Maria Bello

Maria Elana Bello (born April 18, 1967 in Norristown, Pennsylvania, USA) is an American actress.

Related Topics:
April 18 - 1967 - Norristown - Pennsylvania - USA - American - Actress

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Bello is, among other roles, known as she co-starred with Scott Bakula in the short-lived tv series Mr. & Mrs. Smith , later she played Dr. Anna DelAmico on ER . Bello also had a lead part in the movie Coyote Ugly.

Related Topics:
Scott Bakula - Mr. & Mrs. Smith - ER - Coyote Ugly

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

She went to Villanova University, majoring in political science. She had every intention of becoming a lawyer, but she took an acting class during her senior year, just for fun. She discovered she was very good at it, and 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) and "Due South" (1994).

Related Topics:
Villanova University - Political science - Lawyer - Broadway

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Bello got her breaktrough when producers Kenny Lenhart and John J. Sakmar cast her in the spy show Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1996) as Mrs. Smith (they remembered her from her performance in a failed pilot that was a remake of the classic TV series "77 Sunset Strip" (1958/I)). The show was canceled after just eight weeks on the air. Then came a spot on ER as Dr. Anna DelAmico, in which she guest-starred on the final three episodes of the third season. The show's producers were so impressed with her that they asked her back as a regular on the series. In 2004 she was nominated for a Golden Globe for her role in The Cooler.

Related Topics:
Mr. & Mrs. Smith - 77 Sunset Strip - ER - Golden Globe - The Cooler

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~