Maria Howell
- Known for
- Acting
- Birthplace
- Gastonia, North Carolina, USA
Biography
Wanda Maria Howell is an American actress and also a singer. Maria was born in Gastonia, North Carolina and graduated from Winston-Salem State University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Howell worked as a jazz singer and made her film debut in The Color Purple. She lived in Okinawa, Japan, from 1995-2001. She made guest appearances on the television series Drop Dead Diva, Army Wives, The Game, Necessary Roughness, and The Vampire Diaries, and as well as co-starred in films that include Daddy's Little Girls, Mississippi Damned, The Blind Side, and What to Expect When You're Expecting. In 2013, Howell played Seeder in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. Also in 2012, she was cast in the recurring NBC television series Revolution as Grace Beaumont, and in 2013 she plays Ida Hayes in the m comedy-drama Devious Maids.
Known For
Filmography
Beyond the Gates
TV · as Tracy, Tracy Tyler · 3 eps
Christmas in the Friendly Skies
Movie · as Rochelle
Summer Camp
Movie · as Judy
Sons 2 the Grave
Movie · as Ruth Jennings
To Her, With Love
Movie · as Maya
Gigi & Nate
Movie · as Chairman Filling
Hair Daze
Movie · as Imani
Homeless Ashes
Movie · as Virginia
A Christmas Love Story
Movie · as Carol
The Resident
TV · as Judge Lola Rawlins · 1 ep
American Made
Movie · as NSC Woman
Hidden Figures
Movie · as Ms. Sumner
Allegiant
Movie · as Council Member
Speechless
TV · as Christine (voice) · 1 ep
The Good Lie
Movie · as INS Agent
Addicted
Movie · as Nina
Christmas Wedding Baby
Movie
Finding Carter
TV · as Delilah Castro · 1 ep
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Movie · as Seeder
Devious Maids
TV · as Ida Hayes · 7 eps
What to Expect When You're Expecting
Movie · as Jules' Doctor
Firelight
Movie · as Mrs. Easle
Revolution
TV · as Grace Beaumont · 10 eps
Past Life
TV · as Mrs. Connors · 1 ep
The Blind Side
Movie · as CPS Welfare Worker
The Vampire Diaries
TV · as Mrs. Halpern, Ayana · 1 ep
Living Proof
Movie · as Kate
Daddy's Little Girls
Movie · as Wife
Army Wives
TV · as Major Barcenilla, Counselor · 1 ep
Criminal Minds
TV · as Dr. Lode Barren · 1 ep
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Scandal of 1920
Movie · as Goldie
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Mystery of the Blues
Movie · as Goldie
Linda
Movie · as Shirley
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
TV · as Goldie · 1 ep
The Color Purple
Movie · as Church Choir Soloist (uncredited)