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Maria Howell

Maria Howell

Acting

Gastonia, North Carolina, USA
Female
23 Movies
14 TV Shows

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.

Revolution
Revolution

Revolution

2012 6.4

as Grace Beaumont

10 eps
Addicted
Addicted

Addicted

2014 5.9

as Nina

The Good Lie
The Good Lie

The Good Lie

2014 7.5

as INS Agent

The Vampire Diaries
The Vampire Diaries

The Vampire Diaries

2009 8.3

as Ayana

2 eps
Hidden Figures
Hidden Figures

Hidden Figures

2016 8.0

as Ms. Sumner

The Blind Side
The Blind Side

The Blind Side

2009 7.7

as CPS Welfare Worker

Devious Maids
Devious Maids

Devious Maids

2013 7.1

as Ida Hayes

7 eps
Daddy's Little Girls
Daddy's Little Girls

Daddy's Little Girls

2007 6.9

as Wife

A Christmas Love Story
A Christmas Love Story

A Christmas Love Story

2019 6.6

as Carol

Allegiant
Allegiant

Allegiant

2016 6.1

as Council Member

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

2013 7.4

as Seeder

American Made
American Made

American Made

2017 6.9

as NSC Woman

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Mystery of the Blues
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Mystery of the Blues

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Mystery of the Blues

1999 5.8

as Goldie

Summer Camp
Summer Camp

Summer Camp

2024 5.2

as Judy

The Vampire Diaries
The Vampire Diaries

The Vampire Diaries

2009 8.3

as Mrs. Halpern

1 ep
Gigi & Nate
Gigi & Nate

Gigi & Nate

2022 7.7

as Chairman Filling