Maria Bello was born on April 18. She was born and raised in
Norristown, Pennsylvania. 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 cancelled, after 8 weeks on the air. Then came a guest
role on ER as Dr. Anna Del Amino 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.
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– Will play the mother of Alison Lohman's character in the update of 1940's film MY FRIEND FLICKA. (April 8, 2005)
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– Has become completely hooked on karaoke after starring in Bruce Paltrow's karaoke film DUETS. (2000).
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– Co- founded the Dream Yard Project For Kids, a non-profit arts and education program for children in Harlem.
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– Learned Moi Thai for her role as Mrs. Smith in the series MR. & MRS. SMITH.
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– Practices mo thai lethal kickboxing.
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– Comes from a Polish and Italian Family.
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– Was a bridesmaid at Andrea Bendewald's wedding. The same wedding in which Jennifer Aniston was the maid of honor.
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– Worked as a bartender, dog walker and cleaned houses.
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– Co- founded the Dream Yard Project For Kids, a non-profit arts and education program for children in Harlem. She has travelled to Africa where she spoke to children and gathered material for a book examining the values of children from different cultures.
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