Maria Elena Bello

 Maria Elena Bello (born April 18th, 1967) is an American actress producer, writer, and actress. Her film credits 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). Bello has been on TV in roles such as the character Dr. Anna Del Amico (1997) as well as Payback (1999) and Coyote Ugly (2000) and The Cooler (2003) The Cooler (2003), A History of Violence (2005), Michelle McBride (2016), as well as Special Agent Jacqueline Sloane (2021-2021). Bello was born April 18 1967 in Norristown Pennsylvania. She is the daughter of Kathy Bello, a nurse at school and teacher as well as Joe Bello, a contractor.Her father is Italian American, with roots in Montella, Italy, and her mother is Polish American.She grew up in a middle-class, Catholic family and graduated from Archbishop John Carroll High School in Radnor, Pennsylvania. [7][8] In political science Bello studied in political science at Villanova University. Bello continued her education in acting by participating in several New York theater productions after she graduated. Bello along with Dan McDermott is the proud mother of Jackson. In November 2013 Bello wrote about her first-partner Clare Munn's sexual relationship. She released a book, Whatever...Love Is LOVE: Unpacking the Labels We Give Ourselves, (Dey Street Books), April 28, 2015.