Maria Bello
Maria Bello
Maria Elena Bellois an American actress and writer. She has appeared in the films Permanent Midnight, Payback, Coyote Ugly, The Cooler, A History of Violence, Thank You for Smoking, The Jane Austen Book Cluband Prisoners. On television, she is known for her role as Dr. Anna Del Amico on the NBC medical drama ER. She starred as Lucy Robbins on the Fox series Touch alongside Kiefer Sutherland, in 2013. Also, she is the actor of the face of Scary Maze...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth18 April 1967
CityNorristown, PA
CountryUnited States of America
I just want to use all of myself, for the rest of my life, in every facet of my life, as long as I live.
I'm interested in people who have lived, who are searching and questioning.
I never liked the whole idea of [creating your own] background, if it's not pertinent, where the character lived as a child, and who I was and how I was. That never helped me in any way, so I don't even do that.
I want to do more action adventures and more romantic comedies.
There is always one person on the set who has a lot of anxiety, an actor who is really intense and has to stay in character and holds himself away from the rest of us.
I'm not afraid to play my age. I never was. I've never been an ingenue. I like getting older.
People tend to think when you're on dramatic films, that it's all so heavy, but it's really not when you're working with great actors.
So many actors wear wigs nowadays. Besides, if someone is hiring me because of how I wear my hair, I don't want to work with them anyway.
Life goes so fast, and there is so much to do. But the moments that have enriched my life the most came when I slowed down and connected with the people I care about.
I was really conflicted. I had always planned to help the world. Instead, I was going to become an actress? That seemed like such a selfish thing to do.
I don't really have a method or a technical process. I studied [Sanford] Meisner, and that's the thing that really works for me. That sort of instinctual, in the moment, what the other actors do, working off them and letting the story unfold, as opposed to having an idea of what the story should be.
I was always anti-marriage. I didn't understand monogamy. I couldn't figure out how that could last. And then I met Bryn and I started to understand the beauty of constancy and history and change and going on the roller coaster with someone - of having a partner in life.
I'm a girl who loves fashion. I'm such a Cinderella - I love to put on a great dress and heels. It's fun!
When I do Pilates, or when I do work out, I feel better all day. Yet I still struggle to keep it on my schedule.