Person
Maria Bello
Acting · Born 1967-04-18 · Norristown, Pennsylvania, USA
Biography
Maria Elena Bello (born April 18, 1967) is an American actress and singer. She started her acting career in small off-Broadway plays, such as The Killer Inside Me, Small Town Gals with Big Problems, and Urban Planning. Bello's big break came when producers Kerry Lenhart and John J. Sakmar cast her as Mrs. Smith in the spy show Mr. & Mrs. Smith.
Known for
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Vivian Arliss
NCIS
Jack Sloane
ER
Anna Del Amico
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self
The View
Self
The Talk
Self
BEEF
Jordan
Goliath
Michelle McBride
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
Due South
Mackenzie King
Filmography
- 2025Hell in ParadiseSam, mère Nina
- 2025The WaterfrontMae Buckley
- 2023BEEFJordan
- 2022The Woman KingStory
- 2020The Water ManSheriff Goodwin
- 2019Giant Little OnesCarly Winter
- 2018ExitKim
- 2018ExplainedNarrator (voice)
- 2018Better Start RunningAgent McFadden
- 2018Every DayLindsey
- 2018The Sun LadiesXate Shingali (voice)
- 2017In Search of FelliniClaire
- 2016Wait Till Helen ComesJean
- 2016Max SteelMolly McGrath
- 2016GoliathMichelle McBride
- 2016The Late BloomerBrenda Newmans
- 2016The Journey Is the DestinationKathy
- 2016Lights OutSophie
- 2016The ConfirmationBonnie
- 2016Join or Die with Craig FergusonSelf
- 2016The 5th WaveSergeant Reznik
- 2015BravetownMartha
- 2015McFarland, USACheryl White
- 2015DemonicDr. Elizabeth Klein
- 2014Big DriverTess Thorne
- 2014Third PersonTheresa
- 2013FemmeSelf
- 2013PrisonersGrace Dover
- 2013Grown Ups 2Sally Lamonsoff
- 2012TouchLucy Robbins
- 2011CarjackedLorraine Burton
- 2011AbductionMara Harper
- 2011Prime SuspectJane Timoney
- 2011Beautiful BoyKate Carroll
- 2010The Company MenSally Wilcox
- 2010The TalkSelf
- 2010Grown UpsSally Lamonsoff
- 2009The Yellow HandkerchiefMay
- 2009The Private Lives of Pippa LeeSuky Sarkissian
- 2008TowelheadGail Monahan
- 2008The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon EmperorEvelyn O'Connell
- 2008Downloading NancyNancy Stockwell
- 2007The Jane Austen Book ClubJocelyn
- 2007Butterfly on a WheelAbby Randall
- 2006FlickaNell McLaughlin
- 2006Unfiltered Comedy: The Making of 'Thank You For Smoking'Self
- 2006This Film Is Not Yet RatedSelf - Actress in 'The Cooler'
- 2006World Trade CenterDonna McLoughlin
- 2006Too Commercial for CannesSelf
- 2005The DarkAdèlle
- 2005A History of ViolenceEdie Stall
- 2005Thank You for SmokingPolly Bailey
- 2005The SistersMarcia Prior Glass
- 2005Assault on Precinct 13Dr. Alex Sabian
- 2005The Late Late Show with Craig FergusonSelf
- 2004Silver CityNora Allardyce
- 2004The Tony Danza Show
- 2004Secret WindowAmy Rainey
- 2003The CoolerNatalie Belisario
- 2003NCISJack Sloane
- 2003The Ellen DeGeneres ShowSelf
- 2002100 Mile RuleMonica
- 2002Auto FocusPatricia Olson / Patrica Crane
- 2001China: The Panda AdventureRuth Harkness
- 2001Sam the ManAnastasia Powell
- 2000DuetsSuzi Loomis
- 2000Coyote UglyLil
- 1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitVivian Arliss
- 1999PaybackRosie
- 1998Permanent MidnightKitty
- 1997The ViewSelf
- 1996Mr. & Mrs. SmithMrs. Smith
- 1995Misery Loves CompanyJoe's Former Film Student
- 1995Nowhere ManEmily Noonan
- 1994Due SouthMackenzie King
- 1994ERAnna Del Amico
- 1991The Commish
- —Grown Ups 3Sally Lamonsoff
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