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Maria Elaine Bello (born April 18 , 1967 in Norristown, Pennsylvania ) is an American Actress . EARLY LIFE Born to an Italian father and a Polish mother, Bello grew up in a working-class Roman Catholic family. She attended Villanova University , majoring in Political Science . She had every intention of becoming a Lawyer , but took an acting class during her senior year, just for fun. She was soon cast in small Off-Broadway plays, such as ''The Killer Inside Me'', ''Small Town Gals With Big Problems'' and ''Urban Planning''. She later guest-starred on episodes of '' The Commish '' ( 1991 ), '' Nowhere Man '' ( 1995 ), '' Misery Loves Company '' (1995) and '' Due South '' ( 1994 ). CAREER Bello got her breakthrough when producers Kenny Lenhart and John J. Sakmar cast her in the spy show '', as ''Supporting Actress'' for '' The Cooler '' and in 2005 , as ''Best Actress'' for '' A History Of Violence ''. PERSONAL LIFE Bello practices Muay Thai (lethal) Kickboxing . Bello and her TV exec boyfriend, Dan McDermott, welcomed their first child, Jackson Blue McDermott, on March 5 , 2001 . She is good friends with actresses Mariska Hargitay and Carrie-Anne Moss . Bello is the godmother of Moss' first son. Moss is the godmother of Bello's son Jack. SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY EXTERNAL LINKS
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