Maria Howell
- Known for
- Acting
- Birthplace
- Gastonia, North Carolina, USA
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
Christmas in the Friendly Skies 2024
as Rochelle
Summer Camp 2024
as Judy
To Her, With Love 2022
as Maya
Gigi & Nate 2022
as Chairman Filling
Sons 2 the Grave 2022
as Ruth Jennings
- Hair Daze
Hair Daze 2021
as Imani
A Christmas Love Story 2019
as Carol
Homeless Ashes 2019
as Virginia
American Made 2017
as NSC Woman
Hidden Figures 2016
as Ms. Sumner
Allegiant 2016
as Council Member
Christmas Wedding Baby 2014
Actor
Addicted 2014
as Nina
The Good Lie 2014
as INS Agent
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire 2013
as Seeder
What to Expect When You're Expecting 2012
as Jules' Doctor
Firelight 2012
as Mrs. Easle
The Blind Side 2009
as CPS Welfare Worker
Living Proof 2008
as Kate
Daddy's Little Girls 2007
as Wife
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Mystery of the Blues 1999
as Goldie
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Scandal of 1920 1999
as Goldie
Linda 1993
as Shirley
The Color Purple 1985
as Church Choir Soloist (uncredited)
Credits from TMDB.