Maria Howell
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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
Credits
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)
as Seeder
Hidden Figures (2016)
as Ms. Sumner
The Blind Side (2009)
as CPS Welfare Worker
Addicted (2014)
as Nina
Allegiant (2016)
as Council Member
American Made (2017)
as NSC Woman
The Color Purple (1985)
as Church Choir Soloist (uncredited)
What to Expect When You're Expecting (2012)
as Jules' Doctor
The Good Lie (2014)
as INS Agent
Daddy's Little Girls (2007)
as Wife
Summer Camp (2024)
as Judy
Gigi & Nate (2022)
as Chairman Filling
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Mystery of the Blues (1999)
as Goldie
Living Proof (2008)
as Kate
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Scandal of 1920 (1999)
as Goldie
A Christmas Love Story (2019)
as Carol
Homeless Ashes (2019)
as Virginia
Firelight (2012)
as Mrs. Easle
To Her, With Love (2022)
as Maya
Linda (1993)
as Shirley
Sons 2 the Grave (2022)
as Ruth Jennings
Christmas in the Friendly Skies (2024)
as Rochelle
Christmas Wedding Baby (2014)
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