Laura Ashley Bell Bundy (born April , ) is an American actress and
singer who has performed in a number of Broadway roles, including the
original Amber Von Tussle in the musical version of Hairspray, the
original Elle Woods in the musical version of Legally Blonde, and Dr.
Jordan Denby on television's Anger Management. She signed to Mercury
Records Nashville and released her first country music single, "Giddy
On Up", on February , . The album's second single, "Drop on By", was
released to country radio on August , .Bundy was born in Euclid, Ohio,
and raised in Lexington, Kentucky. Her mother, Lorna Bundy-Jones (née
Lorna Ann Bell), is a Lancome Beauty Advisor at Ulta and her father,
Don Bundy, is an electrical engineer. Her parents divorced in when
she was years old; both have since remarried. She took dance lessons
at Town and Village School of Dance in Paris, Kentucky. When she was
nine she appeared in the Radio City Christmas Spectacular in New York
City. She graduated from Lexington Catholic High School. She is the
niece of Marcia Malone Bell, Miss Kentucky and Top Ten Miss America
semifinalist. Bell Bundy was diagnosed with celiac disease when she
was about years old. In at the age of , Bell Bundy appeared in the
film Jumanji, playing the younger version of Bonnie Hunt's character,
Sarah Whittle.Bundy originated the role of Tina Denmark in the musical
Ruthless! The Musical which opened Off-Broadway in . For this part,
she was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a
Musical. In , at the age of , she made her Broadway debut in the
musical Hairspray, originating the role of Amber Von Tussle. Bell
Bundy was next a Glinda standby for Kristin Chenoweth in Wicked.
singer who has performed in a number of Broadway roles, including the
original Amber Von Tussle in the musical version of Hairspray, the
original Elle Woods in the musical version of Legally Blonde, and Dr.
Jordan Denby on television's Anger Management. She signed to Mercury
Records Nashville and released her first country music single, "Giddy
On Up", on February , . The album's second single, "Drop on By", was
released to country radio on August , .Bundy was born in Euclid, Ohio,
and raised in Lexington, Kentucky. Her mother, Lorna Bundy-Jones (née
Lorna Ann Bell), is a Lancome Beauty Advisor at Ulta and her father,
Don Bundy, is an electrical engineer. Her parents divorced in when
she was years old; both have since remarried. She took dance lessons
at Town and Village School of Dance in Paris, Kentucky. When she was
nine she appeared in the Radio City Christmas Spectacular in New York
City. She graduated from Lexington Catholic High School. She is the
niece of Marcia Malone Bell, Miss Kentucky and Top Ten Miss America
semifinalist. Bell Bundy was diagnosed with celiac disease when she
was about years old. In at the age of , Bell Bundy appeared in the
film Jumanji, playing the younger version of Bonnie Hunt's character,
Sarah Whittle.Bundy originated the role of Tina Denmark in the musical
Ruthless! The Musical which opened Off-Broadway in . For this part,
she was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a
Musical. In , at the age of , she made her Broadway debut in the
musical Hairspray, originating the role of Amber Von Tussle. Bell
Bundy was next a Glinda standby for Kristin Chenoweth in Wicked.
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