Chrysta Bell Zucht (born April 20, 1978), known professionally as Chrystabell,[a] is an American singer and actor, known for her collaborations with filmmaker David Lynch.

[1][5] Chrystabell was born Chrysta Bell Zucht in San Antonio, Texas in the United States on April 20, 1978.

[1] Her family owns a cemetery, Countryside Memorial Park,[6] and her father had a variety of jobs, including running a bed and breakfast and flying hot air balloons.

[1][5] Her mother (a singer) and her stepfather (a composer, producer and engineer) owned a recording studio that made advertising jingles.

[5] She began her musical career after interviewing for a job as a cocktail waitress in Austin, when she suggested she could sing at the bar with an accompaniment.

During the production process of Somewhere, Lynch suggested that she appear on Twin Peaks, which she later did, playing the role of Special Agent Tammy Preston in the show's third season.