The Young and the Restless: How old is Lauralee Bell? Age explored

Lauralee Bell is an American actress on The Young and the Restless, popularly known for playing the role of Christine 'Cricket' Blair. She has also featured on the CBS sister soap The Bold and the Beautiful in the same role.

Born in 1968, Bell is 55 years old. She was born in Chicago, Illinois, to soap opera creators William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell. Due to her family's presence in the soap opera industry, she was offered her role as Christine in 1983, which she continues to essay to date.

Bell has also won multiple awards for her performances, including the Soap Opera Digest for Oustanding Supporting Actress in 1999. The actress is married to a photographer named Scott Martin and share two children together.

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Lauralee Bell age and filmography explored

Lauralee Bell started her career at the age of 15 when she bagged the role of Christine Blair on The Young and the Restless. She played the role until 2006 when she took a four-year break from the soap. She returned to the role in 2010 and continues to appear as a guest in many episodes.

Apart from her soap opera roles, the actress has also featured in many films and television episodes. A list of her most prominent works includes:

• Walker, Texas Ranger (1998) as Kim Rivers
• Carpool Guy (2005) as Hope
• Past Sins (2006) as Donna Erickson
• The Bold and the Beautiful (2007) as Christine Blair
• Family Dinner (2009) as Karen O'Connell
• Easy Rider: The Ride Back (2012) as Anne Williams
• Deadly Expose (2017) as Sarah Bergson
• Nightmare Tenant (2018) as Dr Carol Allen
• Pearl in the Mist (2021) as Daphne Dumas

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Who does Lauralee Bell play on The Young and the Restless?

Lauralee Bell has been playing the role of Christine 'Cricket' Blair on The Young and the Restless since the character's introduction in 1983.

The character was originally a teen model in the story but went on to train as a lawyer. She even helped her later on-screen husband Danny win custody of his son Daniel from Phyllis Summers.

Even though her marriage with Danny collapsed after his affair with Phyllis, Christine had lingering feelings for him later on. The two even had an affair together, unknown to her new partner Paul Williams.

Meanwhile, she worked dedicatedly on her professional career arc. Christine was forced to toughen up after facing harassment and discrimination at her law firms but went on to build a name for herself.

Since 2010, the character has returned to the soap in guest appearances and cameos mainly. She often returns to fight cases in court and has been seen defending Genoa residents like Ridge Forrester and Genevieve Atkinson.

Her last cameo took place this week during a crossover episode with The Bold and the Beautiful during a party at the Forrester Mansion.

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Audiences can watch The Young and the Restless streaming on Paramount+ and CBS, with new episodes released every weekday.