Personal life

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

Ashley attended the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University and graduated in 2007 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree.

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 critically acclaimed performance garnered her a 2010 Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress.

Filmography

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