Maria Elena Bello

 Maria Elena Bello, born on April 18, 1967, in America, is an actress, producer, writer, and director. Permanent Midnight (1998) and Payback (1999), Coyote Ugly (2006), The Cooler (2004), A History of Violence (2006), The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008). Grown Ups (2010), Prisoners (2013). Lights Out (2016). Bello was a TV star as Dr. Anna Del Amico, a medical drama that aired from 1997 to 1998. She was also the character Michelle McBride on Goliath's first season in 2016 and as Special Agent Jacqueline Sloane on NCIS in which she was as the lead agent. Bello was born on April 18 1967 in Norristown Pennsylvania. She is the daughter of Kathy who was 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 was raised in a middle-class, Catholic family and graduated from Archbishop John Carroll High School in Radnor, Pennsylvania. [7][8] At Villanova University, she majored in political science. Following graduation, Bello honed her acting abilities in several New York theater productions. Bello was married to Dan McDermott and has a son who is named Jackson. [18] In November 2013 Bello wrote about having a relationship that was sex with her then-partner, Clare Munn. She published a book, Whatever...Love Is LOVE: Questioning The Labels We Give Ourselves, (Dey Street Books) 28 April 2015.