Ashley Bell (born May 26, 1986) is an American actress. She is known for her role as Nell Sweetzer in the films The Last Exorcism and The Last Exorcism Part II. Ashley attended the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University and graduated in 2007 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree. Following a string of film and television appearances on Boston Public, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, the Mark Polish-penned Stay Cool and a four episode arc on Showtime's The United States of Tara.