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Maria Bello 
at the Independent Spirit Awards in Los Angeles on March 5, 2010Born Maria Elena Bello
April 18, 1967
Norristown, Pennsylvania, United StatesOccupation Actress, Singer Years active 1992–present Partner Dan McDermott (1 child)
Bryn Mooser (engaged July 2008 - September 2010)Maria Elena Bello (born April 18, 1967) is an American actress and singer known for her appearances in the movies Coyote Ugly, The Jane Austen Book Club, Permanent Midnight, Thank You for Smoking, A History of Violence, Payback, and The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor. For television she is known for her role as Dr. Anna Del Amico on the NBC medical drama ER.
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Early life
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 and her mother Polish American.[2][3][4] She grew up in a working-class Roman Catholic family and graduated from Archbishop Carroll High School (Radnor, Pennsylvania).[5][6] Later she attended Villanova University, majoring in political science. She intended to become a lawyer, but took an acting class during her senior year, just for fun. She was soon cast in small off-Broadway plays, such as The Killer Inside Me, Small Town Gals With Big Problems and Urban Planning. She later guest-starred on episodes of The Commish (1991), Nowhere Man (1995), Misery Loves Company (1995) Due South (1994), and ER (1997–98).
Career
Bello's breakthrough came when the producers Kerry Lenhart and John J. Sakmar cast her as Mrs. Smith in the spy show Mr. & Mrs. Smith. The show was cancelled after just eight weeks on the air. Then came a guest stint on ER 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. She has been 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 also starred in The Jane Austen Book Club as Jocelyn.
In 2008 Bello starred in The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor as Evy O'Connell, taking over from Rachel Weisz. Bello has stated that she has signed up for three more Mummy films.[citation needed]
In December 2008 Bello began developing a drama for HBO. Besides starring in the new series, Bello will also serve as an executive producer.[7]
Bello's latest project, the 2009 Sundance film The Yellow Handkerchief, was released in theaters on February 26, 2010 by Samuel Goldwyn Films.
It was announced in 2010 that Bello will guest-star in two episodes of Law & Order: SVU.[8]
Bello stars in the NBC TV series Prime Suspect in fall of 2011.
Personal life
Bello has a son named Jackson Blue, born in 2001, with former long-time boyfriend Dan McDermott. She became engaged to musician Bryn Mooser in July 2008 ,[9][10] but they broke off their engagement some time before October 2010.[citation needed]
According to reports, her best friend is actress Carrie-Anne Moss, best known for her role in The Matrix, and each serves as godmother to the other's first-born child.[11]
Bello is a Muay Thai practitioner.
In the aftermath of the devastating earthquake that hit Haiti, Bello along with Aleda Frishman, Alison Thompson, and Barbara Guillaume founded WE ADVANCE, an organization which 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.[12]
Bello sits on the board of The CQ Matrix company.[13]
Filmography
Film and television Year Title Role Notes 1997 ER Dr. Anna Del Amico 25 episodes (1997–1998)
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series1998 Permanent Midnight Kitty 1999 Payback Rosie 2000 Coyote Ugly Lil Lovell Blockbuster Entertainment Awards for Favorite Supporting Actress – Comedy/Romance 2000 Duets Suzi Loomis 2002 Auto Focus Patricia Olson / Patrica Crane / Sigrid Valdis 2003 The Cooler Natalie Belisario Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture
Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture
Nominated — Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress
Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
Nominated — Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress2004 Silver City Nora Allardyce 2004 Secret Window Amy Rainey 2005 Assault on Precinct 13 Alex Sabian 2005 A History of Violence Edie Stall Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Performance
Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress
New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress
Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress
Village Voice Film Poll - Best Supporting Performance
Nominated — Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress
Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama
Nominated — London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress
Nominated — Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture2005 The Dark Adele 2006 Thank You for Smoking Polly Bailey 2006 The Sisters Marcia Prior Glass Dixie Film Festival Prize for Outstanding Actress in a Film 2006 Flicka Nell McLaughlin 2006 World Trade Center Donna McLoughlin 2007 The Jane Austen Book Club Jocelyn 2007 Towelhead Gail 2007 Butterfly on a Wheel Abby Warner aka Shattered 2008 Downloading Nancy Nancy Nominated – Independent Spirit Award for Best Lead Female 2008 The Yellow Handkerchief May 2008 The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor Evelyn Carnahan-O'Connell 2009 The Private Lives of Pippa Lee Suky 2010 The Company Men Sally Wilcox 2010 Grown Ups Sally Lamonsoff 2010 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Vivian Arliss 2 episodes 2011 Beautiful Boy Kate Carroll 2011 Abduction Mara 2011 Carjacked Lorraine 2011 Prime Suspect Jane Timoney References
- ^ eMatrimony – Supporting, Encouraging and Challenging the WWME Community
- ^ "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. http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800019251/bio. Retrieved 2010-06-24.
- ^ "Maria Bello". AskMen.com. http://www.askmen.com/celebs/women/actress_250/258_maria_bello.html. Retrieved 2010-06-24.
- ^ Schneider, Michael (December 21, 2008). "HBO seals deal with Maria Bello". Variety. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117997700.html. Retrieved December 30, 2008.
- ^ "Exclusive: Maria Bello Signs On to SVU". TVGuide.com. http://www.tvguide.com/News/Maria-Bello-SVU-1020700.aspx.
- ^ "Maria Bello gets engaged". Fametastic.co.uk. 2008-07-29. http://fametastic.co.uk/archive/20080729/12465/maria-bello-gets-engaged/. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
- ^ Actress Maria Bello Engaged, Us Magazine, July 28, 2008. Accessed September 10, 2008.
- ^ "Full of Grace: Maria Bello". NewYorkPost.com. 2008-07-28. http://www.nypost.com/pagesixmag/issues/20080727/Full+Grace+Maria+Bello. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
- ^ Bello, Maria. "How to ADVANCE Our Money in Haiti". The Huffington Post. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/maria-bello/how-to-advance-our-money-_b_808004.html. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
- ^ Bello, Maria. "CQ". MariaBello.com. http://mariabello.com/cq/. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
External links
- Maria Bello at the Internet Movie Database
- Maria Bello at AllRovi
- Maria Bello at Yahoo! Movies
Categories:- 1967 births
- Living people
- People from Norristown, Pennsylvania
- American film actors
- American television actors
- American people of Italian descent
- American actors
- American people of Polish descent
- Actors from Pennsylvania
- Villanova University alumni
- Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Screen Actors Guild Award winners
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