Maria Elena Bello

 Maria Elena Bello is an American actress from the United States. 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 just a few of her film roles. Bello has appeared on television in roles such as the character Dr. Anna Del Amico (1997) as well as Payback (1999) as well as CoyoteUgly (2000), The Cooler (2003) The Cooler (2003), A History of Violence (2005), Michelle McBride (2016) and Special Agent Jacqueline Sloane (2021-2021). Bello was born on April 18, 1967 in Norristown, Pennsylvania,[2] to Kathy Bello, a nurse at school and teacher, and Joe Bello, a contractor.Her father is Italian American, with roots in Montella, Italy, and her mother is Polish American.She was raised in a middle-class, Catholic family and graduated from Archbishop John Carroll High School in Radnor, Pennsylvania. Bello studied political science at Villanova University. Bello continued to train in acting by taking part in various New York theatre productions. Bello is the mother of Jackson and Dan McDermott, her ex-boyfriend. In November 2013, she wrote about having a relationship that was sex with her former partner, Clare Munn. She published a book, Whatever...Love Is LOVE: Examining the labels we give ourself. (Dey Street Books), April 28, 2015.