Young American actress Rachael Kathryn Bell is set to follow in the footsteps of former Disney stars such as Selena Gomez and Zendaya Coleman to become a household name when she makes the break away from TV and into film, starring in two upcoming productions - Pass the Light and Starving in Suburbia - set for release later this year.

Aside from playing Addison on the Disney Channel series The Suite Life on Deck from 2008 to 2011, Bell has also featured in the shows Body of Proof and Awkward, and TV films Speak Now and Immigrant.