Maria Bello Net Worth

Maria Bello's Quotes

• I don't think you understand what levels or what fears until you have a child of your own. I mean, I've never loved someone so much and I've never been so afraid in my life. And the truth is I would kill someone, whoever tried to hurt him. I would. I have no doubt about it.
• I think I take a film because I'm in the process of discovering something about myself.
• So many actors say you have to find something you like in each character. I've never bought that. I think there are people in the world who are plain mean. Not many, but some.
• Maybe, in the end, a modern family is just a more honest family.

Interesting Facts about Maria Bello

1. Practices Muay Thai (lethal) kickboxing.
2. Comes from a Polish and Italian family.
3. Maria and her TV exec boyfriend, Dan McDermott, welcomed their first child, Jackson Blue McDermott. [March 2001]
4. Was a bridesmaid at Andrea Bendewald's wedding, at which Jennifer Aniston was the matron of honor.
5. Became good friends with Mariska Hargitay when Hargitay had a recurring role as Cynthia Hooper on ER (1994) from 1997-1998.
6. Best friends with Carrie-Anne Moss. Maria is the godmother of Carrie-Anne's first son, and Carrie-Anne is the godmother of Maria's son Jack.
7. Was a varsity cheerleader in school at Archbishop John Carroll High School in Suburban Philadelphia.
8. Invited to join AMPAS in 2006.
9. Father, Joe Bello, was a contractor and mother, Kathy Bello was a teacher and school nurse.
10. Works with "Save the Children", nurturing kids in need.
11. Her mother, who is a cancer survivor, was in New York City with Maria on Sept. 11, 2001 during the attacks on the World Trade Center. Since her mother was a nurse, she volunteered to help the victims.
12. Has two brothers, Joseph and Christopher, and one sister, Lisa.
13. Has 2 dogs.
14. Flirted with a waiter at a family birthday party. The waiter became her fiance [July 26, 2008].
15. Had always wanted to be an action heroine, but gave up her dream two weeks before she turned 40, because she thought there would be no action roles for a lady her age. However, Rob Cohen called her up on her birthday and offered her the role in The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008).
16. Her greatest memory from the set of The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008) was being in the desert playing football with 15 stunt men dressed as mummies.
17. Lives in Venice, California with her son, Jackson Blue, 5. Jackson's father, Dan McDermott, lives a few blocks away. [2006]
18. Revealed in a self-penned essay in The New York Times that she suffered from a life-threatening illness in the summer of 2012. [December 2013]
19. Best friends with Amy Brenneman.
20. She was considered to play Jean Grey in X-Men (2000), but the role went to Famke Janssen.