Maria Bello Trivia
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Birth name: Maria Elaina Bello
Date of birth: 18 April 1967
Place of birth: Norristown, Pennsylvania, USA
Nickname: Mary
Height: 5′ 5″ (1.65 m)
- Comes from a Polish and Italian Family.
- She went to Villanova University, majoring in political science.
- She practices Mo Thai lethal kick-boxing.
- She intended to be a lawyer, but she caught the acting bug after taking an acting class her senior year of college.
- Maria and her TV exec boyfriend, Dan McDermott, welcomed their first child, Jackson Blue McDermott. [5 March 2001]
- Was a bridesmaid at Andrea Bendewald’s wedding, the same one in which Jennifer Aniston was the matron of honor.
- She sang in the movie Duets, and is also featured on the soundtrack.
- Became good friends with Mariska Hargitay when Hargitay had a recurring role as Cynthia Hooper on “ER” (1994) from 1997-1998.
- The producers of ER asked her back after her recurring role, leading to a main cast role.
- With her boyfriend Dan McDermott she had a son, Jackson Blue McDermott, in March 2001.
- Best friends with Carrie-Anne Moss. Maria is the godmother of Carrie-Anne’s first son, and Carrie-Anne is the godmother of Maria’s son Jack.
- Carrie-Anne Moss is the godmother of her son Jack.
- She has been nominated for the Golden Globe award twice: for Best Supporting Actress in The Cooler (2003) and for Best Actress in A History of Violence (2005).
- In 2008 Bello starred in The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor as Evy O’Connell, taking over from Rachel Weisz. Bello has stated that she has signed up for three more Mummy films.
- Tomb of the Dragon Emperor actress Maria Bello stated that another Mummy film will “absolutely” be made, and that she has already signed on. Actor Luke Ford is signed on for three more films. At the end of the third film, there was a hint that mummies were found in Peru. Rumor has it, that the fourth title will be call “The Mummy: Rise of the Aztec”.
- In 2010 Bello guest-star in two episodes of Law & Order: SVU.
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