Bell was born and raised at
Hampstead in north London. Her father, John Clement Bell (1860–1944) was a senior partner in the
Clayton and Bell company of stained glass manufacturers, while her brother, Reginald Bell, and her nephew,
Michael Farrar-Bell were also artists. Jeanne Bell created statuettes in bronze, ivory, wood and alabaster plus animal figures in both terracotta and glazed earthenware. Bell was active as an artist until late in her life. She died at
Dinton in Buckinghamshire where she had lived most of her life after leaving London. ==References==