Maria Elaina Bello was born on the 18th April 1967, in Norristown, Pennsylvania USA, of paet-Italian (father) and Polish (mother) ancestry. She is an actress and singer, well known for her roles in such films as “Coyote Ugly” (2000), “The Cooler” (2003), “The Jane Austen Club” (2007), “The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor” (2008) and many others. Maria Bello has been active in the entertainment industry since 1992.
How rich is the actress? Authoritative sources have estimated that the overall size of Maria Bello’s net worth is as much as $8 million, as of the data presented in the middle of 2016.
Maria Bello Net Worth $8 Million
To begin with, Bello grew up with three siblings in Norristown, where her mother worked as a teacher and school’s nurse, and her father was an engineer. Bello attended a Catholic high school, before enrillong at Villanova University to study law and political science. She attended a theatre course and so discovered her passion for acting. After graduating from university, Bello moved to New York City to become a professional actress.
Concerning her professional career, the very first performances Bello landed in were commercials, and then numerous off-Broadway plays including “The Killer Inside Me”, “Small Town Gals With Big Problems” and “Urban Planning”. In the early 1990s, Bello had guest roles, among others in the series “The Commish” (1991), “Nowhere Man – Without identity!” (1995), “Misery Loves Company” (1995), “Due South” (1994) and the feature film “Maintenance” (1992). Her net worth was rising slowly.
Her first success came with the television role for the female lead in the series “Mr. & Mrs. Smith” (1996), in which she starred alongside Scott Bakula, in the role of a female secret agent, in preparation for which Maria learned martial arts, including Muay Thai. Although the television series was cancelled after eight weeks due to poor ratings, Bello’s career did not diminish. In 1997, she received a guest role in the hit television series “Emergency Room”, for which the team won the Screen Actors Guild Award in the category Best Acting Ensemble in a Drama Series. Appearances in “Emergency Room” increased the popularity of the actress, and her first film role as Kitty in Ben Stiller’s “Permanent Midnight” (1998) followed, starring alongside the director and Elizabeth Hurley. In 2000, Bello landed roles in several feature films, including in the main casts of “Duets” and “Coyote Ugly”. In the latter she created the role of the tough business woman Lil, who operates a Western-style bar in New York City, and for the this role, Bello won a Blockbuster Entertainment Award in the category Best Supporting Actress. Her prospects and net worth were improving.
In 2002, Bello appeared in the drama “Autofocus”, then her breakthrough in the film business she made a year later with the gangster fable “The Cooler” (2003), for which role Bello was critically acclaimed and nominated for numerous film awards, including the Golden Globe in the category of the Best Supporting Actress. Afterwards, Bello starred in the supernatural thriller “Secret Window” (2004) beside Johnny Depp, then for her portrayal of Edie Stall in “A History of Violence” (2005), the actress was praised by critics and nominated for several film awards, including the Golden Globe in the category of the Best Actress in a Drama.
In the summer of 2008, she replaced Rachel Weisz in the fantasy film “The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor”, followed by minor roles in several movies, before starring in the television series “Prime Suspect” (2010 – 2011). In 2013, she landed roles in the films “Grown Ups 2”, “Prisoners” and “Third Person”.
Most recently, she starred in “Demonic” (2015) by Will Canon, “Bravetown” (2015) by Daniel Duran and “The 5th Wave” (2016) by J Blakeson. Soon, the films “The Confirmation”, “Wait Till Helen Comes” and “Lights Out” with Maria Bello in various roles will be released.
Finally, in the personal life of the actress, Bello lived a long time with her partner Dan McDermott. Together they have a son. The rumours have been flying that she was in a same-sex relationship with Clare Munn, but they have separated, and she is apparently living with Elijah Allan-Blitz.
Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Acting Ensemble in a Drama Series, Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Best Supporting Actress, Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress - Motion Picture Drama, Chicago Film Critics Association Award, Online Film Critics Society Award
Nominations
Golden Globe for the Best Supporting Actress, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance, Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress, London Film Critics Circle Award for Actress of the Year, Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress
Movies
“Nowhere Man - Without identity!” (1995), “Mr. & Mrs. Smith” (1996), “Permanent Midnight” (1998), “Misery Loves Company” (1995), “Due South” (1994), “Maintenance” (1992), “Coyote Ugly” (2000), “The Cooler” (2003), “The Jane Austen Club” (2007), “Secret Window”...
TV Shows
“The Killer Inside Me”, “Small Town Gals With Big Problems”, “Urban Planning”, “The Commish” (1991), “Emergency Room” (1997), “Prime Suspect” (2010 – 2011)
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Maybe, in the end, a modern family is just a more honest family.
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So many actors say you have to find something you like in each character. I've never bought that. I think there are people in the world who are plain mean. Not many, but some.
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I think I take a film because I'm in the process of discovering something about myself.
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I don't think you understand what levels or what fears until you have a child of your own. I mean, I've never loved someone so much and I've never been so afraid in my life. And the truth is I would kill someone, whoever tried to hurt him. I would. I have no doubt about it.
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Fact
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Revealed in a self-penned essay in The New York Times that she suffered from a life-threatening illness in the summer of 2012. [December 2013]
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Lives in Venice, California with her son, Jackson Blue, 5. Jackson's father, Dan McDermott, lives a few blocks away. [2006]
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Her greatest memory from the set of The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008) was being in the desert playing football with 15 stunt men dressed as mummies.
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Had always wanted to be an action heroine, but gave up her dream two weeks before she turned 40, because she thought there would be no action roles for a lady her age. However, Rob Cohen called her up on her birthday and offered her the role in The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008).
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Flirted with a waiter at a family birthday party. The waiter became her fiance [July 26, 2008].
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Has 2 dogs.
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Has two brothers, Joseph and Christopher, and one sister, Lisa.
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Her mother, who is a cancer survivor, was in New York City with Maria on Sept. 11, 2001 during the attacks on the World Trade Center. Since her mother was a nurse, she volunteered to help the victims.
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Works with "Save the Children", nurturing kids in need.
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Father, Joe, was a contractor and mother, Kathy, was a teacher and school nurse.
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Invited to join AMPAS in 2006.
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Was a varsity cheerleader in school at Archbishop John Carroll High School in Suburban Philadelphia.
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Best friends with Carrie-Anne Moss. Maria is the godmother of Carrie-Anne's first son, and Carrie-Anne is the godmother of Maria's son Jack.
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Became good friends with Mariska Hargitay when Hargitay had a recurring role as Cynthia Hooper on ER (1994) from 1997-1998.
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