Maria Elena Bello

 Maria Elena Bello (born April 18th 1967) is an American actress, producer, and writer. Permanent Midnight (1998), Payback (99), Coyote Ugly 2000, The Cooler 2003, A History of Violence 2005, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor 2008, Grown Ups (2011), Prisoners (2013) and Lights Out (2016) were only some of her film roles. Bello has been on TV in roles like Dr. Anna Del Amico (1997), Payback (1999) as well as CoyoteUgly (2000), The Cooler (2003), A History of Violence (2005), Michelle McBride (2016) as well as Special Agent Jacqueline Sloane (2021-2021). Bello was the child of Kathy Bello (a teacher and school nurse) and Joe Bello (a contractor). She was born in Norristown on the 18th of April 1967. [7][8] In political science Bello was a student in political science at Villanova University. Bello continued her training in acting by taking part in various New York theatre productions. Bello is the mother of Jackson and Dan McDermott, her ex-boyfriend. Bello published a blog in November of 2013 about her similar-sex relationship, Clare Munn, and how it ended. She released a book titled Whatever...Love Is Loving: Examining the Labels We Give to Ourselves (Dey Street Books - April 28 in 2015).