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Place of Birth:
Gastonia, North Carolina, USA
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Maria Howell
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
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Christmas in the Friendly Skies | Rochelle |
| 2024 | Summer Camp | Judy |
| 2022 | Sons 2 the Grave | Ruth Jennings |
| 2022 | To Her, With Love | Maya |
| 2022 | Gigi & Nate | Chairman Filling |
| 2019 | Homeless Ashes | Virginia |
| 2019 | A Christmas Love Story | Carol |
| 2017 | American Made | NSC Woman |
| 2016 | Hidden Figures | Ms. Sumner |
| 2016 | Allegiant | Council Member |
| 2014 | The Good Lie | INS Agent |
| 2014 | Addicted | Nina |
| 2014 | Christmas Wedding Baby | |
| 2013 | The Hunger Games: Catching Fire | Seeder |
| 2012 | What to Expect When You're Expecting | Jules' Doctor |
| 2009 | The Blind Side | CPS Welfare Worker |
| 2008 | Living Proof | Kate |
| 2007 | Daddy's Little Girls | Wife |
| 1999 | The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Scandal of 1920 | Goldie |
| 1999 | The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Mystery of the Blues | Goldie |
| 1993 | Linda | Shirley |
| 1985 | The Color Purple | Church Choir Soloist (uncredited) |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Beyond the Gates | Tracy |
| 2025 | Beyond the Gates | Tracy Tyler |
| 2018 | The Resident | Judge Lola Rawlins |
| 2016 | Speechless | Christine (voice) |
| 2014 | Finding Carter | Delilah Castro |
| 2013 | Devious Maids | Ida Hayes |
| 2012 | Revolution | Grace Beaumont |
| 2009 | The Vampire Diaries | Mrs. Halpern |
| 2009 | The Vampire Diaries | Ayana |
| 2007 | Army Wives | Major Barcenilla |
| 2007 | Army Wives | Counselor |
| 2005 | Criminal Minds | Dr. Lode Barren |
| 1992 | The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles | Goldie |