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Lauralee Bell is following in the family’s creative footsteps but expanding the format.  She's just launched her latest web series, "Just Off Rodeo," www.JustOffRodeo.com which marries entertainment to fashion and a new form of merchandising. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/alltherage/2011/02/actress-lauralee-bell-launches-just-off-rodeo-web-series-with-a-fashion-retail-element.html

Bell writes/directs/stars in and, with husband Scott Martin, executive produces her “Family Dinner” web series.  In 2010, she earned a Webby nomination for "Family Dinner," whose webisodes debut on the front page of FunnyorDie, Will Ferrell's industry favorite comedy website, and live on their own site, www.familydinneronline.com.  The first two episodes starred Phyllis Diller with regulars Dan Cortese, Aaron Lustig and Bell, the next two starred Cloris Leachman http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/025cc64ec2/family-dinner-episode-3, and the fifth episode debuted in November on www.funnyordie.com and stars Shirley Jones with cameos by Jordin Sparks, Richard Marx,  Rick Springfield and Chad Smith of the Red Hot Chili Peppers for their biggest episode yet.  

Bell spent eighteen years starring on the top-rated show in daytime television, CBS’ “The Young and the Restless” and she brought her character to CBS’ “The Bold and the Beautiful” in 2007 for a story arc.  In July she began a short-term return to "Y & R" and she returned again this year.  Bell also stars in “Easy Rider:  The Ride Back,” a prequel to the iconic film.  Bell was the lead in the Lifetime movie, “Past Sins,” where she portrayed hotshot attorney Donna Erickson, who specialized in cases that generated lots of media attention.  Bell was also the female lead in the feature film, “Carpool Guy,” directed and produced by Corbin Bernsen.  She guested on “CSI:  Miami.”  Bell grew up on “Y & R,” emerging from shy, junior fashion model Cricket to passionate, ultra-competent attorney Christine Blair.  The fans voted her Outstanding Supporting Actress at the “Soap Opera Awards” and Lifetime chose Bell as one of their “Intimate Portrait” subjects.  When she returned from a brief maternity leave, the show’s ratings spiked for the first time in two years.  She has always been one of the most popular daytime magazine cover subjects.  One soap magazine put her on the cover for eight consecutive issues and the resulting sales surge permanently took them from third place to a gaining-on-#1 second place. 

In real life, Bell married photographer Scott Martin, whom she met when they were schoolmates in Chicago, in a storybook 1997 wedding.  The couple had their first child in 2001, their second in 2002.

Her parents created “The Young and the Restless” but Lauralee was responsible for the positive viewer response she created when she started what was thought to be a short-term role decades ago.  She always avoided preferential treatment and earned unanimous praise from her co-workers for her absolute professionalism.

Lauralee Bell autographed size 8 1/2 new pink Converse One Star shoes.

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