Maria Bello

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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

Prisoners

Grace Dover

Grown Ups

Sally Lamonsoff

The 5th Wave

Sergeant Reznik

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

Evelyn O'Connell

Grown Ups 2

Sally Lamonsoff

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Vivian Arliss

Lights Out

Sophie

Secret Window

Amy Rainey

Full Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2025	Hell in Paradise MOVIE	Sam, mère Nina
2025	The Waterfront TV	Mae Buckley
2023	BEEF TV	Jordan
2020	The Water Man MOVIE	Sheriff Goodwin
2019	Giant Little Ones MOVIE	Carly Winter
2018	Exit MOVIE	Kim
2018	Explained TV	Narrator (voice)
2018	Better Start Running MOVIE	Agent McFadden
2018	Every Day MOVIE	Lindsey
2018	The Sun Ladies MOVIE	Xate Shingali (voice)
2017	In Search of Fellini MOVIE	Claire
2016	Wait Till Helen Comes MOVIE	Jean
2016	Max Steel MOVIE	Molly McGrath
2016	Goliath TV	Michelle McBride
2016	The Late Bloomer MOVIE	Brenda Newmans
2016	The Journey Is the Destination MOVIE	Kathy
2016	Lights Out MOVIE	Sophie
2016	The Confirmation MOVIE	Bonnie
2016	Join or Die with Craig Ferguson TV	Self
2016	The 5th Wave MOVIE	Sergeant Reznik
2015	Bravetown MOVIE	Martha
2015	McFarland, USA MOVIE	Cheryl White
2015	Demonic MOVIE	Dr. Elizabeth Klein
2014	Big Driver MOVIE	Tess Thorne
2014	Third Person MOVIE	Theresa
2013	Femme MOVIE	Self
2013	Prisoners MOVIE	Grace Dover
2013	Grown Ups 2 MOVIE	Sally Lamonsoff
2012	Touch TV	Lucy Robbins
2011	Carjacked MOVIE	Lorraine Burton
2011	Abduction MOVIE	Mara Harper
2011	Prime Suspect TV	Jane Timoney
2011	Beautiful Boy MOVIE	Kate Carroll
2010	The Company Men MOVIE	Sally Wilcox
2010	Grown Ups MOVIE	Sally Lamonsoff
2009	The Yellow Handkerchief MOVIE	May
2009	The Private Lives of Pippa Lee MOVIE	Suky Sarkissian
2008	Towelhead MOVIE	Gail Monahan
2008	The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor MOVIE	Evelyn O'Connell
2008	Downloading Nancy MOVIE	Nancy Stockwell
2007	The Jane Austen Book Club MOVIE	Jocelyn
2007	Butterfly on a Wheel MOVIE	Abby Randall
2006	Flicka MOVIE	Nell McLaughlin
2006	Unfiltered Comedy: The Making of 'Thank You For Smoking' MOVIE	Self
2006	World Trade Center MOVIE	Donna McLoughlin
2006	Too Commercial for Cannes MOVIE	Self
2006	This Film Is Not Yet Rated MOVIE	Self - Actress in 'The Cooler'
2005	The Dark MOVIE	Adèlle
2005	A History of Violence MOVIE	Edie Stall
2005	Thank You for Smoking MOVIE	Polly Bailey
2005	The Sisters MOVIE	Marcia Prior Glass
2005	Assault on Precinct 13 MOVIE	Dr. Alex Sabian
2005	The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson TV	Self
2004	Silver City MOVIE	Nora Allardyce
2004	The Tony Danza Show TV	Self
2004	Secret Window MOVIE	Amy Rainey
2003	The Cooler MOVIE	Natalie Belisario
2003	NCIS TV	Jack Sloane
2003	The Ellen DeGeneres Show TV	Self
2002	100 Mile Rule MOVIE	Monica
2002	Auto Focus MOVIE	Patricia Olson / Patrica Crane
2001	China: The Panda Adventure MOVIE	Ruth Harkness
2001	Sam the Man MOVIE	Anastasia Powell
2000	Duets MOVIE	Suzi Loomis
2000	Coyote Ugly MOVIE	Lil
1999	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit TV	Vivian Arliss
1999	Payback MOVIE	Rosie
1998	Permanent Midnight MOVIE	Kitty
1997	The View TV	Self
1996	Mr. & Mrs. Smith TV	Mrs. Smith
1995	Misery Loves Company TV	Joe's Former Film Student
1995	Nowhere Man TV	Emily Noonan
1994	Due South TV	Mackenzie King
1994	ER TV	Anna Del Amico
1991	The Commish TV	Self

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