Maria Bello

Biography: Maria Bello was born on April 18, 1967, one of four children raised in Norristown, Pennsylvania, by a school nurse mother and a construction worker father. She went to Villanova University, where she majored in political science. She had every intention of becoming a lawyer, but she took an acting class during her senior year, just for fun.

She discovered she was very good at acting, and she was soon cast in small, off-Broadway plays, such as The Killer Inside Me, Small Town Gals With Big Problems, and Urban Planning. She later guest-starred on episodes of The Commish, Misery Loves Company, Simon, Nowhere Man, and Due South.

She got her big break when producers Kenny Lenhart and John Sakmar cast her in the spy show Mr. and Mrs. Smith, as Mrs. Smith. Kenny and John had remembered her brilliant performance from a remake of 77 Sunset Strip that never got on its feet. Mr. And Mrs. Smith was abruptly canceled after 8 weeks on the air. Then came a guest role on ER as Dr. Anna D
el Amico where Maria guest starred on the final three episodes of the third season, making such a good performance that the producers asked her back as a regular for the series. Expand

Maria Bello's Scores

  • Movies
  • TV
Average career score: 51
Highest Metascore:
Metascore: 81
Lowest Metascore:
Metascore: 19
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 22
  2. Negative: 6 out of 22
22 movie reviews
Title: Year: Credit: User score:
Metascore: tbd
Prisoners
Sep 20, 2013 Cast / Grace Dover tbd
Metascore: tbd
Grown Ups 2
Jul 12, 2013 Sally Lamonsoff tbd
Metascore: 25
Abduction
Sep 23, 2011 Mara 4.6
Metascore: 62
Beautiful Boy
Jun 3, 2011 Kate Carroll 6.8
Metascore: 69
The Company Men
Jan 21, 2011 Sally Wilcox 6.4
Metascore: 30
Grown Ups
Jun 25, 2010 Sally Lamonsoff 5.1
Metascore: 62
The Yellow Handkerchief
Feb 26, 2010 May 6.4
Metascore: 49
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee
Nov 27, 2009 Suky Sarkissian 6.6
Metascore: 19
Downloading Nancy
Jun 5, 2009 Nancy 7.8
Metascore: 57
Towelhead
Sep 12, 2008 Gail Monahan 6.5
Metascore: 31
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
Aug 1, 2008 Evelyn O'Connell 4.6
Metascore: 61
The Jane Austen Book Club
Sep 21, 2007 Jocelyn 6.1
Metascore: 57
Flicka
Oct 20, 2006 Nell McLaughlin 6.2
Metascore: 66
World Trade Center
Aug 9, 2006 Donna McLoughlin 5.2
Metascore: 40
The Sisters
Apr 14, 2006 Marcia Prior Glass 5.5
Metascore: 71
Thank You for Smoking
Mar 17, 2006 Polly Bailey 7.6
Metascore: 81
A History of Violence
Sep 23, 2005 Edie Stall 7.0
Metascore: 54
Assault on Precinct 13
Jan 19, 2005 Dr. Alex Sabian 6.2
Metascore: 46
Secret Window
Mar 12, 2004 Amy Rainey 6.2
Metascore: 69
The Cooler
Nov 26, 2003 Natalie Belisario 6.7
Metascore: 66
Auto Focus
Oct 18, 2002 Patricia Olson/Patrica Crane/Sigrid Valdis 6.6
Metascore: 49
China: The Panda Adventure
Sep 14, 2001 Ruth Harkness 5.5
Metascore: 27
Coyote Ugly
Aug 4, 2000 Lil 5.7
Metascore: 46
Payback
Feb 5, 1999 Rosie 6.9