Kristen Bell Reveals She Was Told She Was Not “Pretty” Enough To Be an Actor

Kristen Bell says she was told she wasn’t “pretty” enough for roles.

Kristen Bell has a long history as a professional working actress. Her latest role in “The Good Place” is arguably her biggest role to date followed by her voice acting in the ‘Frozen’ movies. The Golden-Globe nominated actress did not have an easy start in the film industry. In fact, according to an interview, when she started her acting career she was criticized for not fitting into a standard “type“.

She explains, “I remember early on, getting feedback, that I wasn’t enough in either category. I would get feedback from an audition: ‘Well, you’re not pretty enough to play the pretty girl, but you’re not quirky enough or weird enough to play the weird girl.’”

She thought acting required fitting into two types either “pretty” or “quirky”. She added,  “I was like, ‘Okay, does that just mean I can’t be an actor? What does that mean.’ That’s what I was getting feedback on, on every audition.”

Bell believes there are far more options for actresses when it comes to roles. She says, “I think as I’ve grown older, those boxes have changed … and [have]almost gone away. It’s this huge gray area now of all these beautiful stories you can tell … that have dimensional people that don’t have to be one thing. It’s not the ’80s where you have to have the popular girl and then the nerd who gets the guy. It’s not that anymore and I’m really grateful for that. It opens up a lot of opportunities for everyone to play and pretend, which is the most fun part.”

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