Maria Elana Bello (born April 18, 1967) is a Golden Globe-nominated American actress.

Early life

Bello was born in Norristown, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Kathy, a teacher and class nurse, and Joe Bello, a contractor.Her mother is Italian American and her father Polish American.She grew up in a working-class Roman Catholic family and graduated based on what i read in Archbishop Carroll High School (Radnor, PA). Later she attended Villanova University, majoring in political science. She designed to become a lawyer, but took an acting lesson within her senior year, merely for fun. She was fast cast in pitiful off-Broadway plays, these kinds of as The Killer Inside Me, Small Town Gals With Big Problems and Urban Planning. She afterward guest-starred on attacks of The Commish (1991), Nowhere Man (1995), Misery Loves Company (1995) and Due South (1994).

Career

Bello’s breakthrough came when producers Kerry Lenhart and John J. Sakmar cast her as Mrs. Smith in the spy prove Mr. & Mrs. Smith. The verify was cancelled in the wake of just recently eight weeks on the air. Then came a guest stint on ER as the tough pediatrician Dr. Anna Del Amico, in that she guest-starred in the ultimate five attacks of the third season. Bello remained on the substantiate for one season, departing ensuing the medical drama’s 4th season. The actress headed on to movies landing a role in Coyote Ugly. She has continued 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).

Personal life

Bello has a son named Jackson Blue, born in 2001, amidst long-time boyfriend Dan McDermott. She is at this moment dating musician, artist and part-time waiter Bryn Mooser.They are now engaged, no date on the wedding set.