings more environmentally friendly, which will be facilitated by an evaluation of all campus spaces. As
1251-590: A bit—they never take pictures of me. I just step to the side, and I push myself in front of her when she wants to get out of it, or put her in the car." Bell was a recurring guest on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson , appearing in interviews as well as sketches. On The Late Late Show , she shows a humorous hostility towards Craig Ferguson 's robot skeleton sidekick Geoff Peterson , claiming that she had wanted to be Ferguson's sidekick on his show and taking it upon herself to cut Peterson down every chance she gets. Both Bell and Peterson appeared with Ferguson during
1390-409: A call," to which Bell said she would "love to". Meanwhile, there were discussions about a role on Lost , but Bell turned down the role of Charlotte Staples Lewis . Bell portrayed Elle Bishop on Heroes , a "mysterious young lady" with an "awesome power". She did not have to audition for the role of Elle, who made her first appearance in an October 2007 episode, and appeared in twelve episodes during
1529-521: A cheerleader. She co-starred in the film The King and Queen of Moonlight Bay as Alison, a 17-year-old girl who travels to Arizona to reconnect with the father who abandoned her family. In 2004, Bell earned acclaim for her starring role in the Lifetime television film Gracie's Choice , which received one of the network's highest ratings. She made her debut in a theatrically released film with David Mamet 's action thriller Spartan , as Laura Newton,
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#17327907720701668-479: A commercial for the Samsung Galaxy Tab S . It was so popular (with over 20 million YouTube views) that they did another for the holiday season. The ad agency McKinney was behind both. In 2016, Bell voiced the sloth Priscilla in the animated comedy film Zootopia , and starred as Claire in the comedy film The Boss . Bell starred as Kiki in the 2016 comedy film Bad Moms , a role she reprised in
1807-641: A donation from Laurence A. and Preston Robert Tisch that made possible the acquisition and renovation of the location at 721 Broadway where most of the school's programs are housed. In recognition of the generosity of the Tisch family, the school was renamed Tisch School of the Arts in 1982. Tisch School of the Arts has three institutes and 16 programs and offers the Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), Bachelor of Arts (BA), Master of Fine Arts (MFA), Master of Arts (MA), Master of Professional Studies (MPS), and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degrees. Tisch also offers
1946-454: A failed lawsuit brought by three former students. During the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020 , which forced NYU to move academic instruction online, many Tisch students demanded a tuition refund, believing that virtual classes did not adequately meet their academic needs as a school for performing, cinematic, and media arts. In one of many pandemic-related emails, the school's dean sent students
2085-520: A few years. Following the creation of the undergraduate Department of Drama in 1974, the school expanded to include the Interactive Telecommunications Program , Department of Dramatic Writing, Department of Performance Studies , Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program, Department of Photography and Imaging, and The Department of Art and Public Policy. In 1982, the school's second dean, David Oppenheim , solicited
2224-402: A fundraising campaign to produce the film through Kickstarter and attained the $ 2 million goal in less than ten hours. The main cast members of the series all reprised their roles in the feature film. Production of the film took place during summer 2013, and it was released theatrically and on video-on-demand on March 14, 2014. In September 2014, Bell starred with her husband, Dax Shepard , in
2363-554: A handful of television shows as a special guest, finding trouble gaining a recurring role in a television series. Bell said she "tested like eight times and booked nothing and every show [she] tested for got picked up", including auditions for Skin and what she called "that Norm Macdonald show" . In 2003, Bell appeared in FX's The Shield , season 2, episode 1, which aired on January 7, 2003. She appeared in Everwood , season 2 episode 2 as
2502-496: A hard time disassociating the animals I cuddled with—dogs and cats, for example—from the animals on my plate, and I never really cared for the taste of meat. I always loved my Brussels sprouts !". By 2012 Bell had become vegan with Shepard after watching the documentary Forks Over Knives . During her first pregnancy, she returned to eating dairy products and eggs, however. During her time in Michigan, Bell fostered animals from
2641-546: A noted artist who also pioneered the telegraph and created the Morse Code, served as the first chair of Painting and Sculpture. He and Daniel Huntington were early tenants of the Old University Building in the mid-19th century. (The university rented out studio space and residential apartments within the "academic" building.) As a result, they had notable interaction with the cultural and academic life of
2780-539: A part of this plan, NYU purchased 118 million kilowatt-hours of wind power during the 2006–2007 academic year – the largest purchase of wind power by any university in the country and any institution in New York City. For 2007, the university expanded its purchase of wind power to 132 million kilowatt-hours. As a result, the EPA ranked NYU as one of the greenest colleges in the country in its annual College & University Green Power Challenge. NYU consistently ranks as one of
2919-615: A pinwheel shape reminiscent of NYU Shanghai's logo, that are connected as one building above the fifth floor. The university hopes to move up to 4,000 undergraduate and graduate students into the new campus by 2022. Tisch School of the Arts, Asia was NYU's first branch campus abroad. The result of a partnership between Tisch School of the Arts and the Singapore Government, it offered Master of Fine Arts degrees in animation and digital arts, dramatic writing, film and international media producing. The campus opened in fall 2007 with
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#17327907720703058-539: A role in the Broadway musical version of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer . In 1992, Bell went to her first audition and won a dual role as a banana and a tree in a suburban Detroit theater's production of Raggedy Ann and Andy . Her mother had established her with an agent before Bell was 13, which allowed her to appear in newspaper advertisements for several Detroit retailers and television commercials. She began private acting lessons. In 1998, she had an uncredited role in
3197-416: A second season; for the third season, the show was renewed and appeared on the newly created The CW . On January 19, 2007, CW Entertainment President Dawn Ostroff announced that while she was pleased with the gradual improvement of Veronica Mars 's ratings, the series would be put on hiatus after February sweeps to air a new reality series, Pussycat Dolls Present . On May 17, 2007, Ostroff announced
3336-585: A selection of classes to NYU students not enrolled in any of its programs through the Open Arts curriculum. The three institutes are: The school also offers an inter-disciplinary "collaborative arts" program, as well as the Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music (founded by Arista Records CEO Clive Davis ), one of the few programs in the US to combine musical arts and business strategies in
3475-455: A separate liberal arts college within a university, offering complete degree programs to students admitted directly to NYUAD. NYUAD recruits students from all over the world and describes itself as the "World's Honor College". The main campus for NYUAD is on Saadiyat Island and opened in 2014. Until then, the school operated from a campus located in downtown Abu Dhabi. In 2011, NYU announced plans to open another portal campus, NYU Shanghai, for
3614-626: A surprise cameo in the final episode, portraying herself. Shortly after the cancelation of Veronica Mars in early 2007, Bell filmed on location in Hawaii for a starring role as the title character in the Judd Apatow comedy Forgetting Sarah Marshall . She regarded the improvisational comedy in the film as "a lovely experience". The film, written by and also starring Jason Segel , was released theatrically on April 18, 2008, and greatly increased Bell's profile. Bell lent her voice and likeness to
3753-505: A two-season order from Apple and the series premiered on May 29, 2020. In June 2020, it was announced that Bell, who is white, would no longer voice the biracial character of Molly. The role would be re-cast with a black or mixed race actress, with Bell voicing a new role. In 2021, Bell produces and voices a lead character in the Amazon Prime Video animated musical pre-school series Do, Re, & Mi . She returned to narrate as
3892-522: A video of herself dancing to R.E.M. 's "Losing My Religion", intended to raise community spirit. After hearing from students, the dean further clarified that individual schools have no control over tuition and that it was "challenging" for the university to give students their money back at the time. New York University New York University ( NYU ) is a private research university in New York City , United States . Chartered in 1831 by
4031-693: Is also on Washington Square South, and is the primary hub for student life at the university, providing event and meeting space for student organizations and other gatherings. Located closer to the eastern edge of the campus along Broadway are the main buildings for the Tisch School of the Arts and the Gallatin School of Individualized Study , as well as the main office for Liberal Studies and NYU's Bookstore and Student Health Center. Other nearby university buildings and complexes of note include 5 Washington Place, which houses NYU's distinguished Department of Philosophy , 7 East 12th Street, which serves as
4170-634: Is contained in a single building, the Academic Center, a new 15-story building with two underground floors. On May 30, 2019, the groundbreaking ceremony was held for the new campus building in the Qiantan International Business Zone . The Qiantan campus building will also be located in Pudong, and is being designed and built by architectural firm Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF) . The design features four buildings arranged in
4309-625: Is home to NYU's second medical school, the NYU Long Island School of Medicine. NYU's Silver School of Social Work (formerly Ehrenkranz School of Social Work) manages branch campus programs in Westchester County at Sarah Lawrence College and in Rockland County at St. Thomas Aquinas College . In Sterling Forest , near Tuxedo , NYU has a research facility that contains various institutes, in particular
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4448-817: Is located at MetroTech Center , an urban academic-industrial research park . It sits on top of the Jay Street–MetroTech station , is only a few blocks from the Brooklyn Bridge, and is connected to NYU's Manhattan campus via the NYU Shuttle Bus System. It houses the Tandon School of Engineering, the Center for Urban Science and Progress and also several of Tisch School of the Arts and Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development's degree programs. MetroTech Commons,
4587-516: Is now viewed as original. What I like about nerdiness, geekiness , is it doesn't really matter what you're into—it just means you're not a follower." She has also said, "I love nerds. Comic-Con junkies are the tastemakers of tomorrow. Isn't that funny? The tables have turned." Vanessa Juarez of Entertainment Weekly commented that Bell's roles on Veronica Mars , Heroes and as a Star Wars fanatic in Fanboys have "solidif[ied] her placement at
4726-651: Is one of the largest private universities in the United States by enrollment, with a total of 51,848 enrolled students in 2021. It is one of the most applied-to schools in the country and admissions are considered selective. NYU's main campus in New York City is organized into ten undergraduate schools, including the College of Arts & Science , Gallatin School , Steinhardt School , Stern School of Business , Tandon School of Engineering , and Tisch School of
4865-460: Is one of the world's largest academic media centers, where students and researchers use more than 95,000 audio and video recordings per year. Bobst Library is also home to many special collections. The Fales Collection houses collections of English and American fiction in the United States, the unique Downtown Collection, documenting the New York literary avant-garde arts scene from the 1970s to
5004-424: Is sometimes confused with Lauren Conrad from The Hills . "Yeah, sometimes fans yell, 'Hey, Lauren' to me, but usually from a distance," said Bell. Despite "new celebrity" status, Bell claimed that she was not concerned because "no one ever recognizes me anyway". She has said that her friend Hayden Panettiere is more famous than she is and attracts more attention; as Bell explained, "I hang out with Hayden quite
5143-684: The Defense of Marriage Act was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court on June 26, 2013, Bell asked Shepard to marry her through Twitter, which he accepted. They were married at the Beverly Hills County Clerk's Office on October 16, 2013. They have two daughters, born in March 2013, and December 2014. At age 11, Bell became a vegetarian . In an interview with PETA, Bell stated, "I have always been an animal lover. I had
5282-519: The Disney+ docuseries Encore! , which premiered in November 2019. She made her directorial debut with the eighth episode of the fourth season of The Good Place . The series concluded after its fourth season, airing its final episode in January 2020. At the 25th Critics' Choice Awards , Bell received the #SeeHer Award, which recognizes women who "push boundaries on changing stereotypes and acknowledge
5421-671: The Graduate School of Arts & Science , is one of the main academic buildings on the Washington Square campus. It is located on Washington Square East, between Washington Place and Waverly Place , and many individual departments of the two schools it houses are located in its vicinity. Meanwhile, Vanderbilt Hall, the main building for the School of Law , is located near the southwest corner of Washington Square between Macdougal Street and Sullivan Street on Washington Square South . The Kimmel Center for University Life
5560-726: The Holland Tunnel , and 4 miles (6.4 km) from the Brooklyn Bridge . The Jeffrey S. Gould Plaza, located between Washington Square East and Mercer Street on West 4th Street, is surrounded by the buildings for some departments of the College of Arts and Science as well as the main buildings for the Stern School of Business and the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences . Other NYU buildings near
5699-547: The Mark Steven Johnson -written Disney film When in Rome on location in Rome and New York; the film was released in 2010. Bell reprised her role as Sarah Marshall for a cameo appearance in the film Get Him to the Greek , a spin-off sequel from Forgetting Sarah Marshall , released June 4, 2010. Bell co-starred alongside singers Christina Aguilera and Cher in the backstage musical film Burlesque , which
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5838-730: The Michigan Humane Society , and she now supports the San Diego–based Helen Woodward Animal Center . Bell often attends fundraisers for the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and other non-profit organizations dedicated to protecting animals. She has had several dogs, including a Welsh Corgi - Chow Chow mix named Lola, a Welsh Corgi- Chihuahua mix named Shakey and a black Labrador Retriever named Sadie, who
5977-764: The NYU Grossman School of Medicine , Tisch Hospital, Kimmel Pavilion, Hassenfeld Children's Hospital, and the Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine . Other NYU and NYU-affiliated medical centers across the city include the NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital, the NYU Langone Hospital – Brooklyn , and the Bellevue Hospital . In Mineola, Long Island, the NYU Langone Hospital – Long Island campus
6116-676: The New York State Legislature , NYU was founded in 1832 by Albert Gallatin as a non-denominational all-male institution near City Hall based on a curriculum focused on a secular education . The university moved in 1833 and has maintained its main campus in Greenwich Village surrounding Washington Square Park . Since then, the university has added an engineering school in Brooklyn's MetroTech Center and graduate schools throughout Manhattan . NYU
6255-549: The New York University Grossman School of Medicine announced it would be offering full-tuition scholarships to all current and future students in its MD program regardless of need or merit, making it the only top-10 medical school in the United States to do so. In Spring 2022, President Andrew D. Hamilton announced that the 2023 academic year would be his last, and that he would be returning to research. He will be succeeded by Linda G. Mills ,
6394-551: The Quartier Latin , where NYU Law also set up an EU Regulatory Policy Clinic in partnership with HEC Paris taught by Alberto Alemanno and Vincent Chauvet . In addition to the Global Academic Centers, NYU also maintains 10 Global Research Initiative Institutes, 9 of them are located in the academic centers at Berlin, Florence, London, Madrid, Paris, Prague, Shanghai, Tel Aviv, and Washington DC, with
6533-490: The School of Law , NYU's first professional school, was established. Although the impetus to found a new school was partly a reaction by evangelical Presbyterians to what they perceived as the Episcopalianism of Columbia College , NYU was created non-denominational , unlike many American colleges at the time. The American Chemical Society was founded in 1876 at NYU. Soon after its founding, it became one of
6672-607: The TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Drama , among numerous others. Some critics asserted that her performance was overlooked, and deserved consideration for a Primetime Emmy Award . Aside from working on Veronica Mars , Bell starred in Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical , reprising the role she played in the short-lived 2001 Off-Broadway musical. The musical was a spoof of Reefer Madness ,
6811-532: The U.S. House of Representatives . Albert Gallatin , Secretary of the Treasury under Thomas Jefferson and James Madison , declared his intention to establish "in this immense and fast-growing city ... a system of rational and practical education fitting and graciously opened to all." A three-day-long "literary and scientific convention" held in City Hall in 1830 and attended by over 100 delegates debated
6950-467: The Veronica Mars series. Following the cancellation of Veronica Mars , Bell voiced interest in appearing on Heroes because she was a fan. On July 29, 2007, during a train ride back to Los Angeles from San Diego Comic-Con with Heroes actors Zachary Quinto and Masi Oka , and writers from the series, the writers had mentioned that if she "ever want[ed] to come on Heroes , give us [writers]
7089-472: The "Nassau College-Hofstra Memorial of New York University at Hempstead, Long Island." This extension would later become a fully independent Hofstra University . In 1950, NYU was elected to the Association of American Universities , a nonprofit organization of leading public and private research universities. Financial crisis gripped the New York City government in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and
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#17327907720707228-442: The 1930s, the abstract expressionists Jackson Pollock and Willem de Kooning , and the realists Edward Hopper and Thomas Hart Benton had studios around Washington Square. In the 1960s the area became one of the centers of the beat and folk generation, when Allen Ginsberg and Bob Dylan settled there. This led to tension with the university, which at the time was in the midst of an aggressive facilities expansion phase. In 1975,
7367-604: The 1936 exploitation film. Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical debuted on the Showtime network on April 16, 2005. Also in April, Bell starred as Gracie in Fifty Pills , an entry for the Tribeca Film Festival . She appeared in a short independent film called The Receipt and the horror film Roman , which was directed by her Crucible co-star Angela Bettis. Released on August 11, 2006, Pulse starred Bell as
7506-490: The 1990s, NYU became a "two square" university by building a second community around Union Square , in close proximity to Washington Square. NYU's Union Square community primarily consists of the priority residence halls of Carlyle Court, Palladium Residence Hall, Alumni Hall, Coral Tower, Thirteenth Street Hall, University Hall, Third North Residence Hall, and Founders Hall. On its Washington Square campus, NYU operates theaters and performance facilities that are often used by
7645-684: The 2017 sequel, A Bad Moms Christmas . In 2016, Bell began starring as Eleanor Shellstrop in the NBC comedy series The Good Place . For her performance, she received a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy , the TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Comedy , and the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series , among numerous others. Also in 2017, she appeared in
7784-544: The 3.5-acre (14,000 m ) privately owned public space at the heart of the MetroTech complex, functions as a quad for students at the Brooklyn campus in much the same way that Washington Square Park does for students at the main campus, hosting events including concerts, health fairs, chess tournaments and holiday celebrations. Bounded by Lawrence and Duffield Streets, the square is frequently adorned by modern art exhibits. Two pieces called Alligator and Visionary are part of
7923-507: The Arts . NYU's 15 graduate schools include the Grossman School of Medicine , School of Law , Wagner Graduate School of Public Service , School of Professional Studies , Silver School of Social Work , and Rory Meyers School of Nursing . The university's internal academic centers include the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences , Center for Data Science , Center for Neural Science , Clive Davis Institute , Institute for
8062-527: The Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music, the Interactive Telecommunications/Interactive Media Arts programs (ITP & IMA), and the Game Center; these programs work in collaboration with departments in media technology from NYU's Tandon School of Engineering and Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development . As of 2019, 22 Academy Award winners, 17 Emmy Award winners, 12 Tony Award winners, and four Grammy Award winners have been affiliated with Tisch alumni and faculty . As of 2017 ,
8201-484: The Commons' permanent public art collection by the well-known sculptor Tom Otterness . The Brooklyn campus is home to NYU's Game Center Open Library, which is the largest collection of games held by any university in the world, as well as the NYU MakerSpace and Design Lab, which allows all NYU students who undergo training sessions to access advanced 3D printing , prototyping , CNC machining , and stress testing devices. In 2014, NYU Langone Medical Center acquired
8340-413: The Deutsches Haus, La Maison Française , Casa Italiana Zerilli Marimò , the Glucksman Ireland House to foster Irish studies , the King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center, the Hagop Kevorkian Center, an Africa House, and a China House. Most of these international houses are located on Washington Mews , a private street north of Washington Square Park. The closest New York City Subway stations servicing
8479-484: The Disney animated films Frozen (2013) and Frozen II (2019). Bell was born and raised in Huntington Woods, Michigan , a suburb of Detroit. Her mother, Lorelei ( née Frygier), was a registered nurse, and her father, Tom Bell, was a television news director. Bell has described her mother as "very religious", something that put a strain on their relationship. Her mother is of Polish descent, and her father has German, Scottish and Irish ancestry. They divorced when Bell
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#17327907720708618-399: The Eisner-Lubin Auditorium (560 seats) in the Kimmel Center. Notably, the Skirball Center has hosted important speeches on foreign policy by John Kerry and Al Gore . The Skirball Center is the largest performing arts facility south of 42nd Street . NYU also has international houses meant to foster the study of particular cultures and languages on its Washington Square campus, including
8757-422: The Internet . On September 20, 2018, Hulu confirmed that Bell would reprise her role of Veronica Mars in an 8-episode fourth season of the drama series Veronica Mars , which would premiere in July 2019. In 2019, she again reprised her role of Princess Anna in the video game Kingdom Hearts III and the sequel Frozen II which was released on November 22, 2019. Bell served as host and executive producer on
8896-449: The Nelson Institute of Environmental Medicine. The Midtown Center at 11 West 42nd Street is home to the NYU Schack Institute of Real Estate. The Woolworth Building in the financial district is home to some of NYU's professional studies and education programs. NYU has two units located on the Upper East Side . The Institute for the Study of the Ancient World , a discrete entity within NYU, independent of any other school or department of
9035-422: The Roof (1995), Lady, Be Good (1996), and Li'l Abner (1998). In 1998, the year she graduated, she was named the yearbook's "Best Looking Lil' Lady" by senior class vote. Shortly after her high school graduation, Bell moved to New York City to attend New York University 's Tisch School of the Arts , studying musical theater. In 2002, during her senior year, she left a few credits shy of graduating to take
9174-652: The School of the Arts at New York University, Tisch is a training ground for artists, scholars of the arts, and filmmakers. The school is divided into three Institutes: Performing Arts, Emerging Media, and Film & Television. Many undergraduate and graduate disciplines are available for students, including acting , dance , drama , performance studies , design for stage and film , musical theatre writing, photography , record producing , game design and development , and film and television studies . The school also offers an inter-disciplinary "collaborative arts" program, high school programs, continuing education in
9313-441: The Street from the Girl in the Window was released on Netflix on January 28, 2022. In November 2022, Bell starred in the Amazon Prime movie The People We Hate at the Wedding . Bell appeared in three episodes of The Tiny Chef Show and serves as the show's executive producer. Bell also played the main character an agnostic sex podcaster by the name of Joanne in Nobody Wants This (2024) In 2006 and again in 2013, Bell
9452-672: The Study of the Ancient World , Institute of Fine Arts , and the NYU Langone Health System . NYU is a global university system with degree-granting portal campuses at NYU Abu Dhabi in United Arab Emirates and NYU Shanghai in China , and academic learning centers in Accra , Berlin , Buenos Aires , Florence , London , Los Angeles , Madrid , Paris , Prague , Sydney , Tel Aviv , and Washington, D.C. Past and present faculty and alumni include 39 Nobel Laureates, 8 Turing Award winners, 5 Fields Medalists, 31 MacArthur Fellows , 26 Pulitzer Prize winners, 3 heads of state , 5 U.S. governors , 12 U.S. senators , and 58 members of
9591-404: The Tisch School of the Arts as well as the university's music conservatory , which is within the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development . External productions are also occasionally held in NYU's facilities. The largest performance accommodations at NYU are the Skirball Center for Performing Arts (850 seats) at 566 LaGuardia Place, just south of Washington Square South, and
9730-531: The U.S., and the Frederic Ewen Academic Freedom Center. Bobst Library made headlines in the early 2000s when Steven Stanzak , who is also known as "Bobst Boy", gained a following for living in Bobst Library after he was unable to pay for board at the university and began to write about his life on a self published blog. The story was reported by Washington Square News before becoming an overnight national sensation, which helped Stanzak receive financial assistance from NYU until graduation. NYU's Brooklyn campus
9869-439: The United States. The 2007–2008 academic year was the most successful fundraising year to date for NYU, with the school raising $ 698 million in only the first 11 months of the year, representing a 70% increase in donations from the prior year. The university also recently announced plans for NYU's Call to Action, a new initiative to ask alumni and donors to support financial aid for students at NYU. The university has announced
10008-488: The Washington Square campus are Eighth Street–New York University and West Fourth Street–Washington Square . In addition, NYU runs its own shuttle service, University Transportation Services, linking the Washington Square campus to other university locations and major transit hubs. The nearest major highway is the West Side Highway ( NY 9A ) to the west. The campus is located less than 1 mile (1.6 km) from
10147-417: The academic year, Gould Plaza has become a popular meeting spot for NYU students and a performance area for street musicians and buskers . The Elmer Holmes Bobst Library, built between 1967 and 1972, is the largest library at NYU and one of the largest academic libraries in the United States. Designed by Philip Johnson and Richard Foster , the 12-story, 425,000-square-foot (39,500 m ) structure sits on
10286-415: The action film Spartan and received praise for her performance in the television drama film Gracie's Choice (both 2004). Bell had her breakout performance as the title character in the television series Veronica Mars (2004–2007), a role she reprised in the 2014 spin-off film and the 2019 revival . She also starred as Elle Bishop in the superhero drama series Heroes (2007–2008), voiced
10425-402: The arts for the general public, as well as the Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music, which teaches entrepreneurial strategies in the music recording industry. A dual MFA / MBA graduate program is also offered, allowing students to take coursework at both Tisch and NYU's Stern School of Business . It is located at 721 Broadway (the intersection of Broadway and Waverly Place ), adjacent to
10564-469: The arts. NYU's first branch campus abroad was the result of a partnership with Singapore Government agencies under Singapore's Global Schoolhouse program. Tisch Asia was also Singapore's first graduate arts school and offered Master of Fine Arts degrees in animation and digital arts, dramatic writing, film, and international media producing. Summer programs included professional workshops and non-credit certificate courses. The campus opened in fall 2007 on
10703-606: The biographical comedy-drama The Disaster Artist , the action comedy CHiPs and the comedy How to Be a Latin Lover . In November 2017, she played a housewife (with Dax Shepard as her husband) preparing for a Christmas party in Sia 's music video for " Santa's Coming for Us ". In 2018, she began hosting the web series Momsplaining with Kristen Bell , with episodes airing on the Ellen DeGeneres video platform Ellentube. In
10842-430: The branding and design firm Chermayeff & Geismar . There are at least two versions of the possible origin of the university color, violet . Some believe that it may have been chosen because violets are said to have grown abundantly in Washington Square and around the buttresses of the Old University Building. Others argue that the color may have been adopted because the violet was the flower associated with Athens ,
10981-569: The busy schedules of the actors only allowed for filming in September 2007. As a result, the release was delayed until January 14, 2008. Bell starred in the 2009 comedies Serious Moonlight , alongside Meg Ryan , and Couples Retreat , which chronicles four couples who partake in therapy sessions at a tropical island resort. Jason Bateman played her husband. She provided the voice for Cora in Astro Boy . On March 31, 2008, Bell began shooting
11120-458: The cancelation of the series. A two-hour series finale aired in the United States on May 22, 2007, and on June 11, 2007, Thomas officially announced in an email to TV Guide 's Michael Ausiello that Veronica Mars had been canceled by The CW. A Veronica Mars feature film and comic book series continuation had been discussed, and for a short time there was talk of another collaboration between Bell and creator Thomas that would be unrelated to
11259-519: The candidates and encourage voter registration. In 2013, Kristen Bell, along with actors Ryan Devlin , Todd Grinnell , and Ravi Patel , founded the granola bar company This Bar Saves Lives to help fight malnutrition. The business donates food aid in the form of nutrition packets to children in Haiti , South Sudan , Ethiopia , and Somalia . Since its launch, the company has donated more than 10 million packets as of February 2019. In 2014, Bell launched
11398-470: The center of learning in ancient Greece . Washington Square and Greenwich Village have been hubs of cultural life in New York City since the early 19th century. Much of this culture has intersected with NYU at various points in its history. Artists of the Hudson River School , the United States' first prominent school of painters, settled around Washington Square. Samuel F.B. Morse ,
11537-498: The center of the geek universe," while Rodney Rothman stated, "I guess she's cornered the market on losers." Bell's work is often compared to Sarah Michelle Gellar 's portrayal of the title character on the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer . Frank Scheck of The Hollywood Reporter stated that Bell was "arguably the television successor [to Gellar's portrayal of Buffy] when it comes to fighting bad guys." Bell
11676-484: The charity Invisible Children, Inc. The goal of the organization is to create awareness of the plight of Northern Ugandans who are caught in the midst of a civil war between the government and Joseph Kony 's Lord's Resistance Army . Bell supported and campaigned for Barack Obama during the 2008 United States presidential election . Along with Rashida Jones , she visited college campuses in Missouri to discuss
11815-634: The drama film The Lifeguard , written and directed by Liz W. Garcia , which began filming in July 2012 and was released in August 2013. She voiced Anna in Frozen , which was released on November 27, 2013. In 2013, for multiple episodes, Bell played Ingrid de Forest, an Eagleton City Councilwoman, on Parks and Recreation . On March 13, 2013, it was confirmed that a Veronica Mars film would be coming to fruition. Bell and series creator Rob Thomas launched
11954-531: The early 2000s, becoming the largest private university in the United States with a combined undergraduate/graduate enrollment of over 59,000 students as of 2018 . The university logo, the upheld torch , is derived from the Statue of Liberty , signifying NYU's service to New York City. The torch is depicted on both the NYU seal and the more abstract NYU logo, designed in 1965 by renowned graphic designer Tom Geismar of
12093-820: The fall semester of 2013. It was set to have about 3,000 undergraduate students, the majority of whom would be Chinese . It was approved by the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China in January 2011. NYU's local partner would be East China Normal University (ECNU). ECNU's president Yu Lizhong would be the chancellor and play a major role in government relations while Jeffrey S. Lehman , former president of Cornell amongst other positions, would serve as vice chancellor and have "free rein in academic affairs". Since late summer of 2014, NYU Shanghai has been based in Pudong, Shanghai , at 1555 Century Ave. The main campus
12232-664: The film Polish Wedding . In 2001, Bell left New York University to play Becky Thatcher in the short-lived Broadway musical of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer . That year, she made her credited film debut in Pootie Tang . Her single line of dialogue was cut, and she appears only during the credits. In 2002, she appeared in the Broadway revival of The Crucible with Liam Neeson , Angela Bettis and Laura Linney . Bell moved to Los Angeles in 2002 because of her friendship with writers Kevin Murphy and Dan Studney, and appeared in
12371-604: The five Late Late Show episodes filmed in France. In January 2011, it was announced that Bell would be the new face of Neutrogena . In 2014, Bell posed nude for the May issue of Allure magazine – alongside Jenna Dewan , Minnie Driver , and Nia Long . In April 2019, Bell was featured on the cover of Entrepreneur magazine's April–May issue. In the article, she discussed her snack bar company, This Bar Saves Lives, which donates its sales to help feed malnourished children around
12510-598: The former Ministry of Education & Republic Polytechnic grounds at 3 Kay Siang Road, Singapore, with the intention to enroll approximately 250 students. The anticipated enrollment figures were not achieved, financial losses and embezzlement were alleged and Tisch Asia President Pari Sara Shirazi was dismissed from her post by NYU in November 2011. She subsequently lost a lawsuit claiming defamation and breach of contract. The Tisch Asia campus closed in 2014, with polarised recollections, ranging from positive endorsement, to allegations that it had been "an educational scam" in
12649-629: The globe. In November 2019, Bell and Idina Menzel , who play sisters in Disney's Frozen franchise , received neighboring stars—Bell's was the 2681st and Menzel's was the 2682nd—on the Hollywood Walk of Fame . In 2007, Bell ended a five-year relationship with former fiancé Kevin Mann. She later told Complex magazine that dating "makes me want to vomit. And not out of grossness—OK, a little bit out of grossness, but just nerves... I've always been
12788-502: The heart of Greenwich Village. The Washington Square Arch is an unofficial symbol of NYU. Until 2007, NYU had held its commencement ceremonies in Washington Square Park, but because of renovations to Washington Square moved the 2008 ceremonies to the original Yankee Stadium and all subsequent ones to the current Yankee Stadium . The Silver Center for Arts and Science , home to the College of Arts & Science and
12927-540: The importance of authentic portrayals of women across the entertainment landscape". In 2020, Bell published the children's book The World Needs More Purple People , which she co-wrote with Benjamin Hart . Also in 2020, Bell voiced Molly Tillerman in the Apple TV+ animated musical comedy series Central Park , which reunited her with Frozen co-star Josh Gad and Bad Moms co-star Kathryn Hahn . Central Park received
13066-522: The intention to enroll approximately 250 students. Anticipated enrollment figures were not achieved, financial irregularities were alleged, and President Pari Sara Shirazi was dismissed from her post by NYU in November 2011. She subsequently announced her intention to commence legal proceedings against NYU alleging wrongful termination and defamation. In a letter to the Tisch Asia community dated November 8, 2012, Dean Mary Schmidt Campbell announced that
13205-615: The kidnapped daughter of the U.S. president, acting alongside Val Kilmer . Bell guest-starred on the HBO period drama series Deadwood , in a two-episode story arc (" Bullock Returns to the Camp " and " Suffer the Little Children "). At 24, she won the role of the title character in the UPN noir drama series Veronica Mars , which was launched in the fall of 2004. Created by Rob Thomas ,
13344-472: The lead Mattie. A remake of the Japanese horror film Kairo , the film grossed US$ 27.9 million worldwide but garnered negative response from critics. Frank Scheck of The Hollywood Reporter commented, "despite the starring presence of Kristen Bell, [the] young actress has far less interesting material to work with here than she does as [the character] 'Veronica Mars.'" Veronica Mars continued on UPN for
13483-666: The main building for the School of Professional Studies , the Brown Building , which was the location of the infamous Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire before its acquisition by NYU, as well as Washington Square Village and University Village , two housing complexes for faculty members and graduate students. Undergraduate residence halls in the immediate surroundings of Washington Square include Goddard Hall, Lipton Hall, and Weinstein Hall, while those that are slightly farther but still nearby include Brittany Hall and Rubin Hall. In
13622-466: The most noteworthy sites is the 57-acre (230,000 m ) campus of NYU Florence, located at Villa LaPietra in Italy. The estate was bequeathed by the late Sir Harold Acton to NYU in 1994, and at the time it was the largest donation to a university in history. In spring 2014, NYU Paris moved to a new campus, formerly occupied by the École Spéciale des Travaux Publics (ESTP Paris), in the student area of
13761-459: The nation's largest universities, with an enrollment of 9,300 in 1917. The university purchased a campus at University Heights in the Bronx because of overcrowding on the old campus. NYU also had a desire to follow New York City's development further uptown. NYU's move to the Bronx occurred in 1894, spearheaded by the efforts of Chancellor Henry Mitchell MacCracken . The University Heights campus
13900-551: The other being located in Athens. Meant to provide faculty and graduate students with NYU infrastructural support while conducting international research projects, those who are interested can apply for fellowships at all sites during the academic-year and a limited number of sites during the summer. Spearheaded by John Sexton , president of the university during 2002—2015; in Fall 2010, New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) opened as
14039-806: The plaza include the Bonomi Family Admissions Center, the Jeffrey S. Gould Welcome Center, the Alumni Relations building, Goddard Hall, Frederick Loewe Theatre, and the main building for the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, as well as unrelated religious institutions such as Judson Memorial Church , the Islamic Center at NYU, and Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion . Because of its high student traffic during
14178-481: The police station. Many workers who were not local were then deported to their home countries. The university quickly responded to the reports with an apology to the workers. Though the campus construction costs were entirely funded by the Abu Dhabi government, as will be the operational costs and any future expansions, in 2015, NYU additionally compensated thousands of migrant workers on its Abu Dhabi complex. Unlike NYU's other study abroad centers, NYUAD functions as
14317-440: The present Tandon School of Engineering . After the sale of the Bronx campus, University College merged with Washington Square College. In the 1980s, under the leadership of President John Brademas , NYU launched a billion-dollar campaign that was led by Naomi B. Levine and was spent almost entirely on updating facilities. The campaign was set to complete in 15 years, but ended up being completed in 10. In 1991, L. Jay Oliva
14456-743: The present, and the Food and Cookery Collection, which documents American food history with a focus on New York City. Bobst Library also houses the Tamiment Library, which holds collections in labor history, socialism, anarchism, communism, and American radicalism for scholarly research. Tamiment includes the Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives, the Archives of Irish America, the Center for the Cold War and
14595-541: The public school system. She attended Shrine Catholic High School in nearby Royal Oak , where she took part in the drama and music clubs. Before attending Shrine, she attended Burton Elementary School and Norup Middle School (now known as Norup International School), part of the Berkley School District . At Shrine, she won the starring role in the school's 1997 production of The Wizard of Oz as Dorothy Gale , and appeared in productions of Fiddler on
14734-430: The recording industry . A dual MFA / MBA graduate program is also offered, allowing students to take coursework at both Tisch and NYU's Stern School of Business. It also offers high school programs (the "Tisch Summer High School Program" and "Spring Future Artists Programs") as an outgrowth of the undergraduate classes, and professional courses for the general public as part of a commitment to continuing education in
14873-406: The run of the series. The casting of Bell, Heroes creator Tim Kring explained, "was not easy to pull off", but because of the large ensemble cast of the series and multiple story arcs , "we found a way to jump into a small window in [Bell's] schedule." Bell lent her voice to The CW series Gossip Girl ; she voiced the titular character in every episode of the series, appearing in person only for
15012-447: The school had issued some which approached zero percent interest rates, and some that were partially forgiven. Uniquely, among universities, the school had also issued multi-million-dollar loans for luxury vacation homes. President Sexton would step down at the end of his term in 2016, in the wake of a vote of no confidence in March 2013, closely followed by controversy over having received a vacation home loan from NYU. In August 2018,
15151-523: The school had more than 25,000 alumni working in the arts and related professions, and the school has more alumni in Broadway theatre than any other school for theater in the United States. The School of the Arts at New York University was founded on August 17, 1965, to provide conservatory training in theater and film in the context of a research university. The school created additional departments such as dance, theatre design, and cinema studies within
15290-531: The sensation of touching things with water-immersed, wrinkled fingers, otherwise known as " prune fingers ". The gloves have allowed her to swim with her children without fearing touching them. Tisch School of the Arts The New York University Tisch School of the Arts (commonly referred to as Tisch ) is the performing , cinematic, and media arts school of New York University . Founded on August 17, 1965, as
15429-460: The series starred Bell as the seventeen-year-old anti-establishment high school student and private detective. Bell drew on the parallels between the character of Veronica and her own life, since Bell's parents had divorced and her best friend had also died. The series earned acclaim from critics. Bell's performance earned her the Saturn Award for Best Actress on Television and a nomination for
15568-536: The series, Bell gives new and expecting mothers tips about motherhood. The title of the series is a pun on the commonly used term " mansplaining ". Bell later had the leading role in the Netflix comedy-drama film Like Father . She voiced the character of Jade Wilson in the animated comedy film Teen Titans Go! To the Movies and reprised her voice role as Princess Anna in the animated comedy sequel film Ralph Breaks
15707-493: The south, Broadway to the east, 14th Street to the north, and Sixth Avenue (Avenue of the Americas) to the west. The core of NYU consists of buildings that surround Washington Square Park. In addition to its New York campus, NYU has 49 additional buildings overseas located throughout two 'portal' campuses and 12 Global Academic Centers. Since the late 1970s, the central part of NYU has been its Washington Square campus in
15846-482: The southern edge of Washington Square Park (at 70 Washington Square South) and is the flagship of an eight-library, 4.5 million-volume system. Bobst Library offers one Multidisciplinary Reference Center, a Research Commons, 28 miles (45 km) of open-stacks shelving, and approximately 2,000 seats for student study. The library is visited by more than 6,800 users each day, and circulates more than one million books annually. Bobst's Avery Fisher Center for Music and Media
15985-403: The television musical film Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical (2005) and the horror film Pulse (2006). She has since appeared in a number of comedy films, including Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008), Couples Retreat (2009), You Again (2010), The Boss (2016), Bad Moms (2016), and A Bad Moms Christmas (2017). She received further recognition for voicing Princess Anna in
16124-412: The terms of a plan for a new university. These New Yorkers believed the city needed a university designed for young men who would be admitted based upon merit rather than birthright or social class. On April 18, 1831, the institution that would become NYU was established with the support of a group of prominent New York City residents from the city's merchants , bankers , and traders . Albert Gallatin
16263-516: The titular character of the HBO Max teen drama series Gossip Girl , a soft reboot and sequel to the 2007–2012 series Gossip Girl . Bell starred alongside Kirby Howell-Baptiste as a pair of housewives who created a multi-million dollar coupon scam in the comedy film Queenpins . The film was released to Paramount+ on September 10, 2021. Her miniseries The Woman in the House Across
16402-425: The titular narrator in the teen drama series Gossip Girl (2007–2012) and its 2021 sequel , and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for her leading role in the NBC comedy series The Good Place (2016–2020). She also starred in the Showtime comedy series House of Lies (2012–2016) and the Netflix romantic comedy series Nobody Wants This (2024). During her time on Veronica Mars , Bell starred in
16541-576: The top fundraising institutions in the country, raising $ 506.4 million in 2015 and $ 648 million in 2016. NYU is also the 19th wealthiest university in America with $ 5.3 billion in cash and investments in fiscal year 2014. NYU's New York City campus includes more than 171 buildings spread between Manhattan and Brooklyn . Most of the school's buildings in Manhattan are located across a roughly 230-acre (93 ha) area bounded by Houston Street to
16680-650: The troubles spread to the city's institutions, including NYU. Feeling the pressures of imminent bankruptcy, NYU President James McNaughton Hester negotiated the sale of the University Heights campus to the City University of New York , which occurred in 1973. In 1973, the New York University School of Engineering and Science merged into Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn , which eventually merged back into NYU in 2014, forming
16819-577: The university opened The Grey Art Gallery at 100 Washington Square East, housing the NYU art collection and featuring museum quality exhibitions. NYU has successfully completed a seven-year, $ 2.5 billion campaign, surpassing expectations by raising more than $ 3 billion over the seven-year period. Started in 2001, this campaign was the university's largest in its history, in which they planned to "raise $ 1 million per day for scholarships and financial aid, faculty building, new academic initiatives, and enhancing NYU's physical facilities." The campaign included
16958-470: The university were still frequently subjecting their workers to third-world labor conditions. The article documented that these conditions included confiscation of worker passports, forced overtime, recruitment fees and cockroach-filled dorms where workers had to sleep under beds. According to the article, workers who attempted to protest the NYU contractors' conditions were promptly arrested. Reports also claimed that those arrested by police were later abused at
17097-451: The university's Department of Philosophy building and the Gallatin School of Individualized Study , in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Lower Manhattan , New York City. In 2013, NYU opened a new technology hub on its Brooklyn campus called the Media and Games Network (MAGNET). Located at 2 MetroTech Center and, beginning in 2019, 370 Jay Street , MAGNET houses three Tisch programs:
17236-430: The university's first female president. From 2007 to 2018, NYU experienced a 114% increase in applications to its university system, increasing from around 35,000 applicants to more than 100,000 in 2020. This has also caused the acceptance rate to drop significantly, with a record-low acceptance rate of 8% in 2023 and 2024. In parallel to NYU's expansion in the early 1900s, the university similarly expanded vigorously in
17375-571: The university's first overseas "Portal Campus" with an inaugural class of 150 students. The campus faced controversy even before it opened. In 2009, the university responded to a series of interviews in The New York Times that showed a pattern of labor abuses at its fledgling Abu Dhabi location (which would open for classes the next year), creating a statement of labor values for Abu Dhabi campus workers. A 2014 follow-up article found that while some conditions had improved, contractors for
17514-635: The university, is located on East 84th Street, while the Institute of Fine Arts , a graduate school of art history and fine arts, is located at the James B. Duke House at 1 East 78th Street. Additionally, the nearby Stephen Chan House at 14 East 78th Street houses the Conservation Center of the Institute of Fine Arts, which boasts the oldest graduate degree-granting conservation program in
17653-525: The university. In the 1870s, sculptors Augustus Saint-Gaudens and Daniel Chester French lived and worked near the Square. By the 1920s, Washington Square Park was nationally recognized as a focal point for artistic and moral rebellion. As such, the Washington Square campus became more diverse and bustled with urban energy, contributing to academic change at NYU. Famed residents of this time include Eugene O'Neill , John Sloan , and Maurice Prendergast . In
17792-595: The video game Assassin's Creed , which was released in November 2007 for consoles and April 2008 for the PC. Bell reprised her role of Lucy in Assassin's Creed II , released in November 2009, and again in Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood , released in November 2010. In the spring of 2006, she finished filming the Star Wars -themed comedy Fanboys . Director Kyle Newman received additional funding to shoot new scenes, but
17931-646: The world. NYU has a host of foreign facilities used for study away programs, referred to as Global Academic Centers. As of 2012 , NYU operates 12 academic sites in Africa, Asia and the Middle East, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America, including undergraduate academic-year and summer study away programs in Accra , Berlin , Buenos Aires , Florence , London , Los Angeles , Madrid , Paris , Prague , Sydney , Tel Aviv , and Washington, D.C. One of
18070-561: Was 11 years old when she was rescued from Hurricane Katrina and adopted by Bell in 2005. Bell has stated she is non-religious and identifies as a humanist . She and her husband Dax Shepard are pro- vaccination . Bell showed support for the Writers Guild of America in the writers' strike , appearing in the picket lines in December 2007, stating, "the writers are just looking for some fairness". Bell and other Veronica Mars cast members, including Ryan Hansen , are involved with
18209-448: Was 6 months old; both have since remarried, and Bell has 6 half-siblings: two step-sisters from her father's second marriage and four half-siblings from her mother's second marriage. At the age of four, Bell stated that she did not like her first name, so her mother encouraged her to use her middle name, Anne, which she used until she attended high school. Just before her first year of high school, Bell's parents decided to remove her from
18348-611: Was elected as its first president. On April 21, 1831, the new institution received its charter and was incorporated as the University of the City of New York by the New York State Legislature ; older documents often refer to it by that name. The university has been popularly known as New York University since its inception and was officially renamed New York University in 1896. In 1832, NYU held its first classes in rented rooms of four-story Clinton Hall, situated near City Hall. In 1835,
18487-453: Was far more spacious than its predecessor was. As a result, most of the university's operations, along with the undergraduate College of Arts and Science and School of Engineering, were housed there. NYU's administrative operations were moved to the new campus, but the graduate schools of the university remained at Washington Square. In 1914, Washington Square College was founded as the downtown undergraduate college of NYU. In 1935, NYU opened
18626-456: Was inaugurated the 14th president of the university. Following his inauguration, he moved to form the League of World Universities , an international organization consisting of rectors and presidents from urban universities across six continents. The league and its 47 representatives gather every two years to discuss global issues in education . In 2003, President John Sexton launched
18765-420: Was like, 'You might not get carded for an R-rated movie anymore.' Like I didn't have a little stick figure anymore." Bell has said that many of her characters are tomboys because she was "not homely enough to play the nerdy girl and not nearly pretty enough to play the pretty girl". Bell has been associated with the idea that " nerdy is the new cool", and she explained, "what was previously perceived as nerdy
18904-403: Was ranked 59 on AskMen 's Top 99 Women of 2008 List. Reflecting on her admitted popularity with "geeks", Bell was voted the fourth-sexiest woman on TV by the staff at Wizard magazine . Bell stated she never thought of herself as womanly because "I always play and look and act 10 years younger than I am." However, she said, "Something magical happened when I turned 25—I looked in the mirror and
19043-476: Was released in November 2010. She had a cameo appearance alongside Anna Paquin in the slasher horror film Scream 4 , which was released on April 15, 2011. In 2012, Bell starred in the family drama film Big Miracle . She appeared in the music video for "Madder Red" by Brooklyn experimental rock band Yeasayer . Bell portrayed Mary Magdalene in The Truth & Life Dramatized Audio New Testament Bible ,
19182-478: Was selected "World's Sexiest Vegetarian " on PETA 's yearly poll. She was placed 68 on Maxim 's 2005 "Hot 100" list, 11 in Maxim ' s 2006 "Hot 100" list, and 46 in Maxim ' s 2007 "Hot 100" list in which she was stated to have "single-handedly saved The CW from becoming the worst network ever". In 2006, Maxim also placed Bell at the top of the "Fall TV's Criminally Sexy Investigators" List. In 2008, she
19321-487: Was training under Cesalina Gracie in mother-daughter classes alongside her daughter. In May 2016, Bell stated that she has received treatment for depression and anxiety . She said, "It's important for me to be candid about this so people in a similar situation can realize that they are not worthless and that they do have something to offer." In an interview with Jimmy Kimmel in August 2018, Bell discussed why she wears scuba gloves while swimming. She stated that she fears
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