Maria Howell
Wanda Maria Howell (* in Gastonia , North Carolina ) is an American actress and singer .
life and career
Maria Howell was born as the oldest of six children in Gastonia, North Carolina, and graduated from Winston-Salem State University in Winston-Salem in 1983 with a master's degree in biology . She joined the choir of her school at the age of 13. From 1995 to 2001 she lived on the Okinawa Islands in Japan , where her ex-husband was stationed as a member of the United States Marine Corps .
She made her acting debut in 1985 in the role of a choir singer in the film The Color Purple . As a result, she was initially seen in film and television at irregular intervals, but other film roles followed in some popular films, including Mississippi Damned , Blind Side - The Great Chance , The Hunger Games - Catching Fire , The Determination - Allegiant , Hidden Figures - Unrecognized Heroines or Barry Seal: Only in America .
In addition to her film appearances, Howell has also appeared in numerous television roles, such as American Gothic , K-Ville , Drop Dead Diva , Army Wives , Detroit 1-8-7 , Aquarius , Vampire Diaries and Criminal Minds . From 2012 to 2014 she starred as Grace Beaumont in the Revolution series. 2013 followed a supporting role in Devious Maids - Dirty Secrets .
Filmography (selection)
- 1985: The Color Purple (The Color Purple)
- 1993: The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles ( The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles , television series, 2 episodes)
- 1993: Shards of Happiness ( Scattered Dreams , TV movie)
- 1995: American Gothic (TV series, episode 1x03)
- 1996: The Closest Thing to Heaven
- 2007: Daddy's Little Girls
- 2007: K-Ville (TV series, episode 1x08)
- 2008: Living Proof (TV film)
- 2008–2009: Army Wives (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 2009: Mississippi Damned
- 2009: Meet the Browns (TV series, episode 1x08)
- 2009: Drop Dead Diva (TV series, episode 1x09)
- 2009: Blind Side - The Big Chance (The Blind Side)
- 2009, 2017: Vampire Diaries ( The Vampire Diaries , TV series, 3 episodes)
- 2010: House of Payne (TV series, episode 6x34)
- 2010: Past Life (TV series, episode 1x08)
- 2010: Detroit 1-8-7 (TV series, episode 1x01)
- 2011: The Game (TV series, episode 4x13)
- 2011: Field of Vision (TV movie)
- 2011: Dr. Dani Santino - Game of Life ( Necessary Roughness , TV Series, Episode 1x01)
- 2011: Single Ladies (TV series, episode 1x07)
- 2012: Firelight (TV movie)
- 2012: What to Expect When You're Expecting (What to Expect When You're Expecting)
- 2012: Little Red Wagon
- 2012–2014: Revolution (TV series, 10 episodes)
- 2013: Devious Maids ( Devious Maids , TV series, 8 episodes)
- 2013: The Hunger Games - Catching Fire (The Hunger Games: Catching Fire)
- 2014: The Good Lie - The Price of Freedom (The Good Lie)
- 2014: Christmas Wedding Baby
- 2014: Addicted
- 2014–2015: Finding Carter (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 2015: Complications (TV series, episode 1x03)
- 2016: The Destiny - Allegiant (Allegiant)
- 2016: Aquarius (TV series, episode 2x04)
- 2016: Hidden Figures - Unrecognized Heroines (Hidden Figures)
- 2016–2018: Saints and Sinners (TV series, 13 episodes)
- 2017: Barry Seal: Only in America
- 2017: The Have and the Have Nots (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 2017: Criminal Minds (TV series, episode 13x05)
- 2019: Speechless (TV series, episode 3x19)
- 2019: Homeless Ashes
Web links
- Maria Howell in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Maria Howell in the German dubbing file
Individual evidence
- ^ Maria Howell - Biography . In: IMDb.com . Retrieved October 29, 2017.
- ^ Maria Howell Bio | Grace Beaumont | Revolution . NBC. June 5, 2013. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Howell, Maria |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Howell, Wanda Maria (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-american actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20th century |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Gastonia , North Carolina , United States |