Maria Howell
Known for Acting · 34 credits
- Place of birth
- Gastonia, North Carolina, USA
- Also known as
- Wanda Maria Howell · Wanda Howell · Wanda Marie · Wanda M. Howell
Biography
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
TV Shows (11)
Criminal Minds
2005
as Dr. Lode Barren
The Vampire Diaries
2009
as Mrs. Halpern / Ayana
The Resident
2018
as Judge Lola Rawlins
Army Wives
2007
as Major Barcenilla / Counselor
Speechless
2016
as Christine (voice)
Devious Maids
2013
as Ida Hayes
Beyond the Gates
2025
as Tracy / Tracy Tyler
Revolution
2012
as Grace Beaumont
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
1992
as Goldie
Finding Carter
2014
as Delilah Castro
Past Life
2010
as Mrs. Connors
Movies (23)
Addicted
2014
as Nina
Hidden Figures
2016
as Ms. Sumner
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
2013
as Seeder
The Blind Side
2009
as CPS Welfare Worker
Allegiant
2016
as Council Member
American Made
2017
as NSC Woman
The Color Purple
1985
as Church Choir Soloist (uncredited)
Gigi & Nate
2022
as Chairman Filling
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
Living Proof
2008
as Kate
Summer Camp
2024
as Judy
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Mystery of the Blues
1999
as Goldie
A Christmas Love Story
2019
as Carol
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Scandal of 1920
1999
as Goldie
Firelight
2012
as Mrs. Easle
Linda
1993
as Shirley
Christmas in the Friendly Skies
2024
as Rochelle
Sons 2 the Grave
2022
as Ruth Jennings
Homeless Ashes
2019
as Virginia
To Her, With Love
2022
as Maya
Christmas Wedding Baby
2014
About Maria Howell
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… With 34 credits spanning from 1985 to 2025, Maria Howell has appeared in 23 films and 11 TV shows.
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Most Popular Maria Howell Movies
- Addicted (2014) — as Nina
- Hidden Figures (2016) — as Ms. Sumner
- The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013) — as Seeder
- The Blind Side (2009) — as CPS Welfare Worker
- Allegiant (2016) — as Council Member
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