Maria Elena Bello

 Maria Elena Bello (born April 18th, 1967) is an American actress, producer, and writer. 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 major player on TV as Dr. Anna Del Amico in the medical drama ER (1997-1998) and with other starring roles like Michelle McBride in the first season (2016) of Goliath as well as Jacqueline Sloane, Special Agent on NCIS from 2017 to 2021. Bello was born in Norristown to Kathy Bello and Joe Bello. In the seventh grade at Villanova University, she majored in political science. Bello was a stage actor in New York and continued to develop her talents after graduating. Bello along with Dan McDermott is the proud mother of Jackson. In November 2013, she wrote about having a sexual relationship with her former partner, Clare Munn. She published a book called Whatever...Love Is Loving: Examining the labels we give to ourselves (Dey Street Books - April 28, 2015).