Celebrity Pop Quiz: Maria Bello
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New York Daily News - Found Jun. 7, 2009 But Maria Bello hasn?t done too badly for herself since she played the NBC drama?s Dr. Anna Del Amico during the 1997-98 seasons. Bello, 42... |
Maria Bello to take part in summit on women's issues in Africa
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Los Angeles Times - Found Apr. 23, 2009 Back when Maria Bello was majoring in peace and justice studies at Villanova, she may have dreamed that she'd one day be a successful actress, but ... |
Maria Bello to take part in summit on women's issues
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Los Angeles Times - Found Apr. 16, 2009 Back when Maria Bello was majoring in peace and justice studies at Villanova, she may have dreamed that she'd one day be a successful actress, but ... |
We Hear: Jennifer Garner, Maria Bello, Matt Kearney & more...
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Boston Herald - Found Apr. 27, 2009 Um, ouch . . . . That Maria Bello of Thank You For Smoking fame has signed onto The Company Men, now shooting in Boston. Bello, who will play... |
Maria Bello Joins Sandler/Rock/James comedy
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Stereoboard.com - Found Apr. 17, 2009 Maria Bello will play Kevin James' wife in the currently untitled Columbia comedy featuring a knockout ensemble cast including Adam Sandler, Salma |
Maria Bello joins Adam Sandler comedy
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Screen India - Found Apr. 14, 2009 Maria Bello is in final negotiations to join the all-star comedy cast of an untitled film project being produced by Adam Sandler. |
Maria Bello to take part in summit on women
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Africa Leader - Found Apr. 23, 2009 Back when Maria Bello was majoring in peace and justice studies at Villanova, she may have dreamed that she'd one day be a successful actress, but ... |
Maria Bello to join Sandler comedy
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Leicester Mercury - Found Apr. 7, 2009 Maria Bello is in talks about signing up for Adam Sandler's upcoming comedy. |
Maria Bello to join Sandler comedy
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North Devon Journal - Found Apr. 7, 2009 Maria Bello is in talks about signing up for Adam Sandler's upcoming comedy. |
Maria Bello to join Sandler comedy
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Plymouth Evening Herald - Found Apr. 7, 2009 Maria Bello is in talks about signing up for Adam Sandler's upcoming comedy. |
Maria Bello Biography
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Maria Bello
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| Maria Bello | |
Bello signing an autograph at the premiere of A History of Violence at the 2005 Toronto Film Festival, photo by Tony Shek |
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| Born | Maria Elena Bello April 18, 1967 Norristown, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
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| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Domestic partner(s) | Dan McDermott Bryn Mooser (engaged July, 2008) |
Maria Elena Bello (born April 18, 1967) is a Golden Globe-nominated American actress.
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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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