Portrait of Maria Bello

Acting

Maria Bello

Career

Active from 1995 to 2025, busiest in 2016 with 8 main titles.

Leading roles
39
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score55/100
Highest rated
Poster for Nowhere Man
Nowhere Man
GoodWatch score80/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 61 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Maria Bello Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Historical
    1.3, average 2.6
  • Nostalgia
    2.7, average 3.8
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.3, average 2.0
  • Wonder
    2.6, average 3.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 6
  • Social Commentary 5
  • Coming-of-Age 5
  • Character-Driven Drama 4
  • Moral Ambiguity 4
  • Melancholic Tone 4
  • Gritty Realism 4
  • Biographical Drama 4
  • Mystery 3
  • Ensemble Cast 3
  • Family Drama 3
  • Psychological Horror 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

69
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Grown Ups 3
Grown Ups 3

as Sally Lamonsoff

2020s

5 titles · average score 68
Hell in Paradise
Hell in Paradise (2025)
GoodWatch score 58

as Sam, mère Nina

The Waterfront
The Waterfront (2025)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show · as Mae Buckley

BEEF
BEEF (2023)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as Jordan

The Woman King
The Woman King (2022)
GoodWatch score 75

Story, Producer

The Water Man
The Water Man (2020)
GoodWatch score 63

as Sheriff Goodwin

2010s

29 titles · average score 55
Goliath
Goliath (2016)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Michelle McBride

Lights Out
Lights Out (2016)
GoodWatch score 63

as Sophie

Max Steel
Max Steel (2016)
GoodWatch score 26

as Molly McGrath

The 5th Wave
The 5th Wave (2016)
GoodWatch score 37

as Sergeant Reznik

McFarland, USA
McFarland, USA (2015)
GoodWatch score 72

as Cheryl White

Bravetown
Bravetown (2015)
GoodWatch score 42

as Martha

Big Driver
Big Driver (2014)
GoodWatch score 49

as Tess Thorne

Prisoners
Prisoners (2013)
GoodWatch score 79

as Grace Dover

Grown Ups 2
Grown Ups 2 (2013)
GoodWatch score 33

as Sally Lamonsoff

Prime Suspect
Prime Suspect (2011)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Jane Timoney

Beautiful Boy
Beautiful Boy (2011)
GoodWatch score 64

as Kate Carroll

Grown Ups
Grown Ups (2010)
GoodWatch score 40

as Sally Lamonsoff

2000s

25 titles · average score 53
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008)
GoodWatch score 34

as Evelyn O'Connell

Butterfly on a Wheel
Butterfly on a Wheel (2007)
GoodWatch score 62

as Abby Randall

The Jane Austen Book Club
The Jane Austen Book Club (2007)
GoodWatch score 64

as Jocelyn

World Trade Center
World Trade Center (2006)
GoodWatch score 63

as Donna McLoughlin

Flicka
Flicka (2006)
GoodWatch score 61

as Nell McLaughlin

A History of Violence
A History of Violence (2005)
GoodWatch score 79

as Edie Stall

Thank You for Smoking
Thank You for Smoking (2005)
GoodWatch score 77

as Polly Bailey

The Dark
The Dark (2005)
GoodWatch score 43

as Adèlle

Secret Window
Secret Window (2004)
GoodWatch score 55

as Amy Rainey

The Cooler
The Cooler (2003)
GoodWatch score 68

as Natalie Belisario

Coyote Ugly
Coyote Ugly (2000)
GoodWatch score 43

as Lil

Duets
Duets (2000)
GoodWatch score 41

as Suzi Loomis

1990s

9 titles · average score 66
Payback
Payback (1999)
GoodWatch score 59

as Rosie

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Vivian Arliss

Permanent Midnight
Permanent Midnight (1998)
GoodWatch score 60

as Kitty

Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1996)
GoodWatch score 37

TV show · as Mrs. Smith

Nowhere Man
Nowhere Man (1995)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Emily Noonan

Misery Loves Company
Misery Loves Company (1995)

TV show · as Joe's Former Film Student

ER
ER (1994)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as Anna Del Amico

Due South
Due South (1994)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show · as Mackenzie King

The Commish
The Commish (1991)
GoodWatch score 59

TV show