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Mexican Tour Bus Crashes in Texas, 2 Dead

CBS News - Found Mar. 16, 2010
Plus, Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn, Maria Bello and Tim Burton Rock Hall of Fame Inductions The Stooges, Genesis and ABBA are Inducted into...
Tour Bus Crash in Texas Kills 2 - CBS News
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inducts New Members - New York Times
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CBS News

Posted on March 16, 2010, 12:05 pm

Sean Penn Still At Work In Haiti

CBS 4 Denver - Found Mar. 15, 2010
He toured the facilities with Penn and actress-turned-aid worker Maria Bello - best known among the thinning crowd of U.S. soldiers for her...
Hollywood A-lister: 'As long as (Haiti) camp is here, we'll stay' - New Zealand Herald
Penn spends serious time helping post-quake Haiti - San Jose Mercury News
Penn Spends Serious Time Helping Post-quake Haiti - CBS News
Penn spends serious time helping post-quake Haiti - Miami Herald
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Huffington Post

Posted on March 15, 2010, 3:41 am

Oscar Night in Review: The Fashions (Pt 2)

Film Experience Blog - Found Mar. 12, 2010
Sometimes I wish I were a casting director just so I could give Maria Bello parts that are worthy of her. Catherine O'Hara!!!

Posted on March 12, 2010, 4:30 am

Hail?s Luscious Links

Celebrity Gossip by Derek Hail - Found Mar. 10, 2010
Now check out these luscious links: Rosario Dawson and Maria Bello posed together. Let the girl-on-girl fantasies BEGIN!

Posted on March 10, 2010, 4:51 am

Post-Oscar parties had a better turnout than the actual Oscars ...

Cele|bitchy - Found Mar. 8, 2010
Natalie Portman (above, looking really cute), Maria Bello (who was actually nominated for an Oscar once, Miley Cyrus/Amanda Seyfried/Kristen...

Posted on March 8, 2010, 9:38 am

2010 Spirit Awards Red Carpet: Maria Bello

ShoppingBlog.com - Found Mar. 6, 2010
Actess Maria Bello arrives at the 25th Film Independent Spirit Awards sponsored by Piaget held at Nokia Theatre L.A. Maria Bello was wearing a

Posted on March 6, 2010, 6:50 am

On Movies | How Oscar could spring a few upsets

Philadelphia Inquirer - Found Mar. 7, 2010
Woman, 1985), William Hurt was on the phone recently to discuss the fine indie he did with Maria Bello, Eddie Redmayne, and Kristen Stewart...
And the Oscar for best picture goes to Inglourious Basterds'? - Miami Herald
How Oscar could spring a few upsets - Philly.com
Oscars' new voting procedures nearly impossible - Tulsa World
And the Oscar for best picture goes to Inglourious Basterds'? - KansasCity.com
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Posted on March 7, 2010, 2:45 am

Kristen Stewart, Maria Bello Compare 'Yellow Handkerchief' To 'The ...

MTV - Found Feb. 26, 2010
? it has to be seen, so Arthur Cohn worked his butt off to get the movie out there," explained Maria Bello, invoking the name of the six...

Posted on February 26, 2010, 5:40 am

Channel Surfing: Maria Bello Finds "Emergency Sex" for HBO, NBC Gets ...

Televisionary - Found Jan. 28, 2010
Maria Bello, Simon Beaufoy, and Russell Crowe have teamed up to develop HBO drama project Emergency Sex, based on Kenneth Cain, Heidi...

Posted on January 28, 2010, 12:33 pm

Maria Bello plays a role in 'Handkerchief' and Haiti

Newsday - Found Feb. 20, 2010
Maria Bello is one of those actresses who gravitates toward roles that are emotionally exhausting.

Posted on February 20, 2010, 3:25 am

Maria Bello Biography

Maria Bello
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Maria Bello

at the Independent Spirit Awards in Los Angeles on March 5, 2010
Born Maria Elena Bello
April 18, 1967 (1967-04-18) (age 42)
Norristown, Pennsylvania, United States
Occupation Actress
Years active 1992–present
Domestic partner(s) Dan McDermott
Bryn Mooser (engaged July 2008)

Maria Elena Bello (born April 18, 1967) is an American actress best known for her appearances in the movies Coyote Ugly, The Jane Austen Book Club, Thank You for Smoking, and A History of Violence. For television she's best known for her role as Dr. Anna Del Amico on the NBC medical drama ER.

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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). She also starred in The Jane Austen Book Club as Jocelyn.

In 2008 Bello starred in The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor as 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.5

Bello's latest project, the 2009 Sundance film The Yellow Handkerchief, will be released in theaters on February 26, 2010 by Samuel Goldwyn Films.

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

Year Film Role Notes
1997 ER Dr. Anna Del Amico 25 episodes (1997–2009)
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
1998 Permanent Midnight Kitty
1999 Payback Rosie
2000 Coyote Ugly Lil Lovell Blockbuster Entertainment Awards for Favorite Supporting Actress - Comedy/Romance
Duets Suzi Loomis
2002 Auto Focus Patricia Olson / Patrica Crane / Sigrid Valdis
2003 The Cooler Natalie Belisario Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture
Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture
Nominated — Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress
Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
2004 Silver City Nora Allardyce
Secret Window Amy Rainey
2005 Assault on Precinct 13 Alex Sabian
A History of Violence Edie Stall Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Performance
Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress
New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress
Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress
Nominated — Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress
Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama
Nominated — London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress
Nominated — Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture
The Dark Adele
2006 Thank You For Smoking Polly Bailey
The Sisters Marcia Prior Glass
Flicka Nell McLaughlin
World Trade Center Donna McLoughlin
2007 The Jane Austen Book Club Jocelyn
Towelhead Gail
Butterfly on a Wheel Abby Warner aka Shattered
2008 Downloading Nancy Nancy Nominated - Independent Spirit Award for Best Lead Female
The Yellow Handkerchief May
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor Evelyn Carnahan-O'Connell
2009 The Private Lives of Pippa Lee Suky
2010 The Company Men Sally Wilcox post-production
Grown Ups Sally Lamonsoff post-production

References

  1. ^ eMatrimony - Supporting, Encouraging and Challenging the WWME Community
  2. ^ "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)
  3. ^ Bello epoque - interview with actress Maria Bello from FindArticles.com (originally published in Interview magazine)
  4. ^ McCarthy, Ellen. Maria Bello, 'Getting Better and Better', The Washington Post, August 11, 2006. Accessed May 24, 2008.
  5. ^ Schneider, Michael (December 21, 2008). "HBO seals deal with Maria Bello". Variety. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117997700.html. Retrieved December 30, 2008. 
  6. ^ 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]
  7. ^ http://fametastic.co.uk/archive/20080729/12465/maria-bello-gets-engaged/

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