Laura Ashley Bell Bundy was born in Euclid, Ohio, and raised in Lexington, Kentucky.

[10] In 1995, at the age of 14, Bell Bundy appeared in the film Jumanji, playing the younger version of Bonnie Hunt's character, Sarah Whittle.

In 2002, at the age of 21, she made her Broadway debut in the musical Hairspray, originating the role of Amber Von Tussle.

[15] From 2007 to July 2008, she starred on Broadway in Legally Blonde: The Musical where she originated the lead role of Elle Woods.

Elle is a sorority sister, president of the Delta Nu who finds herself at Harvard University studying to become a lawyer.

[16] Her theatre credits outside of New York City include the national tour of The Sound of Music with Marie Osmond and Gypsy with Betty Buckley and Deborah Gibson at the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, New Jersey (1998).

[17] Bell Bundy reprised the role of Elle Woods in the U.S. national tour of Legally Blonde: The Musical as a temporary replacement for the injured Becky Gulsvig, alongside Lauren Zakrin.

[20] On September 27, 2008, she participated in a benefit concert for Anaheim, California's the Chance Theatre with fellow Wicked alum Eden Espinosa and with Spring Awakening alum Lea Michele for the Broadway Chance Style: Up Close and Personal concert.

[22] Bell Bundy appeared in the lead role of Sweet Charity staged and directed by Kathleen Marshall in June 2018 in Los Angeles.

[24] Bell Bundy has appeared in films including The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993),[25] Life with Mikey (1993),[26] and Jumanji (1995) as Young Sarah Whittle.

[27] In 1999, she debuted in the role of rebellious daughter Marah Lewis on the CBS daytime soap opera Guiding Light and playing the character until 2001.

[30] She had a recurring role on the sixth season of CBS's How I Met Your Mother as Becky, a hyperactive, obnoxious girl and Robin's co-anchor.

Shelby is the newcomer in town who was introduced as a love interest for George Tucker, however, later begins a relationship with Brick.

[36] Bell Bundy released her debut country music album, titled Longing For a Place Already Gone, in 2007.

[37] After leaving Legally Blonde: The Musical in July 2008, she moved back to Nashville to work on her second album, Achin' and Shakin'.

Bell Bundy began as the spokesperson for the Selected Chevrolet Dealers of Middle Tennessee in September 2011.

[40] In mid-2013, she signed with Big Machine Records and released the single "Two Step", a duet with Colt Ford.