Lake Bell

Lake Siegel Bell (March 24, 1979–) is an American actress, director, producer and screenwriter.

• I think the key to a great romcom is to not fight against the genre,” she explains. “The trend more recently has been to apologise, or be snarky, so it’s an anti-romcom.” Out comes that wide smile. “Just lean in and embrace the fact it’s a love story and it’s funny and it’s light. It can still be uber-smart and deal with zeitgeist issues.
  • Lake Bell interview: The Man Up actress explains how she juggles acting, writing, directing, producing and directing (29 May 2015)