Filmmaking is a huge privilege; it's not brain surgery. It's art, and art is supposed to be an enjoyable process, and it is an enjoyable experience for me.

Early life
Bell was born in New York City the daughter of Robin Bell owner of the design firm Robin Bell Design Inc. In a World. In 2011 Bell starred alongside Josh Lucas and Terrence Howard in the supernatural thriller Little Murder; played Ashton Kutcher's boss in the romantic comedy No Strings Attached a performance that won her critical praise and was called "scene-stealing"; starred in the ensemble comedy A Good Old Fashioned Orgy and guest starred in an episode of the first season of Zooey Deschanel's sitcom New Girl.

She has also written and directed her own award-winning short film Worst Enemy which débuted at the Sundance Film Festival. She has starred in the television series Miss Match (2003); The Practice (2004) and its spinoff Boston Legal (2004–2006) as Sally Heep; Surface (2005–2006); How to Make It in America (2010–2011) and Childrens Hospital (2008–present) and in the films Over Her Dead Body What Happens in Vegas and Pride and Glory (all 2008); It's Complicated (2009); Burning Palms (2010); and Little Murder No Strings Attached and A Good Old Fashioned Orgy (all 2011).