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Jillian Bell

Jillian Bell

American actress and comedian (born 1984)

Jillian Leigh Bell[1] (born April 25, 1984)[2][3] is an American actress, comedian, and screenwriter. She was a writer for the 35th season of the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live between 2009 and 2010. Since her departure from SNL, she has had starring roles in the films Brittany Runs a Marathon (2019) and I'm Totally Fine (2022). She has also appeared on television, starring as Jillian Belk on Workaholics, voicing Violet Hart on Bless the Harts,[4] and in a recurring role as Dixie on the final season of Eastbound & Down. Her other film credits include 22 Jump Street (2014), Fist Fight (2017), Godmothered (2020), and the Christmas film "Candy Cane Lane" (2023), as a mischievous elf named Pepper.

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Early life

Bell was born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada, the daughter of Ron and Tanzy Bell.[5][6] She began studying improv at age eight.[7] She graduated from Bishop Gorman High School in 2002,[8] then moved to Los Angeles, California, and became a member of the comedy group The Groundlings.[5]

Career

She auditioned for Saturday Night Live, and although she did not join the cast, she became a writer for the show in 2009 for its 35th season.[5] That year, she appeared in an episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm as an assistant who wears revealing clothing at work.[7]

In 2011, she began playing Jillian Belk on the Comedy Central series Workaholics. Film director Paul Thomas Anderson saw her in it and gave her a small role in his 2012 film The Master, then 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 with 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 portrayed the constantly misbehaving adult daughter of wealthy parents. It was originally launched as a web series in early 2014.[10]

Bell starred as the Fairy Godmother in Disney's Godmothered, which was released on Disney+.[11]

Filmography

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Accolades

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]

References

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    Jillian Bell [@jilliandeltoro] (June 9, 2014). "Replying to @middlenamegame @middlenamegame Leigh :)" (Tweet). Retrieved December 1, 2020 – via Twitter.
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    "Jillian Bell's 30th". The Spazmatics. May 2, 2014. Archived from the original on September 30, 2023. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
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    Lenny Jacobson [@lennyjacobson] (April 25, 2015). "Happiest of Birthdays to this little shit head! My best friend & sister..Love you Jilly Bean!" (Tweet). Retrieved December 22, 2015 – via Twitter.
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    "Jillian Bell". TVmaze.com. Archived from the original on October 21, 2018. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
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    Justin Shady (July 24, 2012). "Bell: Workaholic aces 'Master' class". Variety. Archived from the original on June 22, 2018. Retrieved October 21, 2013.
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    "Claire Voyant - Past Column from July 06, 2012". Lvol.com. Archived from the original on July 18, 2022. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
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    McNamara, Jimmy (September 6, 2012). "From Curb to Partners: Jillian Bell". HuffPost. Archived from the original on August 24, 2019. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
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    "Seven Questions With Jillian Bell '02". Bishop Gorman High School Alumni Newsletter: 12. Summer 2012. Archived from the original on March 14, 2016. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
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    "'Workaholics' Star Jillian Bell Joins Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum in '22 Jump Street' (Exclusive)". TheWrap. September 12, 2013. Archived from the original on March 5, 2014. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
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    Miller, Liz Shannon (January 14, 2016). "If Comedy Central's 'Idiotsitter' is Half as Funny As Talking to Its Creators, It Could Be the Funniest Show on TV". Indiewire. Archived from the original on April 2, 2016. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
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    "Jillian Bell, Isla Fisher to Star in Disney+ Comedy 'Godmothered' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. January 9, 2020. Archived from the original on January 12, 2020. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
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    "Outstanding Writing For A Variety Series Nominees / Winners 2010". Television Academy. Archived from the original on August 7, 2020. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
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    "MTV Movie Awards 2015: See the Full Winners List". Billboard. April 12, 2015. Archived from the original on May 13, 2016. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
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    Nissen, Dano (September 5, 2019). "Laurence Fishburne, Jared Harris & Jillian Bell to be Feted at San Diego Intl. Film Festival". Variety. Archived from the original on September 5, 2019. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
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    "John Cameron Mitchell Receives Provincetown's Filmmaker on the Edge Award". The Hollywood Reporter. June 16, 2019. Archived from the original on August 15, 2020. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
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