Biography

Carol Ann is best known for the (2023) TV Pilot "Pickleball Is Life: Dill With It!" in which she serves as the Executive Producer, creator and star. She co-wrote and is co-directing this mockumentary as well.

Carol Ann's strength lies in her comedic timing and her gift for improv. She seems to play strong, confident, intelligent, and relatable women. Carol Ann has had lead roles in many indie features, and Lifetime movies such as "A Party Gone Wrong," "Monarch Butterfly," "Don't Think" and "Mom." She also appeared on TV shows such as on "Law & Order: SVU" 20th season and "Showtime's The Loudest Voice". She also appeared on stage, including the play "The Ladies" which won her a Best Actress award.

Her most recent short film "Crumb Cake," where she also served as an Executive Producer, won 7 awards including Best Actress at the Southern Shorts Awards.

A native of Philadelphia, she earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications and Theatre from the University of Delaware. Her senior thesis film project, in which she wrote, produced, and starred in, won an Emmy from the Philadelphia Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Science. A member of the NSPF theatre company headed by Paul Michael of The Network NYC, she has also trained with Terry Schreiber, studied at HB Studios, and took improv lessons at The Groundlings and Upright Citizens Brigade. She has also studied Acting for the Camera and Intensive Study with Seth Barrish from The Barrow Group.

Besides acting, as a mother-of-two she enjoys spending time with her children. She also has a love for adventures, having traveled to various places within the US, the islands and different countries -- with Italy as her top favorite destination. She dreams of someday retiring in a Tuscan villa, inspired by her favorite book and movie, "Under the Tuscan Sun."

- IMDb mini biography by: Carol Ann Bell