Maria Elena Bello is an American actress and writer. Her film roles include Permanent Midnight (1998), Payback (1999), Coyote Ugly (2000), The Cooler (2003), A History of Violence (2005), The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008), Grown Ups (2010), Prisoners (2013), and Lights Out (2016).
On television, Bello appeared as Dr. Anna Del Amico on the medical drama ER (1997–1998), with other starring roles including Lucy Robbins on the series Touch in 2013, as Michelle McBride on the first season of the series Goliath in 2016, and from 2017 to 2021 as Special Agent Jacqueline “Jack” Sloane on the series NCIS.
Maria Bello children: Meet Jackson Blue McDermott
Jackson Blue McDermott is the son of Mario Bello, a well-known American actress. Jackson was born into a family with enormous reputation. Bello moved on to films, landing a role in Coyote Ugly (2000).
She was 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). She starred in The Jane Austen Book Club (2007) as Jocelyn and as Dr. Alex Sabian in the 2005 film, Assault on Precinct 13, a remake of the original 1976 movie made by John Carpenter.
