Maria Bello

Nationality: American
Born : April 18, 1967
Other Professions: Waitress

Actor
Downloading Nancy, 2009
The Yellow Handkerchief, 2008
Towelhead, 2008
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, 2008
The Jane Austen Book Club, 2007

Lead Actor
China: the Panda Adventure, 2001

Song Performer
Duets, 2000

Awards
2005»New York Film Critics Circle Award: Best Supporting Actress
1997»Screen Actors Guild Award: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series

Biography:
Maria Bello was born on April 18, 1967 and raised in a Polish/Italian household in working class Norristown, PA, where she attended a Catholic school which did not have a theater department. In fact, acting was not even on Bello’s radar until she took a drama class at Villanova University as an elective in a schedule otherwise filled with political science and pre-law courses. After graduating with a political science degree in 1989, she threw her intended plans for law school aside, moving instead to New York, where she crashed on a friend’s floor, got a bartending gig, and started gaining invaluable experience in off-Broadway plays. Bello struggled for years, making little or no money in independent theatrical productions and the occasional commercial, yet remained unwaveringly committed to her craft. (http://www.variety.com/)