Elämäkerta: Maria Elena Bello (born April 18, 1967)  is an American actress and singer. She started her acting career in small off-Broadway plays, such as The Killer Inside Me, Small Town Gals with Big Problems, and Urban Planning.  Bello's big break came when producers Kerry Lenhart and John J. Sakmar cast her as Mrs. Smith in the spy show Mr. & Mrs. Smith.