- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- —
- Place of Birth
- Gastonia, North Carolina, USA
Maria Howell
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.
Filmography
tvBeyond the Gates
2025 · Tracy, Tracy Tyler
movieChristmas in the Friendly Skies
2024 · Rochelle
movieSummer Camp
2024 · Judy
movieTo Her, With Love
2022 · Maya
movieGigi & Nate
2022 · Chairman Filling
movieSons 2 the Grave
2022 · Ruth Jennings
movieA Christmas Love Story
2019 · Carol
movieHomeless Ashes
2019 · Virginia
tvThe Resident
2018 · Judge Lola Rawlins
movieAmerican Made
2017 · NSC Woman
movieHidden Figures
2016 · Ms. Sumner
tvSpeechless
2016 · Christine (voice)
movieAllegiant
2016 · Council Member
movieChristmas Wedding Baby
2014
movieAddicted
2014 · Nina
movieThe Good Lie
2014 · INS Agent
tvFinding Carter
2014 · Delilah Castro
movieThe Hunger Games: Catching Fire
2013 · Seeder
tvDevious Maids
2013 · Ida Hayes
tvRevolution
2012 · Grace Beaumont
movieWhat to Expect When You're Expecting
2012 · Jules' Doctor
movieFirelight
2012 · Mrs. Easle
tvPast Life
2010 · Mrs. Connors
movieThe Blind Side
2009 · CPS Welfare Worker
tvThe Vampire Diaries
2009 · Mrs. Halpern, Ayana
movieLiving Proof
2008 · Kate
tvArmy Wives
2007 · Major Barcenilla, Counselor
movieDaddy's Little Girls
2007 · Wife
tvCriminal Minds
2005 · Dr. Lode Barren
movieThe Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Mystery of the Blues
1999 · Goldie
movieThe Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Scandal of 1920
1999 · Goldie
movieLinda
1993 · Shirley
tvThe Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
1992 · Goldie
movieThe Color Purple
1985 · Church Choir Soloist (uncredited)