Maria Elena Bello

 Maria Elena Bello, born April 18, 1967 in America, is an actress as well as a writer, producer, and director. Her film credits include Permanent Midnight (1998), Payback (1999), Coyote Ugly (2000), The Cooler (2003), A History of Violence (2005), The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008), Grown Ups (2010), Prisoners (2013), and Lights Out (2016). Bello was a TV star as the character Dr. Anna Del Amico, which was a medical drama, and ran from 1997 until 1998. She was also the character Michelle McBride on Goliath's first season in 2016 as well as Special Agent Jacqueline Sloane on NCIS, where she served as the main agent. Bello was born on April 18 1967 in Norristown, Pennsylvania,[2] to Kathy, a school nurse and teacher, and Joe Bello, a contractor.Her father is Italian American, with roots in Montella, Italy, and her mother is Polish American.She grew up in a working-class, Catholic family and graduated from Archbishop John Carroll High School in Radnor, Pennsylvania. In political science Bello was a student at Villanova University. After graduation, Bello honed her acting skills in a number of New York theater productions. Bello together with Dan McDermott is the proud mother of Jackson. [18] In November 2013, Bello wrote about her former partner Clare Munn's relationship with a same-sex partner. She released a book titled Whatever...Love Is Loving: Examining the labels we give to Ourselves (Dey Street Books, April 28 2015.).