What is Maria Bello’s net worth and Salary?
Maria Bello, the American actress and writer, has a net worth of $12 million. She gained recognition for her role as Mrs. Smith in the TV series “Mr. & Mrs. Smith”, although the show was canceled after just eight weeks. Maria then appeared in the final three episodes of the third season of “ER” as Dr. Anna Del Amico and was a regular cast member during the fourth season. More recently, between 2017 and 2021, she starred in the popular TV series “NCIS” and earned a salary of $125 thousand per episode.
Early Life and Education
Maria Elena Bello was born in Norristown, PA in 1967. She grew up in a working-class, Catholic family and attended Archbishop John Carroll High School where she was a cheerleader. Bello graduated from Villanova University in 1989 with a degree in political science. She initially planned to attend law school but discovered her love for acting during her senior year of college.
Bello comes from a mixed heritage background, with her mother being of Polish descent and her father being of Italian descent. She has three siblings, an older brother, a younger sister, and a younger brother who is also an actor and contractor.
Maria Bello’s Career Highlights
Maria Bello moved to New York City after college to take acting classes and appeared in Off-Broadway productions before moving to Los Angeles for television and film roles. She gained international attention as Dr. Anna Del Amico on “ER” and went on to star in films such as “Coyote Ugly,” “A History of Violence,” and “The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor.” Bello has been nominated for two Golden Globe awards and has appeared on television shows such as “Law & Order: SVU,” “Prime Suspect,” “Goliath,” and “NCIS.”
In 2020, it was announced that Bello would be leaving “NCIS” after eight episodes of the show’s 18th season. She had signed a three-year contract in 2015 and her character’s storyline had run its course.
Maria Bello’s Personal Life
Maria Bello has a son, Jackson Blue McDermott, with her ex-boyfriend Dan McDermott. Her engagement to Bryn Mooser ended before their wedding. Bello co-founded WE ADVANCE after the 2010 earthquake in Haiti to empower women and end domestic violence. She is a board member of the Darfur Women Action Group. Bello had a public same-sex relationship with Clare Munn from 2011 to 2016 and wrote a book about it. She dated Elijah Allan-Blitz in 2016. Bello is currently engaged to chef Dominique Crenn, who was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2019 but is now cancer-free. Bello and Crenn support WCRF’s breast cancer research and Crenn’s restaurant provided meals to frontline workers during the pandemic.
Bello is good friends with Mariska Hargitay and appeared on “Law and Order: Special Victims Unit.” She is also best friends with Carrie-Anne Moss and they are godmothers to each other’s children.
Maria Bello’s NCIS Salary
Maria Bello earns $125,000 per episode of NCIS.
Maria Bello’s Real Estate Portfolio
Maria Bello, the American actress, bought a ranch-style home above Laurel Canyon in Los Angeles in 2019 for $2.67 million. The house is spread across 2,555 square feet and has four bedrooms and three bathrooms. The property sits on one-third of an acre and offers breathtaking views of the canyon and mountains. The backyard of the house has pergolas draped with vines, a swimming pool, and a spa surrounded by flagstone. The renovation of the house was headed by her brothers Joe and Chris.
Before this, Bello owned a two-story Craftsman bungalow in Venice Beach, a modern beach house near the sand in Venice, and a house on Java Drive in Beverly Hills, where she lived with her ex-boyfriend Dan McDermott. She sold the Java Drive house when they broke up.
