Lauralee Kristen Bell (born December 22, 1968) is an American soap
opera actress. She was born in Chicago, Illinois, and attended The
Latin School of Chicago.The 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,
Lauralee was offered a bit role as a model, Christine "Cricket" Blair,
on her parents' show 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 a pun against her, calling her "the Bug." In
January 2005, Bell asked to be released from her contract, and she
appears only on a recurring basis.Lauralee married photographer Scott
Martin on October 4, 1997. They have a son, Christian James Martin,
born on January 17, 2001 and a daughter, Samantha Lee Martin, born on
October 28, 2002. In June 2007, she reprised her role of Christine
Blair for a short run on The Bold and the Beautiful. In July 2010, she
returned to The Young and the Restless in a recurring capacity.
Lauralee co-owned a boutique, On Sunset, which closed in 2009.
opera actress. She was born in Chicago, Illinois, and attended The
Latin School of Chicago.The 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,
Lauralee was offered a bit role as a model, Christine "Cricket" Blair,
on her parents' show 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 a pun against her, calling her "the Bug." In
January 2005, Bell asked to be released from her contract, and she
appears only on a recurring basis.Lauralee married photographer Scott
Martin on October 4, 1997. They have a son, Christian James Martin,
born on January 17, 2001 and a daughter, Samantha Lee Martin, born on
October 28, 2002. In June 2007, she reprised her role of Christine
Blair for a short run on The Bold and the Beautiful. In July 2010, she
returned to The Young and the Restless in a recurring capacity.
Lauralee co-owned a boutique, On Sunset, which closed in 2009.
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