Maria Bello

Acting

Maria Bello

Born April 18, 1967Norristown, Pennsylvania, USA76 credits

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

Hell in Paradise
5.9

Hell in Paradise

Movie

2025

The Waterfront
7.1

The Waterfront

TV

2025

BEEF
7.7

BEEF

TV

2023

The Woman King
7.6

The Woman King

Movie

2022

The Water Man
6.1

The Water Man

Movie

2020

Giant Little Ones
7.1

Giant Little Ones

Movie

2019

Filmography

Hell in Paradise
2025Hell in Paradiseas Sam, mère NinaMovie
The Waterfront
2025The Waterfrontas Mae BuckleyTV
BEEF
2023BEEFas JordanTV
The Woman King
2022The Woman KingStoryMovie
The Water Man
2020The Water Manas Sheriff GoodwinMovie
Giant Little Ones
2019Giant Little Onesas Carly WinterMovie
E
2018Exitas KimMovie
Explained
2018Explainedas Narrator (voice)TV
Better Start Running
2018Better Start Runningas Agent McFaddenMovie
Every Day
2018Every Dayas LindseyMovie
The Sun Ladies
2018The Sun Ladiesas Xate Shingali (voice)Movie
In Search of Fellini
2017In Search of Fellinias ClaireMovie
Wait Till Helen Comes
2016Wait Till Helen Comesas JeanMovie
Max Steel
2016Max Steelas Molly McGrathMovie
Goliath
2016Goliathas Michelle McBrideTV
The Late Bloomer
2016The Late Bloomeras Brenda NewmansMovie
The Journey Is the Destination
2016The Journey Is the Destinationas KathyMovie
Lights Out
2016Lights Outas SophieMovie
The Confirmation
2016The Confirmationas BonnieMovie
Join or Die with Craig Ferguson
2016Join or Die with Craig Fergusonas SelfTV
The 5th Wave
2016The 5th Waveas Sergeant ReznikMovie
Bravetown
2015Bravetownas MarthaMovie
McFarland, USA
2015McFarland, USAas Cheryl WhiteMovie
Demonic
2015Demonicas Dr. Elizabeth KleinMovie
Big Driver
2014Big Driveras Tess ThorneMovie
Third Person
2014Third Personas TheresaMovie
Femme
2013Femmeas SelfMovie
Prisoners
2013Prisonersas Grace DoverMovie
Grown Ups 2
2013Grown Ups 2as Sally LamonsoffMovie
Touch
2012Touchas Lucy RobbinsTV
Carjacked
2011Carjackedas Lorraine BurtonMovie
Abduction
2011Abductionas Mara HarperMovie
Prime Suspect
2011Prime Suspectas Jane TimoneyTV
Beautiful Boy
2011Beautiful Boyas Kate CarrollMovie
The Company Men
2010The Company Menas Sally WilcoxMovie
Grown Ups
2010Grown Upsas Sally LamonsoffMovie
The Yellow Handkerchief
2009The Yellow Handkerchiefas MayMovie
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee
2009The Private Lives of Pippa Leeas Suky SarkissianMovie
Towelhead
2008Towelheadas Gail MonahanMovie
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
2008The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperoras Evelyn O'ConnellMovie
Downloading Nancy
2008Downloading Nancyas Nancy StockwellMovie
The Jane Austen Book Club
2007The Jane Austen Book Clubas JocelynMovie
Butterfly on a Wheel
2007Butterfly on a Wheelas Abby RandallMovie
Flicka
2006Flickaas Nell McLaughlinMovie
Unfiltered Comedy: The Making of 'Thank You For Smoking'
2006Unfiltered Comedy: The Making of 'Thank You For Smoking'as SelfMovie
World Trade Center
2006World Trade Centeras Donna McLoughlinMovie
Too Commercial for Cannes
2006Too Commercial for Cannesas SelfMovie
This Film Is Not Yet Rated
2006This Film Is Not Yet Ratedas Self - Actress in 'The Cooler'Movie
The Dark
2005The Darkas AdèlleMovie
A History of Violence
2005A History of Violenceas Edie StallMovie
Thank You for Smoking
2005Thank You for Smokingas Polly BaileyMovie
The Sisters
2005The Sistersas Marcia Prior GlassMovie
Assault on Precinct 13
2005Assault on Precinct 13as Dr. Alex SabianMovie
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005The Late Late Show with Craig Fergusonas SelfTV
Silver City
2004Silver Cityas Nora AllardyceMovie
T
2004The Tony Danza ShowTV
Secret Window
2004Secret Windowas Amy RaineyMovie
The Cooler
2003The Cooleras Natalie BelisarioMovie
NCIS
2003NCISas Jack SloaneTV
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003The Ellen DeGeneres Showas SelfTV
100 Mile Rule
2002100 Mile Ruleas MonicaMovie
Auto Focus
2002Auto Focusas Patricia Olson / Patrica CraneMovie
China: The Panda Adventure
2001China: The Panda Adventureas Ruth HarknessMovie
Sam the Man
2001Sam the Manas Anastasia PowellMovie
Duets
2000Duetsas Suzi LoomisMovie
Coyote Ugly
2000Coyote Uglyas LilMovie
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unitas Vivian ArlissTV
Payback
1999Paybackas RosieMovie
Permanent Midnight
1998Permanent Midnightas KittyMovie
The View
1997The Viewas SelfTV
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
1996Mr. & Mrs. Smithas Mrs. SmithTV
Misery Loves Company
1995Misery Loves Companyas Joe's Former Film StudentTV
Nowhere Man
1995Nowhere Manas Emily NoonanTV
Due South
1994Due Southas Mackenzie KingTV
ER
1994ERas Anna Del AmicoTV
The Commish
1991The CommishTV