Maria Bello
Maria Bello | |
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Born | Maria Elena Bello April 18, 1967 Norristown, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Alma mater | Villanova University |
Occupations |
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Years active | 1991–present |
Partner(s) | Dan McDermott Clare Munn Dominique Crenn (2019–present; engaged)[1][2] |
Children | 1 |
Maria Elena Bello (born April 18, 1967) is an American actress, writer, and producer. Her first major film role was in 1998's Permanent Midnight. She followed this with a range of supporting and leading parts in films such as Payback (1999), Coyote Ugly (2000), The Cooler (2003), Secret Window (2004), Assault on Precinct 13, A History of Violence, Thank You for Smoking (all 2005), World Trade Center (2006), The Jane Austen Book Club (2007), The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008), Grown Ups (2010), Prisoners (2013), and Lights Out (2016).
Outside of film, Bello is best known for playing Anna Del Amico in the medical drama ER (1997–1998) and Jacqueline "Jack" Sloane in the police procedural drama NCIS (2017–2021). She received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination and won a Critics' Choice Award for her performance in the limited series Beef (2023). In 2009, The Guardian named her one of the best actors never to have received an Academy Award nomination.[3]
Early life
Bello was born April 18, 1967, in Norristown, Pennsylvania,[4] to Kathy, a school nurse and teacher, and Joe Bello, a contractor.[5] Her father is Italian American, with roots in Montella, Italy,[6] and her mother is Polish American.[7] She grew up in a working-class, Catholic family and graduated from Archbishop John Carroll High School in Radnor, Pennsylvania.[8][9] She majored in political science at Villanova University. Following graduation, Bello honed her acting skills in a number of New York theater productions.[10]
Career
Bello's early TV appearances include episodes of
Bello moved on to films, landing a role in
In 2010, Bello guest starred in two episodes of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.[13] The following year, she starred in the TV series Prime Suspect,[14] which was cancelled after 13 episodes. In 2011, she became a founding board member of the CQ Matrix Company, a company created by her then-partner, Clare Munn, to help clients achieve "transformative living and the power of intelligent exchange" by enhancing their communication quotient.[15] In 2014, she starred alongside Frank Grillo in the James Wan-produced thriller Demonic.[16]
Bello began producing short films in 2010. In 2022, she was a producer on the film The Woman King.[17]
Personal life
Bello has a son, Jackson, with her former boyfriend Dan McDermott.[18] In November 2013, she wrote about having a same-sex relationship with her then-partner, Clare Munn.[18][19] She published a book, Whatever...Love Is Love: Questioning the Labels We Give Ourselves (Dey Street Books, April 28, 2015).[20]
In February 2020, while attending the 92nd Academy Awards in their first public appearance as a couple, Bello announced she and chef Dominique Crenn had become engaged on December 29, 2019, while holidaying in Paris, France.[21]
Philanthropy
Bello has been involved in several advocacy and philanthropic causes. In the aftermath of the
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1992 | Maintenance | Eddie | |
1994 | Morphosis | Boss | |
1998 | Permanent Midnight | Kitty | |
1999 | Payback | Rosie | |
2000 | Coyote Ugly | Lil Lovell
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Duets | Suzi Loomis | ||
2001 | China: The Panda Adventure | Ruth Harkness | |
Sam the Man | Anastasia Powell | ||
2002 | Auto Focus | Patricia Olson / Patricia Crane / Sigrid Valdis | |
100 Mile Rule | Monica | ||
2003 | The Cooler | Natalie Belisario | |
2004 | Silver City | Nora Allardyce | |
Secret Window | Amy Rainey | ||
2005 | Assault on Precinct 13 | Alex Sabian | |
A History of Violence | Edie Stall | ||
The Dark | Adélle | ||
2006 | Thank You for Smoking | Polly Bailey | |
The Sisters | Marcia Prior Glass | ||
Flicka
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Nell McLaughlin | ||
World Trade Center | Donna McLoughlin | ||
2007 | The Jane Austen Book Club | Jocelyn | |
Towelhead | Gail Monahan | ||
Butterfly on a Wheel | Abby Randall | a.k.a. Shattered | |
2008 | The Yellow Handkerchief
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May | |
Downloading Nancy | Nancy Stockwell | ||
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor | Evelyn O'Connell
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Replaces Rachel Weisz | |
2009 | The Private Lives of Pippa Lee | Suky | |
2010 | The Company Men | Sally Wilcox | |
Grown Ups | Sally Lamonsoff | ||
2011 | Beautiful Boy | Kate Carroll | |
Abduction | Mara Harper | ||
Carjacked | Lorraine | ||
2013 | Grown Ups 2 | Sally Lamonsoff | |
Prisoners | Grace Dover | ||
Third Person | Theresa | ||
2015 | McFarland, USA | Cheryl White | |
Demonic | Dr. Elizabeth Klein | ||
Bravetown | Martha | ||
2016 | The 5th Wave | Sergeant Reznik | |
The Confirmation | Bonnie | ||
Lights Out | Sophie | ||
The Late Bloomer | Brenda Newmans | ||
Max Steel | Molly McGrath | ||
Wait Till Helen Comes | Jean | a.k.a. Little Girl's Secret | |
The Journey Is the Destination
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Kathy Eldon | Also executive producer | |
2017 | In Search of Fellini | Claire | Also executive producer |
2018 | Every Day | Lindsey | |
Better Start Running | Agent McFadden | ||
Giant Little Ones | Carly Winter | Also executive producer | |
2020 | The Water Man | Sheriff Goodwin | |
2022 | The Woman King | — | Producer and story writer |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1995 | Misery Loves Company | Joe's Former Film Student | Episode: "That Book by Nabokov" |
1995 | Nowhere Man | Emily Noonan | Episode: "The Enemy Within" |
1995 | The Commish | Betsy | Episode: "In the Shadows of the Gallows" |
1996 | Due South | Mackenzie King | Episode: "One Good Man" |
1996–1997 | Mr. & Mrs. Smith | Mrs. Smith | 13 episodes |
1997–1998 | ER | Dr. Anna Del Amico | Recurring role (season 3); main role (season 4) |
2010 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Vivian Arliss | 2 episodes |
2011–2012 | Prime Suspect | Jane Timoney | 13 episodes |
2012–2013 | Touch | Lucy Robbins | 13 episodes |
2014 | Big Driver | Tess Thorne | Television film |
2016 | Goliath | Michelle McBride | 8 episodes |
2017–2021 | NCIS | Jacqueline "Jack" Sloane | Main role (season 15–18); 73 episodes |
2017 | XQ Super School Live | Herself | Television special |
2023 | Beef | Jordan Forster | Recurring role; 6 episodes |
Awards and nominations
References
- ^ Scott Huver, Alexia Fernández. "Maria Bello and Fiancée Dominique Crenn's Powerful Love Story: How Cancer Brought Them Closer". Retrieved October 15, 2022.
- ^ Callahan, Chrissy. "'NCIS' actress Maria Bello and award-winning chef Dominique Crenn are engaged". Retrieved October 15, 2022.
- ^ Singer, Leigh (February 19, 2009). "Oscars: the best actors never to have been nominated". The Guardian. Archived from the original on January 17, 2024. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
- ^ "Maria Bello". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on January 9, 2018. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
- ^ "Supporting, Encouraging and Challenging the WWME Community". eMatrimony. Archived from the original on September 26, 2013. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
- ^ "All'attrice Maria Bello l'Ischia Humanitarian Award / Actress Maria Bello: Ischia Humanitarian Award". Napoli.repubblica.it. July 2012. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
Il nonni paterni di Maria Bello, 45 anni, erano originari di Montella, in provincia di Avellino / The paternal grandparents of Maria Bello, 45, were from Montella, Avellino
(in Italian) - ^ "Maria Bello, 'Getting Better and Better'". Washingtonpost.com. August 11, 2006. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
- ^ "Maria Bello". Yahoo! Movies. Retrieved June 24, 2010.
- AskMen.com. Retrieved June 24, 2010.
- ^ "Maria Bello", NYTimes.com
- ^ "Maria Bello Interview". futuremovies.co.uk. April 1, 2001.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (February 17, 2011). "Maria Bello To Star In NBC's 'Prime Suspect'". Deadline. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
- ^ "CQ". ClareMunn.com. Archived from the original on April 23, 2011. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
... board members including founding board member Maria Bello...
- ^ "International Demonic Trailer Begins Haunting - Dread Central". January 5, 2015. Retrieved October 27, 2017.
- ^ "The Woman King". IMDB. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
- ^ a b Eggenberger, Nicole (December 2, 2013). "Maria Bello Shares 'Modern Family' Picture With Girlfriend Clare Munn and Ex-Boyfriend Dan McDermott After Coming Out as Gay". Us Weekly. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
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- ^ "Maria Bello Reveals She's Engaged to Chef Girlfriend Dominique Crenn: 'I've Finally Grown Up'". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
- ^ Bello, Maria (January 12, 2011). "How to ADVANCE Our Money in Haiti". The Huffington Post. Retrieved May 10, 2011.
- ^ "Maria Bello, Darfur Women Action Group Board Member | Darfur Women Action Group". www.darfurwomenaction.org. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
External links
- Maria Bello at IMDb
- Maria Bello at AllMovie
- Maria Bello on Twitter
- Maria Bello on Instagram