Maria Bello
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| Maria Bello was born on April 18 1967. She was born and raised in Norristown, Pennsylvania. She went to Villanova University, where she majored in political science. She had every intention of becoming a lawyer, but she took an acting class during her senior year, just for fun. She discovered she was very good at acting, and she was soon cast in small, off-Broadway plays, such as "The Killer Inside Me", "Small Town Gals With Big Problems" and "Urban Planning". She later guest-starred on episodes of _Commish, The" (1991)_ , "Nowhere Man" (1995), "Misery Loves Company" (1995) and "Due South" (1994). She got her big break when producers Kenny Lenhart and John Sakmar cast her in the spy show "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" (1996) as Mrs. Smith. Kenny and John had remembered her brilliant performance from a remake of "77 Sunset Strip", that never got on its feet. Mr. & Mrs. Smith was abruptly cancelled, after 8 weeks on the air. Then came a role on "ER" (1994) as Dr. Anna Del Amino where Maria guest-starred on the final three episodes of the third season, making such a good performance that the producers asked her back as a regular for the series. |