Maria Bello

American actress Maria Elena Bello 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”.  She is best known for her appearances in the movies “Coyote Ugly”, “The Jane Austen Book Club”, “Thank You for Smoking”, ”A History of Violence”, and “The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor”.  For television she is best known for her role as Dr. Anna Del Amico on the NBC medical drama ER.

Bello has a son named Jackson Blue (born 2001) with former long-time boyfriend Dan McDermott. In July 2008, she became engaged to musician Bryn Mooser; As of 2010 Maria Bello and Bryn Mooser are no longer together. 

Movie		Character	Year
	Permanent Midnight	Kitty	1998
	Payback	Rosie	1999
	Coyote Ugly	Lil	2000
	Duets	Suzi Loomis	2001
	Secret Window	Amy Rainey	2004
	Assault on Precinct 13	Dr Alex Sabian	2005
	Thank You for Smoking	Polly Bailey	2005
	A History of Violence	Edie Stall	2005
	World Trade Center	Donna McLoughlin	2006
	Flicka	Nell McLaughlin	2006
	Payback: Straight Up	Rosie	2006
	Towelhead	Gail	2007
	The Jane Austen Book Club	Jocelyn	2007
	The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor	Evelyn O’Connell	2008
	The Yellow Handkerchief	May	2008
	Grown Ups	Sally Lamonsoff	2010
	The Company Men	Sally Wilcox	2011
	Abduction	Mara	2011
	Carjacked	Lorraine Burton	2011
	Prisoners	Grace Dover	2013