Maria Bello
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 Bello at the Independent Spirit Awards in Los Angeles on March 5, 2010 |
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| Born | Maria Elena Bello April 18, 1967 Norristown, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress, singer |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Partner(s) | Bryn Mooser Dan McDermott (2004-2006; 1 child) |
Maria Elena Bello (born April 18, 1967) is an American actress and singer, who has appeared in the movies Permanent Midnight (1998), Payback (1999), Coyote Ugly (2000), The Cooler (2003), A History of Violence (2005), Thank You for Smoking (2006), and The Jane Austen Book Club (2007). In television, she is known for her role as Dr. Anna Del Amico on the NBC medical drama, ER (1997–1998). She starred as Lucy Robbins on the Fox TV series, Touch, alongside Kiefer Sutherland, in 2013.
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Early life[edit]
Bello was born in Norristown, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Kathy, a teacher and school nurse, and Joe Bello, a contractor.[1] Her father is Italian American (with roots in Montella, Italy)[2] and her mother is Polish American.[3][4][5] She grew up in a working-class Roman Catholic family and graduated from Archbishop Carroll High School (Radnor, Pennsylvania).[6][7] Later she attended Villanova University, majoring in political science. She intended to become a lawyer, but took an acting class during her senior year and was later cast in small off-Broadway plays, such as The Killer Inside Me, Small Town Gals with Big Problems and Urban Planning. She would guest star on episodes of The Commish (1991), Due South (1994), Nowhere Man (1995), Misery Loves Company (1995), and ER (1997–98).[citation needed]
Career[edit]
Bello's breakthrough came when the producers Kerry Lenhart and John J. Sakmar cast her as Mrs. Smith in the TV series spy show Mr. & Mrs. Smith (September 20 – December 6, 1996). The show was cancelled after eight weeks on the air. Then came a guest stint on ER (1997–1998) as the feisty pediatrician Dr. Anna Del Amico, in which she guest-starred in the final three episodes of the third season. Bello remained on the show for one season as a regular cast member, departing after the medical drama's 4th season.
The actress went on into movies landing a role in Coyote Ugly (2000). She was nominated for the Golden Globe award twice: for Best Supporting Actress in The Cooler (2003) and for Best Actress in A History of Violence (2005). She starred in The Jane Austen Book Club (2007) as Jocelyn.
In 2008, Bello starred in The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor as Evelyn O'Connell. In December 2008, Bello began developing a drama for HBO. Besides starring in the new series, Bello will also serve as an executive producer.[8]
She starred in the 2009 Sundance film The Yellow Handkerchief, which was released in theaters on February 26, 2010 by Samuel Goldwyn Films.
In 2010 Bello guest starred in two episodes of Law & Order: SVU.[9] In 2011, Bello starred in the television series Prime Suspect, which was canceled after 13 episodes.
Personal life[edit]
She has a son, Jackson Blue McDermott, (March 5, 2001), by her former (2004–2006) boyfriend, the writer and producer Dan McDermott.[10]
Humanitarian efforts[edit]
In the aftermath of the 2010 Haiti earthquake, Bello, with Aleda Frishman, Alison Thompson, and Barbara Guillaume, founded WE ADVANCE, an organization that creates a grassroot movement empowering Haitian women to collaborate toward making healthcare a priority, and putting an end to GBV (Gender-based Violence) within their communities. The organization seeks to act as a central agency to network the organizations working on women's issues in Haiti, and to provide urgent care to women victimized by the disaster. Currently their programs are headquartered in one health clinic and one community outreach center in Cité Soleil, Haiti.[11]
Other[edit]
Bello sits on the board of The CQ Matrix Company.[dead link][12]
Filmography[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ eMatrimony – Supporting, Encouraging and Challenging the WWME Community
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- ^ "Maria Bello: after more than a decade of not being the one, suddenly she's well on her way" from FindArticles.com (originally published in Interview magazine)
- ^ Bello epoque – interview with actress Maria Bello from FindArticles.com (originally published in Interview magazine)
- ^ McCarthy, Ellen. Maria Bello, 'Getting Better and Better', The Washington Post, August 11, 2006. Accessed May 24, 2008.
- ^ "Maria Bello". Yahoo! Movies. Retrieved 2010-06-24.
- ^ "Maria Bello". AskMen.com. Retrieved 2010-06-24.
- ^ Schneider, Michael (December 21, 2008). "HBO seals deal with Maria Bello". Variety. Retrieved December 30, 2008.
- ^ "Exclusive: Maria Bello Signs On to SVU". TVGuide.com.
- ^ "Maria Bello gets engaged". Fametastic.co.uk. 2008-07-29. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
- ^ Bello, Maria. "How to ADVANCE Our Money in Haiti". The Huffington Post. Retrieved May 10, 2011.
- ^ Bello, Maria. "CQ". MariaBello.com. Retrieved August 17, 2011.
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- 1967 births
- Living people
- People from Norristown, Pennsylvania
- American film actresses
- American television actresses
- American people of Italian descent
- American people of Polish descent
- Actresses from Pennsylvania
- Villanova University alumni
- Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Screen Actors Guild Award winners
- 20th-century American actresses
- 21st-century American actresses
