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{{short description|American actress (born 1967)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2017}}
{{Infobox person
| name           = Maria Bello
| image          = Maria Bello (31621213980).jpg
| caption        = Bello in 2016
| birthname      = <!-- Valid citation required for full name for BLP. (WP:BLPPRIVACY) --> 
| birth_date     = {{birth date and age|1967|4|18|mf=y}}
| birth_place    = [[Norristown, Pennsylvania]], U.S.
| occupation     = {{hlist|Actress|producer}}
| years_active   = 1991–present
| spouse         = {{marriage|[[Dominique Crenn]]|2024|2025|reason=separated}}
| children       = 1
| alma_mater     = [[Villanova University]] 
}}

'''Maria Bello''' (born April 18, 1967) is an American actress and producer. Her first major film role was in 1998's ''[[Permanent Midnight]]''. She followed this with a range of supporting and leading parts in films such as ''[[Payback (1999 film)|Payback]]'' (1999), ''[[Coyote Ugly]]'' (2000), ''[[The Cooler]]'' (2003), ''[[Secret Window]]'' (2004), ''[[Assault on Precinct 13 (2005 film)|Assault on Precinct 13]]'', ''[[A History of Violence]]'', ''[[Thank You for Smoking]]'' (all 2005), ''[[World Trade Center (film)|World Trade Center]]'' (2006), ''[[The Jane Austen Book Club (film)|The Jane Austen Book Club]]'' (2007), ''[[The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor]]'' (2008), ''[[Grown Ups (film)|Grown Ups]]'' (2010), ''[[Prisoners (2013 film)|Prisoners]]'' (2013), and ''[[Lights Out (2016 film)|Lights Out]]'' (2016).

Outside of film, Bello is best known for playing [[Anna Del Amico]] in the medical drama ''[[ER (TV series)|ER]]'' (1997–1998) and [[List of NCIS characters#Dr. Jacqueline Sloane|Jacqueline "Jack" Sloane]] in the police procedural drama ''[[NCIS (TV series)|NCIS]]'' (2017–2021). She received a [[Primetime Emmy Award]] nomination and won a [[Critics' Choice Television Awards|Critics' Choice Award]] for her performance in the limited series ''[[Beef (TV series)|Beef]]'' (2023). In 2009, ''[[The Guardian]]'' named her one of the best actors never to have received an [[Academy Award]] nomination.<ref>{{cite news|last=Singer|first=Leigh|date=February 19, 2009|title=Oscars: the best actors never to have been nominated|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2009/feb/19/best-actors-never-nominated-for-oscars|url-status=live|work=[[The Guardian]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240117200738/https://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2009/feb/19/best-actors-never-nominated-for-oscars|archive-date=January 17, 2024|access-date=February 23, 2024}}</ref>

==Early life==
Bello was born April 18, 1967, in [[Norristown, Pennsylvania]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Maria Bello |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2bbb90243e |publisher=[[British Film Institute]] |access-date=11 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180109183917/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2bbb90243e |archive-date=January 9, 2018}}</ref> to Kathy, a school nurse and teacher, and Joe Bello, a contractor.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ematrimony.org/priestscorner/20060127_belloquote_rickey.htm |title=Supporting, Encouraging and Challenging the WWME Community |publisher=eMatrimony |access-date=December 2, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130926195102/http://www.ematrimony.org/priestscorner/20060127_belloquote_rickey.htm |archive-date=September 26, 2013 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Her father is of Italian ancestry, with roots in [[Montella]], Italy,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://napoli.repubblica.it/cronaca/2012/07/01/news/all_attrice_maria_bello_l_ischia_humanitarian_award-38334552/ |title=All'attrice Maria Bello l'Ischia Humanitarian Award / Actress Maria Bello: Ischia Humanitarian Award|date=July 2012 |publisher=Napoli.repubblica.it |access-date=December 2, 2013 | quote = Il nonni paterni di Maria Bello, 45 anni, erano originari di Montella, in provincia di Avellino / The paternal grandparents of Maria Bello, 45, were from Montella, Avellino}} (in Italian)</ref> and her mother is of [[Polish American|Polish ancestry]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/10/AR2006081000437.html |title=Maria Bello, 'Getting Better and Better' |work=Washingtonpost.com |date=August 11, 2006 |access-date=December 2, 2013}}</ref> She grew up in a working-class, [[Catholic]] family and graduated from Archbishop John Carroll High School in [[Radnor, Pennsylvania]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800019251/bio|title=Maria Bello|work=[[Yahoo! Movies]]|access-date=June 24, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.askmen.com/celebs/women/actress_250/258_maria_bello.html|title=Maria Bello|work=[[AskMen.com]]|access-date=June 24, 2010}}</ref> She majored in [[political science]] at [[Villanova University]]. Following graduation, Bello honed her acting skills in a number of New York theater productions.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-07-14 |title=Maria Bello - Biography - Movies & TV - NYTimes.com |website=[[The New York Times]] |url=http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/263285/Maria-Bello/biography |access-date=2025-05-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714205027/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/263285/Maria-Bello/biography |archive-date=July 14, 2014 }}</ref>

==Career==
[[File:Maria Bello 2010.jpg|thumb|right|Bello at the Independent Spirit Awards in Los Angeles on March 5, 2010]]
Bello's early TV appearances include episodes of ''[[The Commish]]'' (1991), ''[[Due South]]'' (1994), ''[[Nowhere Man (American TV series)|Nowhere Man]]'' (1995), ''[[Misery Loves Company (TV series)|Misery Loves Company]]'' (1995), and ''[[ER (TV series)|ER]]'' (1997–98). Her breakthrough came when she was cast as Mrs. Smith in the TV series spy show ''[[Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1996 TV series)|Mr. & Mrs. Smith]]'', though the show was cancelled after eight weeks. She then appeared in the final three episodes of the third season of ''[[ER (TV series)|ER]]'' as pediatrician Dr. Anna Del Amico and was a regular cast member during the medical drama's fourth season.

Bello moved on to films, landing a role in ''[[Coyote Ugly]]'' (2000). She was nominated for the [[Golden Globe]] award twice: for Best Supporting Actress in ''[[The Cooler]]'' (2003) and for Best Actress in ''[[A History of Violence]]'' (2005). She starred in ''[[The Jane Austen Book Club (film)|The Jane Austen Book Club]]'' (2007) as Jocelyn and as Dr. Alex Sabian in the 2005 film, ''[[Assault on Precinct 13 (2005 film)|Assault on Precinct 13]]'', a remake of [[Assault on Precinct 13 (1976 film)|the original 1976 movie]] made by [[John Carpenter]]. In 2008, she starred in ''[[The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor]]'' as [[List of characters in The Mummy series#Evelyn "Evie" Carnahan O'Connell|Evelyn O'Connell]], replacing [[Rachel Weisz]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Maria Bello Interview | work=futuremovies.co.uk | date=April 1, 2001 | url=https://www.futuremovies.co.uk/filmmaking/maria-bello-on-the-mummy/adam-tanswell | access-date=January 11, 2016 | archive-date=April 19, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419061027/https://www.futuremovies.co.uk/filmmaking/maria-bello-on-the-mummy/adam-tanswell | url-status=dead }}</ref> In December 2008, Bello began developing a drama for [[HBO]]. Besides starring in the new series, Bello planned to also serve as an [[executive producer]].<ref>{{cite web | last=Schneider|first=Michael| title=HBO seals deal with Maria Bello| work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]| date=December 21, 2008| access-date=December 30, 2008| url=https://variety.com/2008/scene/markets-festivals/hbo-seals-deal-with-maria-bello-1117997700/}}</ref> She starred in the 2009 drama film ''[[The Yellow Handkerchief (2010 film)|The Yellow Handkerchief]]'', which was released in theatres on February 26, 2010, by [[Samuel Goldwyn Films]].

In 2010, Bello guest starred in two episodes of ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.tvguide.com/News/Maria-Bello-SVU-1020700.aspx| title=Exclusive: Maria Bello Signs On to SVU| publisher=TVGuide.com}}</ref> The following year, she starred in the TV series ''[[Prime Suspect (American TV series)|Prime Suspect]]'',<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2011/02/maria-bello-to-star-in-nbcs-prime-suspect-107054/|title=Maria Bello To Star In NBC's 'Prime Suspect'|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|date=2011-02-17|work=Deadline|access-date=2018-11-29|language=en-US}}</ref> which was cancelled after 13 episodes. In 2011, she became a founding board member of the CQ Matrix Company, a company created by her then-partner, Clare Munn, to help clients achieve "transformative living and the power of intelligent exchange" by enhancing their [[communication quotient]].<ref>{{cite web| title=CQ| url=http://claremunn.com/cq/| publisher=ClareMunn.com| access-date=December 4, 2013| quote=... board members including founding board member Maria Bello...| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110423071807/http://claremunn.com/cq/| archive-date=April 23, 2011| url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2014, she starred alongside [[Frank Grillo]] in the [[James Wan]]-produced thriller ''[[Demonic (2015 film)|Demonic]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/84123/international-demonic-trailer-begins-haunting/|title=International Demonic Trailer Begins Haunting - Dread Central|date=January 5, 2015|access-date=October 27, 2017}}</ref>

Bello began producing short films in 2010. In 2022, she was a producer on the film ''[[The Woman King]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8093700/?ref_=nm_flmg_tp_t\ |title=The Woman King |website=IMDB |access-date=March 3, 2023}}</ref>

==Personal life==
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Bello has a son, Jackson, with her former boyfriend Dan McDermott.<ref name=usweekly120213/> 

In November 2013, she wrote about having a [[same-sex relationship]] with her best friend, Clare Munn.<ref name="usweekly120213">{{cite news| url = http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/maria-bello-shares-modern-family-picture-with-girlfriend-clare-munn-and-ex-boyfriend-dan-mcdermott-after-coming-out-as-gay-2013212 | title= Maria Bello Shares 'Modern Family' Picture With Girlfriend Clare Munn and Ex-Boyfriend Dan McDermott After Coming Out as Gay | date= December 2, 2013 | access-date= December 2, 2013 | first= Nicole | last = Eggenberger | work = [[Us Weekly]]}}</ref><ref name="NYT">{{cite news | url= https://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/01/fashion/coming-out-as-a-modern-family-modern-love.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 |title=Coming Out as a Modern Family |first=Maria |last=Bello |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=November 29, 2013 |access-date=December 2, 2013}}</ref> Bello's book, ''Whatever...Love Is Love: Questioning the Labels We Give Ourselves'', was published in 2015.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Bello |first=Maria |title=Whatever ... love is love: questioning the labels we give ourselves |date=2015 |isbn=978-0-06-235183-8 |publisher=[[Dey Street Books]] |location=New York |oclc=906815841 }}</ref> Bello and Munn split the same year and the actress was rumoured to be dating Elijah Allan-Blitz.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Webber |first=Stephanie |date=2016-03-22 |title=Maria Bello, 48, Splits From Girlfriend, Is Now Dating Elijah Allan-Blitz, 29: Photos |url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/maria-bello-48-splits-from-girlfriend-is-now-dating-elijah-allan-blitz-29-photos-w199886/ |access-date=2025-06-23 |website=Us Weekly |language=en-US}}</ref>

Bello and chef [[Dominique Crenn]] became engaged on December 29, 2019, while holidaying in Paris.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://people.com/movies/maria-bello-reveals-shes-engaged-to-chef-girlfriend-dominique-crenn-ive-finally-grown-up/|title=Maria Bello Reveals She's Engaged to Chef Girlfriend Dominique Crenn: 'I've Finally Grown Up'|website=PEOPLE.com|accessdate=January 29, 2021}}</ref> They were married in a ceremony in Mexico on May 12, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Maria Bello and Dominique Crenn are officially married! |url=https://www.advocate.com/people/maria-bello-dominique-crenn-wedding |access-date=2024-05-24 |website=www.advocate.com |language=en}}</ref> Bello filed for divorce in May 2025, citing [[irreconcilable differences]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://people.com/maria-bello-files-for-divorce-from-chef-dominique-crenn-11744125 |title= Maria Bello Files for Divorce from Chef Dominique Crenn, 1 Year After Marriage |date=May 28, 2025 |access-date=June 6, 2025 |first=Angel |last=Saunders |work=[[People (magazine)|People]] }}</ref>

=== Philanthropy ===
Bello has been involved in several advocacy and philanthropic causes. In the aftermath of the [[2010 Haiti earthquake]], Bello founded WE ADVANCE with Aleda Frishman, Barbara Guillaume, and [[Alison Thompson]]. It is an organization that encourages [[Haiti]]an women to collaborate in making healthcare a priority, and putting an end to [[domestic violence]] within their communities. {{asof|2011}}, the organization is based in a health clinic and a community outreach center in [[Cité Soleil]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Bello |first=Maria |date=January 12, 2011 |title=How to ADVANCE Our Money in Haiti |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/maria-bello/how-to-advance-our-money-_b_808004.html |access-date=May 10, 2011 |work=The Huffington Post}}</ref> Bello led fundraising efforts in Philadelphia and donated to the [[2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami]] in Japan. She is also a board member of Darfur Women Action Group, an [[NGO]] that undertakes activism on behalf of [[genocide]] victims of the [[Darfur conflict]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.darfurwomenaction.org/about/board/maria-bello-darfur-women-action-group-board-member |title=Maria Bello, Darfur Women Action Group Board Member &#124; Darfur Women Action Group |website=www.darfurwomenaction.org |access-date=14 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923212702/http://www.darfurwomenaction.org/about/board/maria-bello-darfur-women-action-group-board-member |archive-date=23 September 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Filmography==
===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|1992
|''Maintenance''
|Eddie
|
|-
|1994
|''Morphosis''
|Boss
|
|-
| 1998
| ''[[Permanent Midnight]]''
| Kitty
|
|-
| 1999
| ''[[Payback (1999 film)|Payback]]''
| Rosie
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2000
| ''[[Coyote Ugly]]''
| [[Lil Lovell]]
| 
|-
| ''[[Duets (film)|Duets]]''
| Suzi Loomis
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2001
| ''[[China: The Panda Adventure]]''
| Ruth Harkness
|
|-
| ''[[Sam the Man]]''
| Anastasia Powell
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2002
| ''[[Auto Focus]]''
| Patricia Olson / Patricia Crane / Sigrid Valdis
|
|-
| ''[[100 Mile Rule]]''
| Monica
|
|-
| 2003
| ''{{sortname|The|Cooler}}''
| Natalie Belisario
| 
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2004
| ''[[Silver City (2004 film)|Silver City]]''
| Nora Allardyce
|
|-
| ''[[Secret Window]]''
| Amy Rainey
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2005
| ''[[Assault on Precinct 13 (2005 film)|Assault on Precinct 13]]''
| Alex Sabian
|
|-
| ''{{sortname|A|History of Violence}}''
| Edie Stall
| 
|-
| ''{{sortname|The|Dark|The Dark (2005 film)}}''
| Adélle
|
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2006
| ''[[Thank You for Smoking]]''
| Polly Bailey
|
|-
| ''{{sortname|The|Sisters|The Sisters (2005 film)}}''
| Marcia Prior Glass
| 
|-
| ''[[Flicka]]''
| Nell McLaughlin
|
|-
| ''[[World Trade Center (film)|World Trade Center]]''
| Donna McLoughlin
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |2007
| ''{{sortname|The|Jane Austen Book Club|The Jane Austen Book Club (film)}}''
| Jocelyn
|
|-
| ''[[Towelhead (film)|Towelhead]]''
| Gail Monahan
|
|-
| ''[[Butterfly on a Wheel]]''
| Abby Randall 
| a.k.a. ''Shattered''
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2008
| ''{{sortname|The|Yellow Handkerchief|The Yellow Handkerchief (2010 film)}}''
| May
|
|-
| ''[[Downloading Nancy]]''
| Nancy Stockwell
|
|-
| ''[[The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor]]''
| [[List of characters in The Mummy series#Evelyn "Evie" Carnahan O'Connell|Evelyn O'Connell]]
|Replaces [[Rachel Weisz]]
|-
| 2009
| ''{{sortname|The|Private Lives of Pippa Lee}}''
| Suky
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2010
| ''{{sortname|The|Company Men}}''
| Sally Wilcox
| 
|-
| ''[[Grown Ups (film)|Grown Ups]]''
| Sally Lamonsoff
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2011
| ''[[Beautiful Boy (2010 film)|Beautiful Boy]]''
| Kate Carroll
| 
|-
| ''[[Abduction (2011 film)|Abduction]]''
| Mara Harper
|
|-
| ''Carjacked''
| Lorraine
| 
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2013
| ''[[Grown Ups 2]]''
| Sally Lamonsoff
|
|-
| ''[[Prisoners (2013 film)|Prisoners]]''
| Grace Dover
|
|-
| ''[[Third Person (film)|Third Person]]''
| Theresa
| 
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2015
| ''[[McFarland, USA]]''
| Cheryl White
|
|-
| ''[[Demonic (2015 film)|Demonic]]''
| Dr. Elizabeth Klein
|
|-
| ''[[Bravetown]]''
| Martha
|
|-
| rowspan="7" | 2016
| ''[[The 5th Wave (film)|The 5th Wave]]''
| Sergeant Reznik
|
|-
| ''[[The Confirmation]]''
| Bonnie 
|
|-
| ''[[Lights Out (2016 film)|Lights Out]]''
| Sophie
|
|-
| ''[[The Late Bloomer]]''
| Brenda Newmans
| 
|-
| ''[[Max Steel (film)|Max Steel]]''
| Molly McGrath
| 
|-
| ''[[Wait Till Helen Comes (film)|Wait Till Helen Comes]]'' 
| Jean 
| a.k.a. ''Little Girl's Secret''
|-
| ''[[The Journey Is the Destination]]''
|Kathy Eldon
|Also executive producer
|-
| 2017
| ''[[In Search of Fellini]]''
| Claire 
| Also executive producer
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2018
| ''[[Every Day (2018 film)|Every Day]]''
| Lindsey
|
|-
| ''[[Better Start Running]]''
| Agent McFadden 
| 
|-
| ''[[Giant Little Ones]]''
| Carly Winter
| Also executive producer
|-
| 2020
| ''[[The Water Man (film)|The Water Man]]''
| Sheriff Goodwin
| 
|-
| 2022
| ''[[The Woman King]]''
| {{N/A}}
| Producer and story writer
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1995
| ''[[Misery Loves Company (TV series)|Misery Loves Company]]''
|Joe's Former Film Student
|Episode: "That Book by Nabokov"
|-
| 1995
| ''[[Nowhere Man (American TV series)|Nowhere Man]]''
| Emily Noonan
| Episode: "The Enemy Within"
|-
| 1995
| ''[[The Commish]]''
|Betsy
|Episode: "In the Shadows of the Gallows"
|-
| 1996
| ''[[Due South]]''
|Mackenzie King
|Episode: "One Good Man"
|-
| 1996–1997
| ''[[Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1996 TV series)|Mr. & Mrs. Smith]]''
| Mrs. Smith
| 13 episodes
|-
| 1997–1998
| ''[[ER (TV series)|ER]]''
| [[Dr. Anna Del Amico]]
| Recurring role (season 3); main role (season 4)
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]''
| Vivian Arliss
| 2 episodes
|-
| 2011–2012
| ''[[Prime Suspect (American TV series)|Prime Suspect]]''
| Jane Timoney
| 13 episodes 
|-
| 2012–2013
| ''[[Touch (American TV series)|Touch]]''
| Lucy Robbins
| 13 episodes 
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Big Driver (film)|Big Driver]]''
| Tess Thorne
|Television film
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Goliath (TV series)|Goliath]]''
| Michelle McBride
| 8 episodes 
|-
| 2017–2021
| ''[[NCIS (TV series)|NCIS]]''
| Jacqueline "Jack" Sloane
| Main role (season 15–18); 73 episodes
|-
| 2017
| ''XQ Super School Live''
| Herself
| Television special
|-
| 2023
| ''[[Beef (TV series)|Beef]]''
| Jordan Forster
| Recurring role; 6 episodes
|-
| 2025
| ''[[The Waterfront (TV series)|The Waterfront]]''
| Belle Buckley
| Main role; 8 episodes<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/maria-bello-kevin-williamson-netflix-series-the-waterfront-1236111459/|title=Maria Bello Joins Kevin Williamson Netflix Series 'The Waterfront'|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|first=Joe|last=Otterson|date=August 20, 2024|access-date=May 21, 2025}}</ref>
|}

==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable" 
|-
! Year 
! Award
! Category 
! Nominated work 
! Result 
|-
| 1997
| [[Screen Actors Guild Award]]
| [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series|Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series]]
| {{center|''[[ER (TV series)|ER]]''}}
| {{won}}
|-
| 2000
| [[Blockbuster Entertainment Awards]]
| [[Blockbuster Entertainment Awards|Favorite Supporting Actress – Comedy/Romance]]
| {{center|''[[Coyote Ugly]]''}}
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan=5| 2003
| [[Golden Globe Award]]
| [[Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture]]
| rowspan=5 style="text-align:center;" |''[[The Cooler]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[National Society of Film Critics Award]]
| [[National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Online Film Critics Society Award]]
| [[Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Screen Actors Guild Award]]
| [[Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Satellite Award]]
| [[Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture|Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture]]
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan=10| 2005
| [[Broadcast Film Critics Association Award]]
| [[Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
| rowspan=10 style="text-align:center;" | ''[[A History of Violence]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
| Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award
| Best Supporting Performance
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Chicago Film Critics Association Award]]
| [[Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Golden Globe Award]]
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama|Best Actress Motion Picture – Drama]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award
| Best Supporting Actress
| {{won}}
|-
| [[London Film Critics Circle Awards]]
| [[London Film Critics Circle Awards 2005|Actress of the Year]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[New York Film Critics Circle Award]]
| [[New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Online Film Critics Society Award]]
| [[Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress|Best Supporting Actress]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Satellite Award]]
| [[Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture|Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Village Voice Film Poll|Village Voice Film Poll Award]]
| [[Village Voice Film Poll|Best Supporting Performance]]
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan=2| 2006
| [[RiverRun International Film Festival|RiverRun International Film Festival's Jury Prize]]
| [[RiverRun International Film Festival|Best Actress]]
| rowspan=2| {{center|''[[The Sisters (2005 film)|The Sisters]]''}}
| {{won}}
|-
| Dixie Film Festival Prize
| Outstanding Actress in a Film
| {{nom}}
|-
| 2009
| [[Independent Spirit Award]]
| [[Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead|Best Female Lead]]
| {{center|''[[Downloading Nancy]]''}}
| {{nom}}
|-
| 2013
| [[National Board of Review Award ]]
| [[National Board of Review Award for Best Cast|Best Cast]]
| {{center|''[[Prisoners (2013 film)|Prisoners]]''}}
| {{won}}
|-
| 2022
| [[Women Film Critics Circle|Women Film Critics Circle Award]]
| Best Woman Storyteller
| rowspan="4"| {{center|''[[The Woman King]]''}}
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="3"| 2023
| [[Black Reel Awards of 2023|Black Reel Award]]
| [[Black Reel Award for Outstanding Film|Outstanding Film]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[12th AACTA International Awards|AACTA International Award]]
| [[AACTA International Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[54th NAACP Image Awards|NAACP Image Award]]
| [[NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture|Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2024
| [[75th Primetime Emmy Awards|Primetime Emmy Award]]
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie|Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie]]
| rowspan="2"| {{center|''[[Beef (TV series)|Beef]]''}}
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[29th Critics' Choice Awards|Critics' Choice Award]]
| [[Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Movie/Miniseries|Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television]]
| {{won}}
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|4742|Maria Bello}}
* {{Twitter|maria_bello}}
* {{Instagram|officialmariabello}}

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{{Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actress}}
{{Satellite Award Best Supporting Actress Motion Picture}}
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