Maria Elena Bello (born April 18, 1967) is a Golden Globe-nominated American actress.
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.234 She grew up in a working-class Roman Catholic family and graduated from Archbishop Carroll High School (Radnor, Pennsylvania). 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). In 2008 Bello starred in The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor as Eve O'Connell and in The Jane Austen Book Club as Jocelyn.
In December 2008 Bello began developing a drama for HBO. Besides starring in the new series, Bello will also serve as an executive producer.5
Personal life
Bello has a son named Jackson Blue, born in 2001, with former long-time boyfriend Dan McDermott. Bello is also a Muay Thai practitioner. In July 2008 she became engaged to musician Bryn Mooser; a date for the wedding has not been announced.6 Bello and Carrie-Anne Moss of "The Matrix" are best friends, and they are godmother to each others first born children.7
Filmography
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.
- ^ Schneider, Michael (December 21, 2008). "HBO seals deal with Maria Bello". Variety. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117997700.html. Retrieved on December 30, 2008.
- ^ Actress Maria Bello Engaged, Us Magazine, July 28, 2008. Accessed September 10, 2008. During interview while promoting The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, Bello voiced her support for Senator Barack Obama in the 2008 U.S. Presidential Election.[5]
- ^ http://fametastic.co.uk/archive/20080729/12465/maria-bello-gets-engaged/
External links
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