Ashley Bell (actress)

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Ashley Bell
Ashley Bell on Dulce Osuna.jpg
Bell interviewed about The Last Exorcism series by Dulce Osuna in 2013
BornMay 26, 1986 (1986-05-26) (age 37)
OccupationActress
Years active2003–present
Parents

Ashley Bell (born May 26, 1986) is an American actress. [1] [2] [3] She is known for her role as Nell Sweetzer in the films The Last Exorcism and The Last Exorcism Part II .

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Personal life

Bell was born in Santa Monica, California, the daughter of Victoria Carroll, an actress, and Michael Bell, an actor. [4]

Career

Following a string of film and television appearances on Boston Public , CSI: Crime Scene Investigation , the Mark Polish-penned Stay Cool and a four episode arc on Showtime's The United States of Tara .

Bell made her feature film principal debut, starring as Nell Sweetzer, in the 2010 horror film The Last Exorcism . Her performance garnered her a 2011 Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. [5]

In 2018, she directed the nature documentary Love & Bananas, which details the plight of Asian elephants in South East Asia. [6] The film was official selection at the Environmental Film Festival and International Wildlife Film Festival. [7]

As of 2023, she is a member of the Sunday Company at The Groundlings. [8]

Filmography

Film roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
2009 Stay Cool Valedictorian
2010MagicAdditional Voices
2010 The Last Exorcism Nell SweetzerNominated—Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female [5]
Nominated—MTV Movie Award for Best Scared-As-S**t Performance
2011 The Day Mary
2011The Truth About Angels[ citation needed ]Redhead[ citation needed ]
2011InitiationShort film
2013 Chasing Shakespeare Molly
2013 Sparks Lady Heavenly
2013 The Last Exorcism Part II Nell Sweetzer
2013The BouncebackCathy
2013 The Marine 3: Homefront Lilly CarterDirect-to-DVD
2015 Carnage Park Vivian Fontaine
2015There Is a New World SomewhereSam
2017 Novitiate Sister Margaret
2017Charlie: GenesisIngrid Davis
2017 Psychopaths escaped mental patient
2018Love and Bananas: An Elephant StoryHerselfdirector; producer; screenwriter
2018The Delta GirlMiss HoneyShort film
2018The SwerveClaudia
2020Dear GuestMariaShort film
2020VoicesAnnabel
2020 The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run Additional Voices
2021Witch HuntGina
Television roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
2003 Boston Public ColleenEpisode: "Chapter 23"
2007 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation LanieEpisode: "Goodbye and Good Luck"
2009 United States of Tara Tonya4 episodes
2012 The Penguins of Madagascar Zoe (voice)
2014 The Walking Dead: The Oath Karina Webisode series
2015Don't Wake MommyMollyTelevision movie
2017A Neighbor's DeceptionChloe AndersonTelevision movie
Video game roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
2005 Kingdom of Paradise Lu Yan[ citation needed ]
2010 Alice in Wonderland The White Queen[ citation needed ]
2012 Sorcery Erline[ citation needed ]

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