Maria Elena Bello

Maria Elena Bello, born April 18th 1967, is an American actress and producer as well as writer. Permanent Midnight (1998), Payback (1999) Coyote Ugly(2000) and The Cooler(2003), The History of Violence(2005), The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor2008 Grown Ups2010, Prisoners2013 and Lights Out (2016) are some of her films. Bello has been on TV in roles including the character Dr. Anna Del Amico (1997), Payback (1999) as well as CoyoteUgly (2000) as well as The Cooler (2003) The Cooler (2003), A History of Violence (2005), Michelle McBride (2016), as well as Special Agent Jacqueline Sloane (2021-2021). Bello was born on 18 April 1967 in Norristown, Pennsylvania,[2] to Kathy who was a school nurse and teacher, and Joe Bello, a contractor.Her father is Italian American, with roots in Montella, Italy, and her mother is Polish American.She grew up in a poor, Catholic family and graduated from Archbishop John Carroll High School in Radnor, Pennsylvania. [7][8] At Villanova University, she majored in political science. Bello continued her training in acting through various New York theater productions after she graduated. Bello, along with Dan McDermott is the proud mother of Jackson. [18] She wrote about her relationship with Clare Munn in November 2013. She released a book titled Whatever...Love Is love: Questioning the labels we give ourselves (Dey Street Books, April 28, 2015).