Maria Howell
Known For
Acting
Born
in Gastonia, North Carolina, USA
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.
Most Known For
Criminal Minds
as Dr. Lode Barren
The Vampire Diaries
as Mrs. Halpern
The Vampire Diaries
as Ayana
The Resident
as Judge Lola Rawlins
Army Wives
as Major Barcenilla
Army Wives
as Counselor
Devious Maids
as Ida Hayes
Speechless
as Christine (voice)
Beyond the Gates
as Tracy
Beyond the Gates
as Tracy Tyler
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
as Goldie
Hidden Figures
as Ms. Sumner
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
as Seeder
Revolution
as Grace Beaumont
The Blind Side
as CPS Welfare Worker
American Made
as NSC Woman
Finding Carter
as Delilah Castro
Allegiant
as Council Member
Addicted
as Nina
The Color Purple
as Church Choir Soloist (uncredited)