Ashley Bell (born May 26, 1986) is an American actress. She is known for her role as Nell Sweetzer in the films The Last Exorcism (2010) and The Last Exorcism Part II (2013).
Early life Bell was born in Santa Monica, California, the daughter of Victoria Carroll, an actress, and Michael Bell, an actor.
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, as well as a 2011 MTV Movie Award nomination for Best Scared-As-Shit Performance.
In 2014, Bell was a cast member in the Broadway revival of Sophie Treadwell's expressionist play Machinal directed by Lyndsey Turner. She played the roles of the Telephone Girl/Young Girl and served as an understudy for the lead, the Young Woman (played by Rebecca Hall).
In 2018, Bell directed the nature documentary Love & Bananas, which details the plight of Asian elephants in South East Asia. The film was official selection at the Environmental Film Festival and International Wildlife Film Festival. The film won the 2018 Humane Society Genesis Award for Best Feature Documentary. At Earth Day Network's 2019 Climate Leadership Gala, Bell was honored with the Women and the Green Economy Leadership award for her work.
As of 2023, Bell is a member of The Groundlings.
Filmography +Film Year Title Role Notes2009Stay CoolValedictorian2010MagicAdditional Voices2010Nell SweetzerNominated—Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting FemaleNominated—MTV Movie Award for Best Scared-As-S**t Performance2011Mary2011Redhead 2011InitiationShort film2013Chasing ShakespeareMolly2013SparksLady Heavenly2013The Last Exorcism Part IINell Sweetzer2013The BouncebackCathy2013The Marine 3: HomefrontLilly CarterDirect-to-DVD2015Carnage ParkVivian Fontaine2015There Is a New World SomewhereSam2017NovitiateSister Margaret2017Charlie: GenesisIngrid Davis2017Psychopathsescaped mental patient2018Love and Bananas: An Elephant StoryHerselfdirector; producer; screenwriter2018The Delta GirlMiss HoneyShort film2018The SwerveClaudia2020Dear GuestMariaShort film2020VoicesAnnabel2020The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the RunAdditional Voices2021Witch HuntGina
+Television Year Title Role Notes2003Boston PublicColleenEpisode: "Chapter 23"2007CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationLanieEpisode: "Goodbye and Good Luck"2009United States of TaraTonya4 episodes2012The Penguins of MadagascarZoe (voice)2014The Walking Dead: The OathKarinaWebisode series2015Don't Wake MommyMollyTelevision movie2017A Neighbor's DeceptionChloe AndersonTelevision movie
+Video games Year Title Role Notes2005Kingdom of ParadiseLu Yan2010Alice in WonderlandThe White Queen2012SorceryErline
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