Maria Bello

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 ;As of 2010 Maria Bello and Bryn Mooser are no longer together.^{[citation needed]}Bello and Carrie-Anne Moss ofThe Matrixare best friends, and each is godmother to the other's first-born child.^{[citation needed]}

Career

Bello's breakthrough came when the producers Kerry Lenhart and John J. Sakmar cast her as Mrs. Smith in the spy showMr. & Mrs. Smith. The show was cancelled after just eight weeks on the air. Then came a guest stint onERas 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 inCoyote Ugly. She has been nominated for the Golden Globe award twice: for Best Supporting Actress inThe Cooler(2003) and for Best Actress inA History of Violence(2005). She also starred inThe Jane Austen Book Clubas Jocelyn.

In 2008 Bello starred inThe Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperoras 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 .

Bello's latest project, the 2009 Sundance filmThe 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 ofLaw & Order: SVU.

Early_life

Bello was born in Norristown, Pennsylvania , the daughter of Kathy, a teacher and school nurse, and Joe Bello, a contractor.Her father is Italian American and her mother Polish American .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 asThe Killer Inside Me,Small Town Gals With Big ProblemsandUrban Planning. She later guest-starred on episodes ofThe Commish(1991),Nowhere Man(1995),Misery Loves Company(1995)Due South(1994), andER(1997–98).

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