Maria Howell - Filmography & Biography

Maria Howell

Filmography & Biography

Name:: Maria Howell
Born:: in Gastonia, North Carolina, USA

Maria Howell Bio:

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.

Maria Howell Actor Filmography:

(Only lists what is in our database to date. This is NOT a complete listing.)

Film / Show Name:		Character:
The Color Purple (1985)		Church Choir Soloist

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