--- --- Apr 16, 2025 # Kristen Bell by Ted Danson  Pat Martin Kristen Bell is one of the most remarkable human beings I’ve ever known. It may seem odd to start by labeling her as human, but it is important to clarify that although she appears to be from some other, highly evolved planet, she is not. She’s human. And I adore her. I met Kristen while we were shooting _Big Miracle_ in Alaska, but I really got to know her during our four years on _The Good Place._ On set, she is a dazzling combination of talent and efficiency. The efficiency comes with the caveat that _no one_ should stop her from getting home in time to have dinner with her kids. While she shines as an actor-writer-director-producer (and took the world by storm last fall in [_Nobody Wants This_](https://time.com/7024349/nobody-wants-this-review-netflix/)), that’s not her true calling. She’s really here to use her big, beautiful brain to make the world a better place. Kristen and her amazing husband Dax Shepard spend a great deal of their time and money supporting and creating organizations that provide essential items and care for families in need across the world. Oh yeah, and she sings—like an angel! To be able to call Kristen Bell a friend is a grace upon my life. _Danson is an Emmy-winning actor_ Kristen Bell Is on the 2025 TIME100 List ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2025/7273824/kristen-bell/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2025/7273824/kristen-bell/"},"headline":"Kristen Bell","datePublished":"2025-04-16T10:30:00.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-03T00:46:25.489Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2025/7273824/kristen-bell/","keywords":["TIME100","franchise","Magazine","Special Project","sponsorshipblock","Accolades","t100artists2025"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3c1bfc191fd5bfe5/6998c5bd66d4e38ef5cbc5fa/time100-2025-kristen-bell.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"creator":"TIME Staff","articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3c1bfc191fd5bfe5/6998c5bd66d4e38ef5cbc5fa/time100-2025-kristen-bell.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/100-most-influential-people-2025/7273824/kristen-bell/","name":"Kristen Bell"}}]}] ```