Maria Bello

Maria Bello

b. 1967 (age 59) Norristown, Pennsylvania, USA
Actress Writer

Maria Elena Bello (born April 18, 1967)  is an American actress and singer. Started her acting career in small off-Broadway plays, such as "The Killer Inside Me", "Small Town Gals with Big Problems" and "Urban Planning".  Bello’s big break came when producers Kerry Lenhart and John J. Sakmar cast her as Mrs. Smith in the spy show “Mr. & Mrs. Smith”. She is best known for her appearances in the movies “Coyote Ugly”, “The Jane Austen Book Club”, “Thank You for Smoking”, ”A History of Violence”, and “The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor”.  For television she is best known for her role as Dr. Anna Del Amico on the NBC medical drama ER. Bello has a son named Jackson Blue (born 2001) with former long-time boyfriend Dan McDermott. In July 2008, she became engaged to musician Bryn Mooser; As of 2010 Maria Bello and Bryn Mooser are no longer together.

Known For

Filmography

The Waterfront
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★ 7.0
The Waterfront
2025 Actress
Hell in Paradise
🎞️
★ 5.8
Hell in Paradise
2025 Actress
The Woman King
🎞️
★ 6.9
The Woman King
2022 Writer
The Water Man
🎞️
★ 5.6
The Water Man
2020 Actress
🎬
📺
★ 6.0
What to Watch
2020 Self
Giant Little Ones
🎞️
★ 7.2
Giant Little Ones
2019 Actress
Explained
📺
★ 8.0
Explained
2018 Self
The Sun Ladies VR
🎞️
★ 6.5
The Sun Ladies VR
2018 Actress
🎬
🎞️
★ 7.6
Exit
2018 Actress
In Search of Fellini
🎞️
★ 6.2
In Search of Fellini
2017 Actress
🎬
🎞️
The 4th Annual CineFashion Film Awards
2017 Self
🎬
🎞️
The 8th Annual Lumiere Awards
2017 Self
Lights Out
🎞️
★ 6.3
Lights Out
2016 Actress
Max Steel
🎞️
★ 4.6
Max Steel
2016 Actress
The Confirmation
🎞️
★ 6.4
The Confirmation
2016 Actress
Wait Till Helen Comes
🎞️
★ 5.0
Wait Till Helen Comes
2016 Actress
The Journey Is the Destination
🎞️
★ 6.4
The Journey Is the Destination
2016 Actress
🎬
🎞️
★ 8.2
Lights Out: Are You Afraid of the Dark
2016 Self
McFarland, USA
🎞️
★ 7.4
McFarland, USA
2015 Actress
Demonic
🎞️
★ 5.3
Demonic
2015 Actress
Bravetown
🎞️
★ 6.1
Bravetown
2015 Actress
🎬
🎞️
Kathy Bello's Recipe for Living
2015 Self
🎬
🎞️
The 39th Annual Women in Film Crystal & Lucy Awards
2015 Self
Big Driver
🎞️
★ 5.7
Big Driver
2014 Actress
Prisoners
🎞️
★ 8.2
Prisoners
2013 Actress
Grown Ups 2
🎞️
★ 5.4
Grown Ups 2
2013 Actress
Third Person
🎞️
★ 6.3
Third Person
2013 Actress
Femme
🎞️
★ 6.3
Femme
2013 Self
Touch
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★ 7.3
Touch
2012 Actress
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🎞️
The 6th Annual CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute
2012 Self
Abduction
🎞️
★ 5.1
Abduction
2011 Actress
Carjacked
🎞️
★ 5.0
Carjacked
2011 Actress
Prime Suspect
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★ 7.3
Prime Suspect
2011 Actress
🎬
🎞️
★ 6.0
A Decade of Difference: A Concert Celebrating 10 Years of the William J. Clinton Foundation
2011 Self
🎬
🎞️
The 10th Annual AARP Movies for Grownups Awards
2011 Self
Grown Ups
🎞️
★ 6.0
Grown Ups
2010 Actress
Beautiful Boy
🎞️
★ 6.6
Beautiful Boy
2010 Actress
🎬
🎞️
★ 4.6
25th Film Independent Spirit Awards
2010 Self
🎬
🎞️
The Annual National Arts Awards
2010 Self
Half the Sky: A One Night Event
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Half the Sky: A One Night Event
2010 Self
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee
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★ 6.3
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee
2009 Actress
🎬
🎞️
The 1th Annual Governors Awards
2009 Self
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
🎞️
★ 5.2
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
2008 Actress
The Yellow Handkerchief
🎞️
★ 6.7
The Yellow Handkerchief
2008 Actress
Downloading Nancy
🎞️
★ 5.7
Downloading Nancy
2008 Actress
🎬
📺
Sundance Red Carpets
2008 Self
🎬
🎞️
The 12th Annual Hollywood Film Awards
2008 Self
🎬
🎞️
The Annual Women in Film Crystal and Lucy Awards
2008 Self
🎬
🎞️
The 18th Annual Environmental Media Awards
2008 Self
Shattered
🎞️
★ 6.6
Shattered
2007 Actress
The Jane Austen Book Club
🎞️
★ 6.7
The Jane Austen Book Club
2007 Actress
Towelhead
🎞️
★ 6.9
Towelhead
2007 Actress
🎬
🎞️
★ 5.1
The 12th Annual Critics' Choice Awards
2007 Self
🎬
🎞️
The 59th Annual Directors Guild of America Awards
2007 Self
World Trade Center
🎞️
★ 6.0
World Trade Center
2006 Actress
Flicka
🎞️
★ 6.0
Flicka
2006 Actress
Too Commercial for Cannes
🎞️
★ 7.1
Too Commercial for Cannes
2006 Self
The 11th Annual Critics' Choice Awards
🎞️
★ 5.9
The 11th Annual Critics' Choice Awards
2006 Self
🎬
🎞️
The Annual Women in Film Crystal and Lucy Awards
2006 Self
🎬
🎞️
Flicka: Turning a Beloved Novel Into Film
2006 Self
🎬
🎞️
The 14 Annual Diversity Awards
2006 Self
A History of Violence
🎞️
★ 7.4
A History of Violence
2005 Actress
Thank You for Smoking
🎞️
★ 7.5
Thank You for Smoking
2005 Actress
Assault on Precinct 13
🎞️
★ 6.3
Assault on Precinct 13
2005 Actress
The Dark
🎞️
★ 5.3
The Dark
2005 Actress
The Sisters
🎞️
★ 6.0
The Sisters
2005 Actress
🎬
🎞️
★ 3.9
The 10th Annual Critics' Choice Awards
2005 Self
🎬
🎞️
★ 5.3
The 20th IFP Independent Spirit Awards
2005 Self
🎬
🎞️
★ 3.5
The 15th Annual Gotham Awards
2005 Self
Secret Window
🎞️
★ 6.5
Secret Window
2004 Actress
Silver City
🎞️
★ 6.0
Silver City
2004 Actress
🎬
🎞️
★ 6.4
Nobody's Perfect
2004 Actress
🎬
🎞️
The 56th Directors Guild of America Awards
2004 Self
🎬
🎞️
The 9th Annual Critics Choice Awards
2004 Self
🎬
🎞️
56th Annual Writers Guild Awards
2004 Self
The Cooler
🎞️
★ 6.9
The Cooler
2003 Actress
🎬
🎞️
★ 6.0
2003 Radio Music Awards
2003 Self
🎬
🎞️
★ 5.1
The 2003 IFP Independent Spirit Awards
2003 Self Actress
🎬
🎞️
The 7th Annual Prism Awards
2003 Self
Auto Focus
🎞️
★ 6.7
Auto Focus
2002 Actress
100 Mile Rule
🎞️
★ 5.5
100 Mile Rule
2002 Actress
Festival Pass with Chris Gore
📺
★ 3.1
Festival Pass with Chris Gore
2002 Self
🎬
🎞️
The Annual Women in Film Celebrates the Crystal and Lucy Awards
2002 Self
Sam the Man
🎞️
★ 4.8
Sam the Man
2001 Actress
China: The Panda Adventure
🎞️
★ 5.8
China: The Panda Adventure
2001 Actress
🎬
🎞️
★ 5.1
Born in Brooklyn
2001 Actress
Coyote Ugly
🎞️
★ 5.8
Coyote Ugly
2000 Actress
Payback
🎞️
★ 7.0
Payback
1999 Actress
Permanent Midnight
🎞️
★ 6.2
Permanent Midnight
1998 Actress
🎬
🎞️
★ 5.2
4th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards
1998 Self
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
📺
★ 7.0
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
1996 Actress
Misery Loves Company
📺
★ 5.8
Misery Loves Company
1995 Actress
🎬
🎞️
★ 5.6
77 Sunset Strip
1995 Actress
🎬
🎞️
Morphosis
1994 Actress
🎬
🎞️
★ 4.9
Maintenance
1992 Actress
🎬
🎞️
Grown Ups 3
Actress