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.
