Personal details
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Born
18 April 1967 (59)
Place of birth
Norristown, Pennsylvania, USA
Also known as
Maria Elaina Bello · Maria Elena Bello
Biography
Maria Elena Bello (born April 18, 1967) is an American actress and singer. She 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.
Bekannt für
6.4
Film
Grown Ups
Sally Lamonsoff
2010
6.2
Film
Grown Ups 2
Sally Lamonsoff
2013
8.1
Film
Prisoners
Grace Dover
2013
5.5
Film
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
Evelyn O'Connell
2008
5.9
Film
The 5th Wave
Sergeant Reznik
2016
7.2
Film
A History of Violence
Edie Stall
2005
6.8
Film
Payback
Rosie
1999
6.3
Film
Coyote Ugly
Lil
2000
6.4
Film
Lights Out
Sophie
2016
6.2
Film
Assault on Precinct 13
Dr. Alex Sabian
2005
6.6
Film
Secret Window
Amy Rainey
2004
6.4
Film
Butterfly on a Wheel
Abby Randall
2007
7.1
Series
The Waterfront
Mae Buckley
2025
5.9
Film
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee
Suky Sarkissian
2009
6.5
Film
The Jane Austen Book Club
Jocelyn
2007
5.4
Film
Downloading Nancy
Nancy Stockwell
2008
7.5
Film
McFarland, USA
Cheryl White
2015
5.9
Film
Third Person
Theresa
2014
6.5
Film
The Company Men
Sally Wilcox
2010
5.8
Film
Abduction
Mara Harper
2011
5.5
Series
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Mrs. Smith
1996–1997
6.4
Film
Auto Focus
Patricia Olson / Patrica Crane
2002
6.3
Series
Prime Suspect
Jane Timoney
2011–2012
7.2
Film
Thank You for Smoking
Polly Bailey
2005
7.2
Film
Every Day
Lindsey
2018
6.1
Film
World Trade Center
Donna McLoughlin
2006
6.0
Film
Beautiful Boy
Kate Carroll
2011
5.5
Film
Hell in Paradise
Sam, mère Nina
2025
5.6
Film
Max Steel
Molly McGrath
2016
5.5
Series
Misery Loves Company
Joe's Former Film Student
1995
7.1
Film
Giant Little Ones
Carly Winter
2019
5.4
Film
The Late Bloomer
Brenda Newmans
2016
6.1
Film
The Water Man
Sheriff Goodwin
2020
6.4
Film
The Confirmation
Bonnie
2016
6.5
Film
The Journey Is the Destination
Kathy
2016
5.9
Film
Better Start Running
Agent McFadden
2018
5.4
Film
Wait Till Helen Comes
Jean
2016
5.7
Film
In Search of Fellini
Claire
2017
7.0
Film
Exit
Kim
2018
Acting credits 39 titles
Hell in Paradise
as Sam, mère Nina
5.5
2025
The Waterfront
as Mae Buckley
7.1
2025
The Water Man
as Sheriff Goodwin
6.1
2020
Giant Little Ones
as Carly Winter
7.1
2019
Exit
as Kim
7.0
2018
Better Start Running
as Agent McFadden
5.9
2018
Every Day
as Lindsey
7.2
2018
In Search of Fellini
as Claire
5.7
2017
Wait Till Helen Comes
as Jean
5.4
2016
Lights Out
as Sophie
6.4
2016
The Confirmation
as Bonnie
6.4
2016
The Journey Is the Destination
as Kathy
6.5
2016
The Late Bloomer
as Brenda Newmans
5.4
2016
Max Steel
as Molly McGrath
5.6
2016
The 5th Wave
as Sergeant Reznik
5.9
2016
McFarland, USA
as Cheryl White
7.5
2015
Third Person
as Theresa
5.9
2014
Prisoners
as Grace Dover
8.1
2013
Grown Ups 2
as Sally Lamonsoff
6.2
2013
Prime Suspect
as Jane Timoney
6.3
2011–2012
Beautiful Boy
as Kate Carroll
6.0
2011
Abduction
as Mara Harper
5.8
2011
The Company Men
as Sally Wilcox
6.5
2010
Grown Ups
as Sally Lamonsoff
6.4
2010
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee
as Suky Sarkissian
5.9
2009
Downloading Nancy
as Nancy Stockwell
5.4
2008
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
as Evelyn O'Connell
5.5
2008
Butterfly on a Wheel
as Abby Randall
6.4
2007
The Jane Austen Book Club
as Jocelyn
6.5
2007
World Trade Center
as Donna McLoughlin
6.1
2006
Thank You for Smoking
as Polly Bailey
7.2
2005
A History of Violence
as Edie Stall
7.2
2005
Assault on Precinct 13
as Dr. Alex Sabian
6.2
2005
Secret Window
as Amy Rainey
6.6
2004
Auto Focus
as Patricia Olson / Patrica Crane
6.4
2002
Coyote Ugly
as Lil
6.3
2000
Payback
as Rosie
6.8
1999
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
as Mrs. Smith
5.5
1996–1997
Misery Loves Company
as Joe's Former Film Student
5.5
1995