Lauralee Bell

About

Lauralee Kristen Bell (born December 22, 1968) is an American actress. She is best known for her portrayal of Christine Blair in the CBS daytime soap operas, The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful. As a producer, she received the award for Outstanding Special Class Short Format Daytime at the 41st Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards for the short film mI promise.

Bell was born in Chicago, Illinois, and attended The Latin School of Chicago. The only daughter of soap opera creators William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell, and sister to Bill Bell, Jr. and Bradley Bell as well as sister-in-law to Maria Arena Bell and Colleen Bell. She was offered a bit role as a model, Christine “Cricket” Blair, on her parents’ daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless in 1983 and that became a contract role in 1986.
Over time, her character matured from a model into a legal aid lawyer. Her character also dropped the childish moniker “Cricket”, especially after her rival Phyllis (Michelle Stafford) turned it into an insult by calling her “the Bug.” In 2001, Bell asked to be moved to recurring status after maternity leave, though she returned to regular status the…