Maria Bello is an American actress and producer. Her first major film role was in 1998's Permanent Midnight. She followed this with a range of supporting and leading parts in films such as Payback, Coyote Ugly, The Cooler, Secret Window, Assault on Precinct 13, A History of Violence, Thank You for Smoking, World Trade Center, The Jane Austen Book Club, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, Grown Ups, Prisoners, and Lights Out.
