Bells first film role was in 1985 period drama Burke & Wills, alongside Jack Thompson.
She then appeared in 1993 romance drama The Nostradamus Kid, opposite Noah Taylor and Miranda Otto.
She appeared in the 1997 films Oscar and Lucinda and Thank God He Met Lizzie, both of which starred Cate Blanchett.
Bell then starred as Celia alongside Nick Giannopoulos in the 2000 cult comedy film The Wog Boy.
[4] Bell is married to writer, TV and radio presenter, stand up comic, author and former lawyer James O'Loghlin and together they have three daughters.