Daytime soap opera fans know Lauralee Bell as an actress from her many years playing Christine on THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS. But the daughter of the legendary Bill and Lee Philip Bell has also proven to be an accomplished producer and director as well over the past few years. Her first web series, FAMILY DINNER, won rave reviews and multiple Indie Soap Award nominations. She's now produced, written and directed a new show, JUST OFF RODEO, about three fashion forward twenty something's who work together in a boutique just off the infamous Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills. Fans can watch the show and then buy clothes or jewelry the characters wore in the episode, and have them delivered in a matter of days to their homes, all one one web page. In this new exclusive interview, Bell talks with WE LOVE SOAPS TV about her web projects, her father, and what's ahead in her career.
WE LOVE SOAPS TV: I've done research on a soap character in the past and stumbled upon a Wikipedia page which has the name of the writer who created the character. So many times I see the name Bill Bell. He made such a huge impact with historical characters on many of the soaps.
Lauralee Bell: When I was growing up [in Chicago], I would hide thermometers around the house that were set to 100 or a little bit over so I could fake being sick and stay home and sit with my father. My favorite part of the day was watching YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS with him. Then he would do his call to California about what was right and wasn't right with the show. I felt I learned so much about that from him.