Maria Howell
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2025
- Beyond the Gates as Tracy
2024
- Summer Camp as Judy
- Christmas in the Friendly Skies as Rochelle
2022
- Gigi & Nate as Chairman Filling
- Sons 2 the Grave as Ruth Jennings
- To Her, With Love as Maya
2019
- A Christmas Love Story as Carol
- Homeless Ashes as Virginia
2018
- The Resident as Judge Lola Rawlins
2017
- American Made as NSC Woman
2016
- Speechless as Christine (voice)
- Hidden Figures as Ms. Sumner
- Allegiant as Council Member
2014
- Addicted as Nina
- Finding Carter as Delilah Castro
- The Good Lie as INS Agent
- Christmas Wedding Baby
2013
- Devious Maids as Ida Hayes
- The Hunger Games: Catching Fire as Seeder
2012
- Revolution as Grace Beaumont
- What to Expect When You're Expecting as Jules' Doctor
- Firelight as Mrs. Easle
2010
- Past Life as Mrs. Connors
2009
- The Vampire Diaries as Mrs. Halpern
- The Blind Side as CPS Welfare Worker
2008
- Living Proof as Kate
2007
- Army Wives as Major Barcenilla
- Daddy's Little Girls as Wife
2005
- Criminal Minds as Dr. Lode Barren
1999
1993
- Linda as Shirley
1992
- The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles as Goldie
1985
- The Color Purple as Church Choir Soloist (uncredited)